//------------------------------// // Yugi vs Kaiba // Story: The Battle City Crown // by Shadow Kick //------------------------------// Kaiba was waiting for Yugi at the top of the Stratos dueling arena. “If Yugi doesn’t show up soon,” said Roland. “You automatically win the duel, sir.” “He’ be a fool not to show up,” said Kaiba. (In the medical room, Joey was still lying in bed, wired up to machines.) “What’s the deal doc?” asked Tristan. “Joey's brain is functioning normally and his heart rate is fine,” said the doctor. “He doesn’t look fine!” said Tea. “He hasn’t moved or spoken in twenty minutes!” “Joey, please!” begged Serenity “You gotta open your eyes!” “It's very strange,” said the doctor. “Joey's brain activity is quite high, but he's not conscious at all.” “Poor guy,” said AJ. Pinkie and Fluttershy was crying like babies. Mokuba then walked in. “Mokuba!” said Tea. “When are we landing at a real hospital?!” “We’re not,” admitted Mokuba sadly. “Seto’s orders.” “You gotta be kidding!!” yelled Tristan. “He says our own doctors are good enough,” replied Mokuba. “Screw him!” yelled Rainbow. “If he doesn’t stop this blimp, I will!” Applejack and Flash held her back. “I’m so sorry,” said Mokuba. He then looked at the doctor. “Listen! You don’t stop working until Joey wakes up! You hear me?!” “Yes sir!” said the doctor. “By the way,” said Mokuba. “Here’s Joey’s prize.” He threw The Winged Dragon of Ra to Pinkie, then left. “This is bull!” said Duke. “I know!” said Tristan. “It’s just not fair!” thought Yugi. He then walked out of the room. “Joey won, and now THIS happens! Everything is supposed to be okay! The world is saved, so did this happen?! I can’t take it anymore!” Yugi then remembered Joey’s determination. “I must keep going! For Joey’s sake! He wouldn’t want me to give up!” He then walked back in. “Hang in there, Joey,” said Serenity. “I’m right here, Joey.” “So am I,” added Mai. “How is he?” asked Yugi. “He’s pretty much the same,” answered Rarity. “But knowing Joey,” said Applejack. “He’s still fighting.” Yugi then placed Joey’s duel disk on his arm. “Then he’ll need this.” “His duel disk?” asked Serenity. “He’d want it close,” assured Yugi. “For want?” asked Rainbow. “His toughest fight yet,” answered Yugi. “Look after him.” “Of course,” promised Fluttershy. “You bet,” said Mai. “I shall return from my duel with Kaiba as soon as I can,” said Yugi. “Crush him!” said Rainbow. “You stole my line,” said Tristan. “Good luck,” said Pinkie. “Thank you,” said Yugi. “I know you can win,” said Tea. A few minutes, Yugi arrived at the duel arena. “Well, well,” said Kaiba. “You decided to show up after all.” Yugi switched with Yami. “Elevate the playing field!” said Roland. “So, why didn’t the nerd herd show up to cheer you on?” asked Kaiba. “Are they too busy trying to wake Wheeler from his nap?” “Joey’s in a great deal of danger!!” yelled Yugi. “Wheeler never should have been here in the first place!” said Kaiba. “I warned not to play with the big boys. So in my opinion, he got what he deserved.” “That’s enough!!” ordered Yugi. “This tournament of ours has gotten too dangerous.” “The only one in danger is you!” said Kaiba. “For once, I’ll win.” “It’s not all about being number one!” said Yugi. “It’s about playing with bravery, honor, and respect! And most importantly, putting the needs of others before yourself! And that’s something Joey Wheeler did every day of his life! The reason he’s in the hospital bed, is because he promised to help me stop Marik. But he did more than that, he defeated Marik! He does not deserve to be there right now!” “Wheeler can do what he