Aboard the airship, the two groups of friends were talking, eating and preparing.
“I have to admit,” said Mai. “The blimp is a nice touch.”
“I completely agree,” said Rarity. “This Kaiba fellow spared no expense.”
“But I’m ready stop schmoozing and start dueling!” said Mai.
“Well I wish you the best of luck in the finals, Mai,” said Yugi.
“As do I, Miss Valentine,” added Rarity.
“You can just call me Mai,” said Mai. “By the way, love your hair!”
“Thank you,” said Rarity. “I did up special for tonight.”
“Here Spike,” said Twilight as she secretly passed a sandwich to her dog.
Meanwhile, Joey was loading up his plate. “I can’t believe Kaiba served all this fancy chow and made it all ya can eat!”
“I know,” agreed Pinkie. “I just hope this isn’t all he’s got. I cause I can eat more.”
“You and me both, sister,” said Joey.
Just then, Marik walked by. “Enjoy this food while you can you fools! Before long, you’ll all be trapped in dark abyss of the shadow realm!”
“I hate that guy,” said Joey.
“Why?” asked Pinkie.
“He brainwashed me!” exclaimed Joey. Pinkie gasped. “Just wait to he has to face me.”
Marik then saw Sunset Shimmer leaning about the wall. She scowled as he looked her. “She’s definitely not a normal human."
This time, Pinkie’s eyes furrowed.
“What’s wrong?” asked Joey.
“I hate her,” answered Pinkie.
“Who might that be?” asked Bakura.
“Huh? Oh hey, Bakura,” said Joey. “Never mind, we were just talking. By the way, how’d you qualify so fast?”
“Well, I won all six locater cards at once,” answered Bakura.
“No way!” said Joey. “You won all six in one duel?!”
“It was simple,” said Bakura. “I ran into Bonz and his friends in the cemetery. When I defeated them using some ghosts of my own, I got them to give up all their locator cards.”
“You forced them?” asked Pinkie. “How?”
“Well…” said Bakura. “Let’s just say I didn’t give those fellows much choice.”
“Woah,” thought Joey. “Dueling Bonz in a cemetery and forcing them to give up everything? That’s creepy. Uh, see ya later, come on Pinkie!”
“Right,” said Bakura. “Cheerio and good luck in first duel!”
“It’ll be good luck if I don’t have to duel him,” thought Joey. He and Pinkie then walked over to the table were their friends were eating.
“You okay, Joey?” asked Tea. “You look like you just saw a zombie.”
“Nah, its shrimp,” lied Joey. “I think it’s been sitting out too long.”
“Just don’t throw up on me,” said Serenity in a jokeful tone.
“Or me,” said Applejack.
“Hey, Kaiba!” said Joey. “Are we ever gonna start or what?”
“You’re in quite a rush to lose,” said Kaiba.
“I could say the same about you,” countered Joey.
“Whatever,” said Kaiba. “Let’s begin.” He then snapped his fingers and the lights went down as a big high-tech bingo machine, designed to look like a Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, rose from a dais at the end of the room.
“What’s that?” asked Twilight.
“Finalists and guests, may I have your attention please?” asked Roland. “The first two duelists will be chosen by lottery! You’ve all been assigned a number from one to eight, the selector will now choose the first two numbers. The second pair of duelists won't be selected until the first duel has ended and a winner is declared. Thus, you will not know the identity of your opponent until just before the match.”
“I’m fighting the urge to yell bingo,” said Tristan. Everyone then took a few steps away from him. “What?”
“Does everyone remember their number?” asked Roland. No one answered. (Kaiba is 1, Joey is 2, Yugi’s 3, Mai’s 4, Malik is 5, Bakura is 6, Sunset is 7, and Twilight is number 8.) We shall now begin, I’ll engage the machine!” The numbered balls spun around, until one of them is swallowed up by one of the Blue-Eyes heads and rolls out into a trough. “The first duelist is… number 6, Bakura!”