wants,” said Kaiba. “I’m in this for one reason only. To win the tournament and be recognized as the greatest duelist in the world!” (Back in the medical room.) “Come on Joey, keep fighting!” begged Serenity. Mai then saw Joey hand move. “Check it out.” “It’s like he’s… drawing cards,” said Rainbow. “It’s just a reflex,” said Duke. “He’s still out of it.” “Be positive!” yelled Flash. “Hang in there, bro,” said Serenity. “He is,” assured Applejack. “He’ll wake up soon,” said Fluttershy. “Poor Joey,” said Tea. “When did this dang tournament get so out of control?” “I don’t know,” answered Twilight. “But we have to positive that everything will turn out good in the end.” “I’m gonna talk to Mokuba about landing this ship at a real hospital,” said Tristan. “Bakura needs help too. I’ll be back.” (Back on the dueling arena.) “Alright!” said Roland let the duel begin!” “Get ready Yugi!” said Kaiba. “We’re about to find out which one of our Egyptian God cards reigns supreme! So let the epic battle begin!” Yugi: LP 4000 Kaiba: LP 4000 “Get ready to lose your Egyptian God card, and your reputation, Yugi!” said Kaiba. “Now draw your first card and yet the battle begin!” Turn 1: Yugi “With pleasure, Kaiba!” said Yugi. “I summon this! Queen's Knight in defense mode! Next I’ll place one card face down, and that’s all.” Turn 2: Kaiba “Yeah, whatever,” said Kaiba. His drawn card is Obelisk. “I‘ve drawn my Egyptian God card on my first turn. Crushing Yugi may be easier than I thought. And now, I summon my X-Head Cannon in attack mode! Next I’ll activate a magic card, Spell Sanctuary! It allows both of us to add a magic card from our decks to our hands. Looks like you were wrong when you said I never help anyone but myself!” Yugi selects Change of Heart while Seto selects Soul Exchange. “Also, as long as Spell Sanctuary remains in play, both of us can activate any kind of magic card during our opponent's turn, as long as it’s placed face down first. I’ll place one card face down and end my turn.” (Downstairs) “I’m bored,” said Sunset. “I wanna see if Yugi and Kaiba really are as good as everyone says.” (Back at the duel) Turn 3: Yugi “Now Kaiba, my move!” said Yugi. Yugi's hand contains Big Shield Gardna, Exchange, Collected Power, Magical Hats, Change of Heart, and Alpha the Magnet Warrior. “I summon Alpha the Magnet Warrior in defense mode. I’ll then play one more card face down. You’re move, Kaiba.” Turn 4: Kaiba “Now observe!” said Kaiba as he drew. Kaiba's hand contains Lullaby of Obedience, Power Balance, Obelisk the Tormentor, Soul Exchange, and Interdimensional Matter Transporter. “First off, I’ll activate this magic card, Soul Exchange!” “That’s why you didn’t attack!” assumed Yugi. “Very perceptive, Yugi!” said Kaiba. “Now, until the end phase, your two monsters belong to me! Now I can sacrifice them along with my canon to summon my great beast!” “I’m afraid not, Kaiba!” said Yugi. “Reveal face down card, Change of Heart! “No!” yelled Kaiba. “Yes!” said Yugi. “Thanks to my magic card, you no longer have three monsters to sacrifice!” “So you stopped one move,” said Kaiba. “I have plenty more, like this, Enemy Controller! Now by paying 1000 Life Points I can take my Cannon back! Yugi: LP 4000 Kaiba: LP 3000 Now I’ll sacrifice all three of monsters in order to----” “Hold on, Kaiba!” interrupted Yugi. “Go Lightforce Sword!” “Oh no!” said Kaiba. “Oh yes,” said Yugi. “Now your God card is useless to you for three turns. What’s the rush, Kaiba? This just starting to get interesting. Why try to end it so soon?” “You’ll have to face Obelisk sooner or later!” said Kaiba. “Maybe,” said Yugi. “But for now I get my two monsters back!” “My turn may be over,” said Kaiba. “But you’re not save yet!” Turn 5: Yugi “Alright, my move,” said Yugi. “Yugi's hand contains Big Shield Gardna, Exchange, Collected Power, Magical Hats, and Life Shaver. “I place one card face down and end my turn.” Turn 6: Kaiba “I accepted more of a challenge,” said Kaiba as he drew. “Only two more turns and Obelisk will appear.” Sunset finally and sat down to watch Yugi and Kaiba’s battle. “Hopefully, they’ll put on a good show.” “I play this!” said Kaiba. “Go, Y-Dragon Head! Now I’ll equip Y-Dragon Head onto X-Head Cannon. This increases my Cannon’s ATK and DEF by 400 (X-Head Cannon: 1800 → 2200/1500 → 1900). X-Head Cannon, attack his Magnet Warrior! You look so worried, afraid of losing in same? Once a duelist thinks about defeat, they’ve already lost!” “Enough!” said Yugi. “I like this Kaiba guy,” said Sunset. “Now let’s see this God card of his.” “Now I activate Lullaby of Obedience!” said Kaiba. “This magic card allows me to pay 1000 Life Points and take a high level monster from your deck and add it to my hand.” Yugi: LP 4000 Kaiba: LP 2000 “What?!” gasped Yugi. “And of course, I choose Slifer the Sky Dragon,” said Kaiba. “It was only a matter of time before your God card went to a more worthy duelist.” “This card will return to me,” said Yugi. “I wouldn’t look so down if I were you,” said Kaiba. “Slifer was buried so deep in your deck, you never would have drawn it anyway. Now both God cards belong to me, known why? Because everyone gets what they deserve!” “You’re right,” said Yugi. “And I want to thank you for helping me claim what I deserve. Reveal face-down card, Exchange!” “What!! Oh no!” said Kaiba. “Now, give Slifer back to me,” ordered Yugi. Kaiba handed the card over. “Now you pick a card.” “I’ll take Life Shaver,” said Kaiba. “Your move.” Turn 7: Yugi “Alright, here goes!” said Yugi. “I summon Big Shield Gardna in defense mode. Then I shall place one card face down. That ends my turn.” “So far this Yugi guy is pretty disappointing” said Sunset. “Shame, I actually wanted to see that Sky Dragon card.” Back in the medical room, Tristan wasn’t back yet. “I can’t stand waiting like this!” said Serenity. “Hang in there, Serenity,” said Tea. “But Joey needs help!” insisted Serenity. “And I promise you he’ll get it,” said Fluttershy. “But if Tristan been gone this long, something must be wrong,” said Duke. “You don’t think we’ll land at a hospital?” asked Serenity. “Oh, my poor brother!” she began to tear up. Applejack tapped Duke on the back. “Yeah?” AJ then delivered a powerful uppercut to Duke’s chin, knocking him out instantly. “Thanks,” said Tea. “No sweat,” said AJ. “Don’t worry,” said Twilight. “Joey will be on his feet in no time.” “And I’ll throw him a victory party when he wakes up,” said Pinkie. “Really?” asked Serenity. “Thanks girls.” The three girls then hugged. “I know what it’s like to miss a big brother,” said Twilight. “You do?” asked Serenity and Tea. “Yes,” replied Twilight. “I have a big bro named Shining Armor.” “Nice name,” said Serenity. “Thanks,” said Twilight. “He’s always been there for me when I was little. Just like yours.” (Back at the duel) “Make your move, Kaiba!” said Yugi. Turn 8: Kaiba “What’s your hurry?” asked Kaiba. “Anxious to lose? Suit yourself. One more turn and Obelisk will be free. I place one card face down, then I’ll summon Z-Metal Tank in attack mode! Now I’ll unequip Y-Dragon Head from X-Head, so I can combine all three monsters to form… XYZ-Dragon Cannon!” “Nice,” said Sunset. “XYZ-Dragon Cannon, destroys Yugi's Big Shield Gardna!” ordered