“Me?” asked Bakura nervously.
“You sure you’re alright?” asked Tristan.
“Yeah Bakura,” said Tea. “You should be in bed, resting.”
“Something fishy's going on, and it’s not the baked salmon,” thought Joey. “No way Bakura healed that fast.”
“Oh, I’m fine,” said Bakura. “I’m just surprised.”
“Standby,” said Roland. “The second duelist is…number 8, Twilight Sparkle! The first battle will begin immediately in the Stratos Dueling Arena.”
“This should be fun,” said Bakura.
“Alright, let’s do this,” said Twilight.
“That’s the spirit!” said Rainbow.
“You can do it, Twilight,” said Fluttershy.
“We all believe in you,” said Applejack.
Yugi walked over to the girls. “Good luck, Twilight.”
“Thank you,” said Twilight as she walked away.
“Be careful, something tells me that’s not Bakura,” thought Yugi.
Twilight and Bakura arrived first.
“Welcome to the Stratos Dueling Arena,” said Roland. “Duelists, take your marks.”
As soon as the two walked onto the platform, Roland raised it.
The others then arrived. “Woah,” said Joey. “Dueling up here’s insane.”
“And freezing,” said Serenity.
“No kidding,” said Fluttershy.
“Here comes the master of ceremonies,” said Mai as the Kaiba brothers arrived.
“Alright, I’ll make this speech quick,” said Kaiba. “Kaiba Craft 3 is now cruising at an altitude of four thousand feet. The strong winds and cold air will test your strength and stamina. If you can't take it, you don't belong here.”
“Yeah, I’m digging this,” said Rainbow.
“Something’s not right,” though Yugi. “Now I know that isn’t Bakura.”
Twilight and Bakura shuffled each other’s decks. “Are you prepared to lose it all?” asked Bakura.
“What?” asked Twilight.
Bakura laughed as the Millennium Ring appeared around his neck.
“What the?” asked Sunset
“Hey, check out Bakura!” said Tea.
“No, he’s wearing that Millennium Ring again,” said Joey.
“That can’t be!” said Tristan. “I got rid of it at Duelist Kingdom. I tossed that thing into the deepest part of the woods!”
“You obviously need to work out more,” said Rainbow.
Tristan’s face turned red and all the girls laughed.
“This is no laughing matter!” said Yugi. “That ring contains a powerful evil force!”
“Ya lost me,” said Mai.
“Me too,” added Rarity.
“Ya see Yugi and Bakura both have these really old objects that have magic powers,” explained Joey. “Yugi’s item is good, but Bakura’s is bad.”
“Cause an evil spirit lives inside it,” said Tea.
“Holy cow,” said Pinkie. “That’s intense.”
“I hope he doesn’t drag Twilight to the shadow realm,” said Yugi. “She doesn’t know anything about this whole thing.”
“I’m not so sure, Yugi,” said Yami. “I believe Twilight can handle herself.”
“Whatta mean?” asked Yugi.
“I’ve been sensing a powerful aura coming from that girl ever since we met her,” said Yami. “I just hope she’s strong enough to handle the evil spirit of the Millennium Ring.”
Twilight showed no fear. “I won’t lose!”
“We’ll see about that,” said Bakura.
Alright!” said Roland. “The first duel of the Battle City Finals will now begin!”
Both players activated their duel disks. “It’s time to duel!” said Twilight and Bakura.
Twilight: LP 4000
Bakura: LP 4000
“Take him down, Twilight!” called Rainbow.
“You can do it!” cheered Fluttershy.
“Go Twilight!” cheered Pinkie.
Turn 1: Bakura
“I assure you, Twilight,” said Yami Bakura. “The first duel of the finals will also be your last! I shall begin with this, The Portrait's Secret in attack mode. That’ll do for now.”
“I don’t get it,” said Mai. “That monster’s no challenge at all.”