Kaiba. “Thank you,” said Yugi. “Since one of my monsters was destroyed, I can activate this, my Soul Rope trap card! For the cost of 1000 Life Points, I can special summon any level four monster from my deck. I choose, King's Knight! Yugi: LP 3000 Kaiba: LP 2000 And since Queen's Knight was on the field when King's Knight was summoned, I can now special summon Jack's Knight to the field.” “You can’t summon your God card before I do!” Kaiba protested. Turn 9: Yugi “Sorry Kaiba,” said Yugi. “Now I sacrifice my three knights in order to summon, Slifer the Sky Dragon!!” As the huge dragon formed, its body coiled around the airship. Looming over the arena, it roared at Kaiba. “Due to Slifer’s ability, he gains 1000 ATK and DEF for each card in my hand,” explained Yugi. “And I’m currently holding three, so Slifer ATK points raise to 3000!” (Slifer the Sky Dragon: 0 → 3000) “Alright, then go ahead and attack,” said Kaiba. “Oh no,” thought Yugi. “His face down card must Life Shaver. Should I just end my turn? No! I can’t back down now! Slifer, attack his Dragon Cannon!” “Not so fast Yugi!” said Kaiba “Activate trap card! Interdimensional Matter Transporter!” What?” asked Yugi. “So it wasn’t Life Shaver after all.” This card removes my monster from play until the end of the battle,” explained Kaiba. “Also, direct attacks don’t affect me this turn.” “Very clever,” said Yugi. “But I also have a plan. So I’ll place this card face down and end my turn.” (Slifer the Sky Dragon: 3000 → 2000) Turn 10: Kaiba “The time has come!” said Kaiba. “My God card is free now! So I’ll sacrifice my Dragon Cannon in order to summon this! Come fourth, Obelisk the Tormentor! (As according to the Battle City Rules, a Fusion Monster counts as a number of Tributes equal to the number of Fusion Material Monsters required to summon it). The second God monster appeared in the sky, flying down to land behind Kaiba, spreading its mighty wings. “Wow!” said Sunset. “Now this is a duel!” Mokuba ran upstairs towards the duel. “I hope I didn’t miss all the good stuff. Woah, but God cards? This is nuts!” Back in the medical room, Rainbow turned on the TV next to Joey’s bed. “Woah!” “What’s wrong?” asked Tea. “Yugi and Kaiba’s duel is being filmed live!” said Rainbow. “And look what they’ve got on the field!” “Aren’t those the other two God cards?” asked Twilight. “I guess,” said Tea. “I just hope Yugi’s is stronger.” “It’s totally stronger!” exclaimed Rainbow. “At least, I think it is.” “Let’s just be positive and watch,” said Applejack. (Back at the duel) “Your God card is powerless against mine!” said Kaiba. “Looks like you overlooked Slifer's effect,” reminded Yugi. “The power of its second mouth! This reduces your Obelisk’s ATK points by 2000!” (Obelisk the Tormentor: 4000 → 2000) “This is only temporary!” insisted Kaiba. “Once this turn ends, Obelisk will regain all his points! But in the meantime, I’ll place two cards face down and end my turn.” (Obelisk the Tormentor: 2000 → 4000) Turn 11: Yugi “Very well, it’s my move,” said Yugi as he drew. (Slifer the Sky Dragon: 2000 → 3000). Now I activate Pot of Greed! Now I can draw two cards.” (Slifer the Sky Dragon: 3000 → 5000). “Now my dragon, attack!” “Hold on, Yugi!” interrupted Kaiba. “I activate Command Silencer! This card doesn’t allow you to attack me this turn, too bad. Next I get to draw one card from my deck. Now finish your move!” “Alright,” said Yugi. “I place two cards face down and end my turn.” (Slifer the Sky Dragon: 5000 → 3000). “What’s he thinking?!” wondered Kaiba. “Are you afraid of my face down cards?” asked Yugi. Turn 12: Kaiba “No!” yelled Kaiba. “It’s my move!” “Hold on, Kaiba,” said Yugi. “I activate Card Destruction! Now we both must discard our hands and draw the same amount of cards. Next, I’ll activate my trap card, Disgraceful Charity! Now we must add all cards we just discarded back to our hands, giving Slifer 6000 points! (Slifer the Sky Dragon: 3000 → 6000) “Impressive,” said Kaiba. “But you’ll have to do better than that! I activate Thirst for Compensation! It lets me special summon two monsters from my hand. I choose Blade Knight and Sword of Soul-(add link) in face-up defense mode!” “You’re wasting your time!” said Yugi. “Slifer's effect destroys any monster with less than 2000 ATK points!” “That won’t work!” said Kaiba. “I activate Card Guard-(add link)! Now by discarding one card (Kaiser Sea Horse), I can prevent my monsters from being destroyed this turn by a card effect! Now I activate Obelisk’s effect! By tributing my two monsters, I can destroy all monsters on the field!” “But Slifer can’t be destroyed!” reminded Yugi. “I know,” said Kaiba. “But this move also inflicts 4000 points of battle damage to my opponent’s life points!” “Way to go, Seto!” cheered Mokuba. “Looks like this is it,” said Sunset. “Obelisk! Deplete his life points!” ordered Kaiba. “Hold on!” said Yugi. “I discard Kuriboh to block all the damage! (Slifer the Sky Dragon: 6000 → 5000). “How dare you defy Obelisk with puny fur ball?!” yelled Kaiba. “This isn’t over, I place one card face own and end my turn!” Turn 13: Yugi Very well, my move,” said Yugi. “Since drew, Slifer’s ATK go up once again. (Slifer the Sky Dragon: 5000 → 6000). Slifer, attack his Obelisk!” “Oh no, Seto!” cried Mokuba. “What a brat,” said Sunset. “You triggered my trap!” alerted Kaiba. “Power Balance! This forces you to discard half the cards in your hand!” “Oh no!” cried Yugi. “Oh yes!” said Kaiba. “Also, I get to draw the same number of cards you discarded!” Yugi discards Collected Power, Electromagnetic Turtle, and Chain Destruction, so Kaiba draws three cards. (Slifer the Sky Dragon: 6000 → 3000). “Hold on!” said Yugi. “I activate my Necromancy card! (Slifer the Sky Dragon: 3000 → 2000) This cards lets me special summon four monsters from your graveyard to your field in defense mode.” (Blade Knight, Sword of Soul, Kaiser Sea Horse, and X-Head Cannon) Also, if these monsters happen to get destroyed, my Necromancy with weaken your Obelisk by 600 points for each monster. As you know Slifer destroys all monsters with less than 2000 ATK points, so they’re all destroyed! (Obelisk the Tormentor: 4000 → 1600) Slifer attack Obelisk!” “Not quite, Yugi!” interrupted Kaiba. “Since you destroyed my Sword of Soul, I can now increase Obelisk's ATK by 1000 until the end of this turn! (Obelisk the Tormentor: 1600 → 2600) “Oh no!!” said Yugi. “Oh yes!” said Kaiba. “Obelisk, counterattack!” “I don’t think so!” said Yugi. “I activate the effect of Electromagnetic Turtle from my Graveyard! By removing this monster from play, I can immediately end the Battle Phase.” “You just got lucky,” said Kaiba. “Think what you want,” said Yugi. “I place this card face down and end my turn.” (Slifer the Sky Dragon: 2000 → 1000) (Obelisk the Tormentor: 2600 → 4000). Turn 14: Kaiba “Alright Yugi, my move!” said Kaiba. “Obelisk, attack Slifer with your Fist of Fate!” “Guess again!” said Yugi. “I activate Spell Textbook! Now I must discard every card in my hand. (Magical Hats) (Slifer the Sky Dragon: 1000 → 0) Then I get to draw one new card. If that card is a Magic Card, I can activate it immediately. Come on Joey! Guide me! I need your help! Yes! I activate Card of Sanctity! This allows