“First appearances can be deceiving,” said Applejack hinting at Sunset. “Believe me, I know.”
Turn 2: Twilight
“Is that all you’ve got?” asked Twilight. “I summon Strength of Prophecy in attack mode! Strength of Prophecy, attack!
Twilight: LP 4000
Bakura: LP 3700
I place a card face down and end my turn.”
Turn 3: Bakura
“Fine,” said Yami Bakura. “Now I shall play The Gross Ghost of Fled Dreams in attack mode.”
Rarity and Fluttershy screamed and hugged each other as Bakura’s monster appeared.
Spike barked at it.
“Attack my monster if you dare?” said Bakura.
Turn 4: Twilight
“Your ghost is no match of my monster,” said Twilight. “I summon Hermit of Prophecy in attack mode. Then I’ll activate my face down card, Spellbook of Wisdom. This card lets me select a Spellcaster on my side of the field. Then I get to decide whether that monster won’t be affected by magic or traps cards this turn. I’ll choose traps cards.”
“But I don’t have any trap cards in play,” Bakura pointed out.
“Doesn’t matter,” said Twilight. “Whenever a Spellbook card is played, my Hermit of Prophecy gains 300 points and his level goes up by one.” (Hermit of Prophecy: 1200 – 1500) “Attack his ghost, now!
Twilight: LP 4000
Bakura: LP 3500
Strength of Prophecy, attack him directly!”
Twilight: LP 4000
Bakura: LP 2000
“Yeah! Alright Twilight!” called Rainbow.
“You go girl!” cheered Applejack.
Flash Sentry whistled.
“He’s not even fighting back,” said Pinkie.
“She already wiped out half his life points and the duel just started,” said Tea in a confused tone.
“What’s wrong with that?” asked Fluttershy.
“What is this fool think he’s doing?!” wondered Marik.
Turn 5: Bakura
“Alright Twilight,” said Bakura. “Perhaps I’ve made too easy for you. But not anymore, I the summons Headless Knight in attack mode.”
Turn 6: Twilight
“Oh, yeah?” asked Twilight. “Take this! Hermit of Prophecy attack his knight!
Twilight: LP 4000
Bakura: LP 1950
Now Strength of Prophecy, attack him directly again!”
Twilight: LP 4000
Bakura: LP 450
“Something strange is going on in this duel,” said Tea.
“Yeah, it seems too easy,” said Joey.
“So what?” asked Pinkie. “Maybe he’s just a really bad duelist.”
“Either way,” said Mai. “Twilight’s gonna win in her next turn.”
“I hope you’re right,” said Yugi.
Turn 7: Bakura
“Alright then,” said Bakura. “It’s time, you’ve done exactly what I wanted you to do, Twilight. Now your destruction begins. Since I have three Fiend monsters, I can remove them to special summon one of the darkest and most devastating monsters in my deck, the Dark Necrofear!”
“So you were planning something after all,” assumed Twilight.
“Oh, you have no idea how right you are,” said Bakura. “But I’m not ready to attack, so I’ll place two cards face down and end my turn.”
Turn 8: Twilight
“Why didn’t he attack me?” wondered Twilight. “I better beat this guy before he unleashes this plan of his. I sacrifice my Hermit of Prophecy, in order to summon Reaper of Prophecy!”
“Fool,” said Bakura. “I’m afraid your reaper’s too weak.”
“Not for long,” said Twilight. “I activate my Strength of Prophecy’s effect. By returning a Spellbook in my graveyard (Spellbook of Wisdom) back to my deck, I can increase the level of one of my Spellcasters by 1, and increase its ATK points by 500. I choose Reaper of Prophecy (Reaper of Prophecy: 2000 → 2500). Looks like you’re the fool. Reaper of Prophecy, attack his Necrofear!
Twilight: LP 4000
Bakura: LP 150
“What a push over,” said Sunset.