both players to draw until they're holding six cards!” (Yugi draws six cards while Kaiba draws two cards,) (Slifer the Sky Dragon: 0 → 6000). Slifer, attack!” “Hold on!” said Kaiba. “I activate my final trap card! Life Shaver! It shaves 2000 ATK points off your God card!” (Slifer the Sky Dragon: 6000 → 4000). The two Gods collided with a monstrous crash as the two destroyed each other in a Double KO. “I never thought Yugi’s Egyptian God could ever stand up to mine.” “Looks like our God cards were just too powerful for their own good,” said Yugi. “But we must proceed on, so finish your move.” “Now you’re making sense!” said Kaiba. “I place one card face down. I don’t need an Egyptian God card to defeat you.” “Dang,” said Sunset. “These two really are good.” Turn 15: Yugi “It’s my move,” said Yugi. “I summon Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts in defense mode.” “If that’s all you’ve got, you’re done!” said Kaiba. “Behold! My Cloning trap! It lets me create a Clone Token with the same stats as your Gazelle.” “Then I shall place one card face down,” finished Yugi. Turn 16: Kaiba “Sorry Yugi,” said Kaiba. “But this is the last turn you’ll ever make. I activate my Cost Down card!” “Oh no!” Yugi gasped. “This card lowers the level of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon I have in my hand by two stars!” said Kaiba. “Now he’s treated as a level six monster, meaning I only need one sacrifice to summon him. So I tributes my Gazelle Clone in order to summon Blue-Eyes White Dragon!” “Yeah!” said Mokuba. “Take to him, Seto!” “Blue-Eyes, attack his Gazelle with White Lightning!” ordered Kaiba. “You might as well throw in the towel, Yugi!” Turn 17: Yugi “Never!” said Yugi. “Now stand back! I activate Monster Reborn to bring back a monster that you forced me to discard with Life Shaver, Dark Magician! I shall now place one card face down and end my turn.” Turn 18: Kaiba “Then let’s move on!” said Kaiba. “First I’ll place one card face down. Then I’ll activate the Card of Demise! Now I can draw until I have five cards. But after five turns, I must discard my whole hand. Now I summon Lord of Dragons in attack mode! And thanks to his effect, all Dragon-Type monsters are protected from any card effects that target them! Your move.” Turn 19: Yugi “Alright, my move,” said Yugi. “I summon Beta the Magnet Warrior in defense mode. Now Dark Magician, attacks his Lord of Dragons!” “Too bad, Yugi,” said Kaiba. “I activate Magical Trick Mirror! Now I can activate a magic card from your graveyard! And I think I’ll activate Monster Reborn.” “Why’s that?” asked Yugi. “So I can bring back an old friend,” answered Kaiba. “Behold! The rebirth of Obelisk the Tormentor! And I’ll put him in defense mode.” “Hold on!” said Yugi to his magician. “Too late!” said Kaiba. “Obelisk! Block Dark Magician's attack!” Yugi: LP 1500 Kaiba: LP 2000 (Back in the medical room, everyone was watching the duel.) “Oh no, Obelisk is back!” said Tea. “But Yugi’s is still gone,” said Duke. “How is Yugi supposed to stand up to Obelisk without Slifer?” asked Tristan. He then ran to Joey’s bed, lifted him up by the shirt, pulling Joey from the electrodes monitoring his condition, and dragged him toward the TV. “Tristan no!” gasped Serenity. “Wake up, Joey!” yelled Tristan. “Please stop!” said the doctor. “Have you gone nuts?!” asked Mai. “Tristan, what are you doing?!!” cried Serenity. “It’s all good!” said Tristan. “Trust me, Joey needs to see this, it might make him wake up.” Flash punched Tristan in the face, Rainbow punched him in the gut, while Applejack caught Joey. “Fucking shit for brains!” yelled Flash as he hit Tristan again. “You never take a person off life support!” yelled Rainbow as she stomped on his stomach. “EVER!!!” Applejack put Joey back in bed. “That’s enough ya’ll!” “Sorry about that,” said Flash. “Yeah,” added Rainbow. “Thank you,” said Serenity. “Unfortunately, Egyptian Gods can only stay on the field for one turn after being special summoned,” said Yugi. “I don’t care!” said Kaiba. “I don’t need him to finish you.” “Fine, then I place one card face down,” said Yugi. “That ends my turn.” Turn 20: Kaiba “Obelisk, begone!” said Kaiba. Obelisk sank back into the graveyard. “It’s over! I now switch my Lord of Dragons to defense mode. Then I’ll play The Flute of Summoning Dragon! Now I can summon two more Blue-Eyes Dragons to the field!” “How I can fight off three?!” asked Yugi. Suddenly, Joey's spirit appeared to Yugi. “Hold on Yug!” “Joey?!” asked Yugi. “Yup, one and only pal,” replied Joey. “I’m about to lose this duel,” said Yugi. “Guess again, Yug,” said Joey. “It’s like you always tell me. Look closely and consider all your options.” “All my options?” asked Yugi. “Yup,” replied Joey. “I think you’ll find a card that can save ya.” Yugi checked his hand. “Joey’s right! There’s still hope!” “Say goodbye Yugi!” said Kaiba. “What?” A new dragon suddenly appeared. “It’s Red Eyes Black dragon! Where did that come from?!” “If you recall?” asked Yugi. “Your flute called two more dragons to the field. But you forgot that the flute works on my hand as well! It allowed to play Red Eyes. A gift from a close friend of mine!” This doesn’t change a thing!” said Kaiba. “Blue Eyes! Attack his Dark Magician first!” “Not so fast, Kaiba!” said Yugi. “Activate Magician's Selection! (Add link) This card negate your attack and destroys your weakest monster! So your Lord of Dragons is no more!” “Fine!” said Kaiba. “But you’ll never escape my other two dragons! Destroy his Magnet Warrior! Now, attack his Red-Eyes! So much for Wheeler’s gift!” “That’s what you think!” said Yugi. “I activate Spellbinding Circle! This card reduces your dragon’s ATK by 700! (Blue-Eyes White Dragon: 3000 → 2300/2500) Red-Eyes, Counterattack! Yugi: LP 1500 Kaiba: LP 1900 Back in the medical room, Joey was still out. Twilight then walked over to Joey and held his hand. “Joey, I know you can hear me. Yugi’s in trouble and he needs your help to beat Kaiba. He can’t defeat Kaiba without your support and courage! Please Joey, WAKE UP!!” Slowly, Joey finally opened his eyes. “Joey please,” said Serenity. “Say something.” “It’s us,” said Mai. “Serenity, Mai,” asked Joey. “What’s going on? Is this a hospital? Did someone get hurt?” “Oh Joey!” cried Serenity as she embraced her brother. “I’m so glad you’re awake.” Pinkie started crying. “Me too,” said Tea. “You scared us.” “More like scared to death!” said Mai. “Don’t ever do that again!” “Sorry,” said Joey. He then looked and saw Duke and Tristan in pain. “What happened to those two?” “They just… ran into the wall,” said Rainbow. “They’ll be okay,” said Flash. “This is impossible,” said the doctor. “Someone in your condition could never recover this fast.” “We knew you could do it,” said Fluttershy. (Back at the duel) “Sorry Yugi,” said Kaiba. “But you’re still at a disadvantage! I place two cards face down. Your move.” Turn 21: Yugi “We’ve got a long way to go, Kaiba,” said Yugi. “I place one card face down, then I’ll switch my Red-Eyes to defense mode.” “Not quite!” said Kaiba. “I activate Final Attack Orders! All long as this card remains in play, all monsters are switched to attack mode! Next, we each choose three cards from our decks to form