“Thanks again,” said Bakura. His irises began to glow white. “Once again you’ve done exactly want I wanted you to do. Since my Dark Necrofear is in the graveyard, I can activate this card from my hand, the Dark Sanctuary!” The arena was engulfed in misty shadows, filled with eyes and fang-filled mouths.
“Oh my goodness!” said Rarity.
“What a freaky card,” said Rainbow.
“You mean creepy,” corrected Applejack.
“You mean scary,” said Fluttershy.
“What she said,” added Pinkie.
“Joey, I’m scared,” said Serenity.
“Don’t worry sis,” said Joey. “It’s just a hologram. I hope.”
“Maybe he’s not so bad after all,” said Sunset.
“Now the field is covered with a magic so terrifying, it will keep you in a constant state of fear, and eventually destroy you!” said Bakura.
“You’re the one who should be scared,” said Twilight. “You’re only one attack away from defeat.”
“True,” admitted Bakura. “But now, the evil ghost of Dark Sanctuary is now protecting me.” A white ghost appeared on the field and secretly equipped itself to Twilight’s Strength of Prophecy.
“Don’t you know, there no such thing as ghosts?” asked Twilight.
Bakura laughed hysterically. “Oh Twilight, you don’t know how wrong you are! But you’ll find that out for yourself soon enough. So go ahead and attack me. If you dare?”
“Whatever!” said Twilight. “Strength of Prophecy, attack him directly!”
Bakura laughed. “Dark Ghost, counter attack!” As Strength of Prophecy charged forward, the white ghost shot through her and struck Twilight.
“What was that?” asked Twilight.
“Your monster was possessed by the ghost of Dark Sanctuary,” Bakura explained.
“Possessed?” asked Twilight.
“Yes,” answered Bakura. “You see, during each of your turns, my ghost will randomly equip itself to one of your monsters. And, if you happen to attack me with the monster that is possessed, first the attack is negated, then I gain life points equal to half the ATK points of your monster. While you take the remaining half as damage!”
“No,” breathed Twilight.
Twilight: LP 3250
Bakura: LP 900
Turn 9: Bakura
“I’m afraid so,” said Bakura as he drew. “But that is just the beginning. You have no idea of what other terrors I have in my deck. Let’s see what’s next. Now, I’ll activate my face-down card, Destiny Board!” An Ouija Board appeared in the sky above Dark Bakura's head.
“About time that fool played something good,” thought Marik.
“What’s that do?” asked Twilight.
“You’re about to find out!” said Bakura.
“All that for a board game?” asked Joey.
“I saw one of those once in a haunted fun house,” said Duke.
“It’s called a weegie board, stupid,” said Rainbow. “People use to try talk to spirits of the dead.”
“Dead?” asked Pinkie and Fluttershy in a scared tone.
“Hold on Joey,” said Serenity. “Isn’t this all just a game?”
“Well guys,” replied Tea. “Let’s hope so.”
“You ever gonna answer my question?” asked Twilight.
“It’s quite simple,” said Bakura. “This board allows me to communicate with lost souls from the Shadow Realm. Using the letters on this board, they shall spell out a message for you. Get ready for the first message, F!” The weegie board’s arm moved to the letter F and a spirit appeared on the field holding the same letter.
“Where’s the rest of the message?” asked Twilight.
“You’ll see,” said Bakura. “During each of your End Phases, the Destiny Board will reveal another Spirit Message letter from my deck. Then after four turns and all five letters are on the field, I will automatically win the Duel!” Bakura then laughed.
“I don’t care how many ghosts you have on the field!” said Twilight. “I’ll still beat you! I have to so I can get my crown and myself back to Equestria!”
“Come on, Twilight!” called Tea.
“Show this creepazoid whose boss!” cheered Joey.
“You can do it!” added Pinkie.
“Don’t give up, no matter what!” yelled Rainbow.
“This looks bad,” said Mokuba.
“I know,” said Kaiba. “If only she had an Egyptian God card in her deck.”
“With my ghost possessing your monsters and my Destiny Board on the field, you’re finished,” said Bakura. “Now I play The Dark Door. With this card on the field, both of us can only attack once per turn.”
“What?!” asked Twilight.
“But wait,” said Bakura. “There’s much more to come, I summon Earthbound Spirit in defense mode. But it won’t be around for long. You see, in order to keep my Dark Sanctuary Field card in play, I must sacrifice one monster per turn. So Earthbound Spirit, begone!”
Turn 10: Twilight
“It’s my turn,” said Twilight. “Okay, since he has Dark Door, I can attack once, so I have to make this turn count. But which monster should I attack with? Which monster is he controlling? He’s already none my Strength of Prophecy, so he’ll probably do my reaper next. Wait! What if he’s expecting me to choose my Strength of Prophecy again? I bet he’s trying to use reverse psychology on me, I better choose my reaper.”
“Ready to give up?” asked Bakura.
“Never!” answered Twilight. “I summon Stoic of Prophecy in defense mode. Reaper of Prophecy attack him directly!”
Bakura chuckled. “Dark Ghost, counterattack! Seems you didn’t choose wisely.”
“Dang it!” said Twilight.
“Now you lose even more life points,” said Bakura. “But fortunately, they points get added to my own.
Twilight: LP 2000
Bakura: LP 2150
“And since your turn is over, Destiny gets another letter! The second letter is, I.”
“Wait a minute,” said Twilight. “Our duel disk have only five slots, and since each of your letters is a magic card, you can’t spell out the full message as long as you have Dark Door in play!”
Bakura laughed. “Very observant, Twilight. However, Dark Sanctuary lets me put magic/trap cards in my monster card zones. So basically nothing can stop me from completing my message. In just three turns, it’s all over!”
“She better think of something quick,” said Duke.
“If Twilight only she knew which one of her monsters is being controlled, she could win,” said Mai. “But she better be careful, she can’t keep losing life points.”
“Hey Joey,” said Serenity. “Twilight’s gonna win right?”
“Yeah,” said Joey. “She’ll pull through. But won’t be easy.”
“She’ll win no matter what,” said Flash confidently.
“You betcha,” added AJ.
Turn 11: Bakura
“As long as Dark Sanctuary is on the field, I’m in control!” said Bakura. “Now I summon Sangan in attack mode. I then sacrifice him to maintain the power of my Sanctuary. Sangan's effect now allows me to add a monster with 1500 or less ATK from my Deck to my hand. Now let’s see what you can do, not much I’m sure.”
Turn 12: Twilight
“Yeah right,” said Twilight “I summon Amores of Prophecy in defense mode. Okay, I better not over think it this time. This time, I’ll just go with my Strength of Prophecy. Strength of Prophecy, attack Bakura directly!”
“She didn’t choose the possessed monster,” thought Bakura. “No matter, I have a plan to change that. You’ve triggered my trap, Dark Spirit of the Silent! This card stops your monster’s attack, then forces one of your other monsters to attack, like your Reaper of Prophecy!”
“Let me guess,” said Twilight sarcastically. “That’s the possessed monster?”
“Correct,” said Bakura. “So say goodbye to another 1250 life points!”
Twilight: LP 750
Bakura: LP 3400
“Looks like Twilight’s a goner,” said Duke. Spike then bit Duke in the butt. “Owwwwww!!!”
Flash then punched him with all his might. “You don’t know what you’re talking about!” he yelled. “Twilight can still win!”
“Totally,” said Rainbow.
“Yeah,” said Serenity. She’ll pull through, just like my brother always does.”
“Oh man,” said Mokuba. “All the ghosts in this duel are freaking me out, Seto.”
“Nonsense,” said Kaiba. “Spirits not exist, remember Mokuba, they’re just holograms.”
“Yeah,” said a voice.
Mokuba looked to his side and saw Pinkie. “Yah!”
“Hi, I’m Pinkie Pie. Don’t be scared, just laugh at em,” said Pinkie.
“Laugh?” asked Mokuba.
“Yeah,” replied Pinkie. “My grandma taught me that when I was little, just pretend they’re something super funny.”
Mokuba thought for a moment, then after a few seconds cracked a smile. “You’re right, thanks.”
“Attaboy!” said Pinkie as she hugged the boy, Mokuba’s face turned red.
“Maybe you should forfeit while you still have the chance,” suggested Bakura.
“Never!” said Twilight. “But I better be careful, if I choose one more possessed monster, I’m finished. There’s gotta be something in my hand that turn this all around.” Twilight’s hand contains Spellbook of the Master, Spellbook Library of the Heliosphere, Spellbook of Eternity, Collected Power and Eternal Rest. “Wait! Maybe these cards can help! I place two cards face down and end my turn.”
“Time is running out,” said Bakura. “Look at the Destiny Board, the next letter is N.”
“F-I-N,” said Serenity.
“Don’t worry,” said Rarity. “Everything will be alright.” She then picked up Spike and handed him to Serenity. “Right, Spike?”
Spike barked in reply, then started licking Serenity’s cheek. “Hey, that tickles!”
Turn 13: Bakura
“Two more turns and it’s all over!” said Bakura as he drew. “Now I summon Souls of the Forgotten. Then I’ll sacrifice them to keep my Dark Sanctuary. I guess it’s time for you to try and attack me again, but be careful. One more wrong and you’re done for.”
“You mean you’re done for,” corrected Twilight.
Bakura raised a brow. “What?”
“I finally found a way to exorcise your ghost,” said Twilight.
“Sounds like Twilight about to turn this whole duel around,” said Mai. Everyone cheered.
“And how exactly do you plan to find something you can’t see?” asked Bakura.
Turn 14: Twilight
“I don’t have to,” said Twilight as she drew. “I have a card that can find for me. Reveal trap card, Collected Power! It allows me to force all equip cards on the field onto any other monster I choose, and I’ve chosen my Stoic of Prophecy!”
“Oh no! My ghost!” said Bakura.
“Is now stuck with my Stoic,” said Twilight. “Next I activate my other face-down card, Eternal Rest. It destroys all monsters that are equipped with equip cards. This also activates my Stoic’s effect. Now I can add a level 3 Prophecy monster to my hand. I think I’ll choose Temperance of Prophecy. Now I activate Monster Reborn so I can special your Dark Necrofear from the graveyard. Now say goodbye to your Dark Sanctuary.
“No!!” yelled Bakura.
“I’m afraid so,” said Twilight. “Since destroying Dark Necrofear released your Sanctuary, I knew bringing it back would negate it! Plus, since your field is gone, you can’t play more than five magic/trap cards. Meaning you can’t complete the Destiny Board! Now I’ll attack you with my Reaper of Prophecy! Looks like we’re almost done.”
Twilight: LP 750
Bakura: LP 900
Bakura growled in anger. “I now add the fourth letter to the Destiny Board! The letter A.”
“F-I-N-A,” said Twilight. “You were trying to spell out Final. Too you’ll never be able to play the last letter.”
“This guy’s done!” said Rainbow.
“I knew she could do it!” cheered Rarity.
“Yay,” said Fluttershy softly.
“Alright, Twilight!” called Pinkie.
“It’s not over yet,” said Kaiba.
“Whatta mean, Seto?” asked Mokuba.
“I bet he’s got a back plan in mind,” said Kaiba.
Turn 15: Bakura
“This duel is far from over, Twilight,” said Bakura. Once Bakura drew his card, he started laughing. “I’ve done it! The time has come for me regain control of this duel!”
“Hold on,” said Joey. “Twilight just had this guy in the palm of her hand.”
“Looks like Bakura drew a pretty powerful card,” said Tristan.
“This can’t be good,” said Duke.
“I bet it’s a bluff,” said Flash.
“You may have destroyed my Dark Sanctuary, but that was only temporary!” said Bakura. “A magic that powerful doesn’t disappear so easily. I play I summon Jowgen the Spiritualist!”
“I’m stumped,” said Joey. What’s that do?”
“Hey, you tell us Mr. Expert!” said Tristan.
“I’ve never seen it alright?” said Joey.
“Well excuse me,” said Tristan. “I thought ya knew this stuff.”
“Shut up!” said Rainbow. “We’re trying to listen here.”
Bakura laughed. “By discarding a random card from my hand to the graveyard, I can destroy all special summoned monsters on the field.”
“No way!” said Joey.
“Way,” said Mai. “Twilight summoned Dark Necrofear with Monster Reborn, so Bakura can destroy it just like that.”
“Wait!” said Tea. “Won’t that release the dark magic thing with all the eyeballs and stuff?”
“I’m afraid so,” said Yugi.
Bakura discarded a card. “Now Jowgen, destroy Dark Necrofear!”
“Oh no,” said Twilight.
“That’s right, Dark Sanctuary reactivates!” said Bakura as his Sanctuary covered the field again. “Now I can play the fifth and final letter of the Destiny Board, spelling out its complete message, a message that will end you forever! It all happens in one more turn.”
“Man I hate this field!” said Joey.
“Get over it chicken boy!” said Mai. “Twilight needs our support.”
“Go Twilight!” said Applejack.
“You can still win!” called Rarity.
“Remember, we’re all behind you!” cheered Rainbow.
“Yeah!” said Flash. “You can still get out of this mess!”
“Are you sure?” asked Serenity.
“Totally,” replied Flash. “I’m not saying it’s gonna be easy, but Twilight can do it.”
“Wow,” said Tea. “Twilight’s got some good friends.”
“I know,” said Yugi. “It reminds me of how you guys cheer for Joey and me.”
“So don’t we join in?” asked Joey. So they did.
“I’d suggest giving up now, Twilight,” said Bakura. “Literally nothing can stop me from completing the Destiny Board. Now since I must sacrifice a monster to keep my Sanctuary on the field, I’ll destroy my Jowgen. I set one card face down in my monster zone and end my turn. Remember my ghost is back, so now it can possess one of your monsters.”
“I know!” said Twilight in a frustrated tone. “But I outsmarted your ghost once, and I’ll find a way to do it again!”
“Not this time,” said Bakura. “My face down card is another Dark Spirit of the Silent. So even if you don’t attack me with a possessed monster, my trap will force you to attack with the one that is. But if you don’t attack, my Destiny Board will just finish you off when your turn ends!” Bakura crackled.
“Looks like it’s all over for Miss Sparkle,” thought Marik.
Twilight looked at her hand. “None of these cards can stop this guy.” Twilight’s hand contains Temperance of Prophecy, Spellbook of the Master, Spellbook Library of the Heliosphere, and Spellbook of Eternity. “I have to do something, or else I’ll lose, and I’ll never get back my crown back.”
“This is your last chance, Twilight,” said Bakura. “One more move and I shall win. You’re finished!”
“He’s right,” said Duke.
Flash picked him up by the shirt. “Shut up, creep! You better start showing some faith or else!”
“I really hate to say it,” said Mai. “But I think Duke might be right. If Twilight attacks, Bakura’s trap will force her to attack with a possessed monster, but if she doesn’t attack, the Destiny Board will finish her.”
“Joey, is she right?” asked Serenity.
“No way!” answered Joey. “Twilight can do it!”
“But Joey---” said Mai.
“But nothing!” interrupted Joey. “One draw can change the outcome of an entire duel. That’s something I’ve learned from experience. So don’t give up, Twi! You can still do it!”
“Thanks Joey,” said Fluttershy.
“Anytime,” said Joey.
“You’re right, Joey,” said Mai. “You can do it, Twi! Pull the sheet off his ghost!”
Everyone else shouted encouragement.
“That’s what you think,” thought Sunset.
“Hurry up and make your move, so I can defeat you!” said Bakura.
Turn 16: Twilight
“All I need a good Spellbook,” thought Twilight. “Here goes, for my friends, my family, and everyone else in Equestria!” She drew. “Yes!”
“Huh?” wondered Bakura.
“I activate Spellbook of Secrets!” said Twilight. “This lets me add another Spellbook to my hand, and I think I’ll choose Spellbook of Judgement. Now I summon Temperance of Prophecy! Next, I activate Spellbook of the Master. This card can only be activated when I control a Spellcaster. Now by revealing another Spellbook in my hand (Spellbook of Judgement) I can copy the effect of a normal Spellbook magic card in my graveyard. So I’ll copy Spellbook of Secrets and add another Spellbook to my hand. I choose Spellbook Star Hall.”
“So what do you plan to do with all those books?” asked Bakura.
“Win this duel!” answered Twilight. “I now activate my Temperance’s effect, if I activate a Spellbook card while he’s on the field, I can then sacrifice him and special summon any Spellcaster from my deck. So I’ll sacrifice my Temperance, and special summon the most powerful monster in my deck, behold my World of Prophecy!”
“Twilight, your monster is powerful, but it does not guarantee your victory,” said Bakura. “I’ve come much too far to lose now.”
“I’m afraid it’s all over for you!” said Twilight. “Especially once I activate my World of Prophecy’s ability! If this monster is summoned by a Spellcaster effect or a Spellbook, I can add two Spellbook cards from my grave to my hand. So I’ll add Spellbook of the Master and Spellbook of Secrets to my hand.”
“No amount of Spellbooks can save you from my ghost!” said Bakura.
“I’m not done,” said Twilight. “Now that my two Spellbooks are back, I get to check my hand, and if I have four different Spellbooks in my hand, then every card on the field, except for my World of Prophecy is destroyed!”
“What?!!” cried Bakura.
“Let’s see,” said Twilight. “I’ve got Spellbook of the Master, Spellbook of Secrets, Spellbook Star Hall, and Spellbook of Judgement, so World of Prophecy destroys all other cards on the field!” World of Prophecy flapped its wings and destroyed every card on the field except for itself.
“No!!” yelled Bakura. “This can’t be! I was so close!”
“Close, but no cigar!” called Pinkie.
“Alright!” called Joey.
“Nice going, Twi!” cheered Rainbow.
“Told ya she could do it,” said Flash.
“Way to go, Twilight!” cheered Yugi.
Spike barked in joy.
Everyone else shouted words of encouragement.
“Hmm,” said Sunset. “Not bad.”
“This girl is better than I assumed,” thought Marik. “Maybe I should keep an eye on her.”
“Now World of Prophecy, attack him directly!” ordered Twilight.
“You may have won this battle!” said Bakura. “But I’ll be back to take what’s mine!!!”
Twilight: LP 750
Bakura: LP 0
“And the winner is duelist number 8! Twilight Sparkle!” said Roland.
The Millennium Ring was blown off of Bakura’s neck.
Bakura opened his eyes and was in pain. “My arm! It hurts.”
“Bakura!” called Yugi and Joey.
“Are you okay?!” asked Tea.
“Twilight, I-I don’t know where I am,” said Bakura. “What am I doing here? And what happened to my arm?”
“Don’t worry, Bakura,” said Yugi. “You’re with your friends now.”
“I think we need to get him to a doctor,” said Serenity.
“Then what are we waiting for?!” asked AJ.
“Hold on!” said Roland. “As the winner of the duel, you are entitled to take the rarest card from your opponent’s deck.”
“Screw that!” said Twilight.
A while later, Marik walked up the dueling platform and found the Millennium Ring. “This could be useful to me. I’ll just hold on to it for now.”