a new one, the others go to the graveyard.” “My cards!” gasped Yugi. “That means this duel ends in three turns,” said Sunset. “Awesome.” (Back in the medical room) “Where’s Yugi?” asked Joey. “Did his duel start yet?” “Yes,” answered Twilight as she pointed at the TV screen. “He’s dueling against Kaiba right now,” “Well then I gotta get up there and help him!” said Joey. “Don’t Joey!” said Tea. “Please, listen to the doctor.” “Guys, there’s no use trying to talk me out of it!” said Joey. “He needs me!” “Wait! I’m coming too!” said Serenity. “Get back in bed right now!” said the doctor. Joey ignored him. “I need a new career.” “Wait up!” called Mai. All the girls raced after her. “Hey, wait for us!” said Duke holding his chin. “Ouch,” said Tristan. (Back at the duel, Yugi and Kaiba chose their three cards.) Turn 22: Kaiba “No matter what cards you chose, this duel belongs to me!” said Kaiba. “I play Monster Reborn to bring back my Blue-Eyes White Dragon! Next I activate my face down card, Polymerization! Now I shall fuse my three Dragons together. Say hello to my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon! “I activate a magic card!” said Yugi. “Double Spell! This card duplicates the effect of every magic card you used this turn. Monster Reborn and Polymerization! So first, I’ll bring Buster Blader back from the Graveyard! Now I’ll use Polymerization’s effect to fuse Dark Magician with my Buster Blader! Behold, the power of Dark Paladin! And due his effect, he gains 500 for each Dragon-Type monster on the field! You’re Blue-Eyes, and my Red-Eyes! (Dark Paladin: 2900 → 3900) “Good, but not good enough!” said Kaiba. “However, under Battle City rules, my dragon can’t attack, so I guess you’re safe for one turn.” Turn 23: Yugi “Then it’s my move!” said Yugi. “I’ll place one card face down and end my turn.” Turn 24: Kaiba “This is where it all ends, Yugi!” said Kaiba. “Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, attack his Paladin!” “Now I activate Magic Formula!” interrupted Yugi. “How pathetic,” said Kaiba. “I activate Absorb Spell! This card transfers your Magic Formula’s effect to my Ultimate Dragon, while ignoring the target requirements! (Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon: 4500 → 5000) “Farewell!” “Looks like it’s over,” said Sunset. “Yeah!” cheered Mokuba. Joey and the others finally arrived. “Yugi!” called Tea. “This doesn’t look good,” said Flash. “Yugi!” called Joey. “I activate De-Fusion!” said Yugi. “This card splits up your beast into the three original dragons you used to form it, stopping your attack!” “No!” thought Kaiba. “I need my Ultimate Dragon to win the duel!” “Don’t forget!” said Yugi. “My Dark Paladin now gains 2000 more ATK points! (Dark Paladin: 2900 → 4900/2400) Now it’s time for my final move!” “Just go,” said Kaiba. Turn 25: Yugi “With pleasure,” said Yugi. “I play Diffusion Wave-Motion! All I have to do is pay 1000 Life Points, then my Dark Paladin is allowed to attack every one of your dragons!” Yugi: LP 500 Kaiba: LP 1900 “YUGI!” called Kaiba. “I WILL NOT BE DEFEATED IN MY OWN TOURNAMENT!” “Too late!” said Yugi. “Dark Paladin, attack!” Yugi: LP 500 Kaiba: LP 0 “But, I had the perfect strategy!” said Kaiba. “There must be some mistake! I was so close, victory was in my gasp, but it somehow slipped away.” “And the winner is Yugi Muto!” said Roland. Yugi’s friends and the girls ran over to him as the field was lowered. “Joey!” gasped Yugi. “I’m back!” said Joey. “I see,” said Yugi. “But how?” “I’d never let a freak like Marik get the best of me,” said Joey. “Besides, I gave you my word I’d help ya. So here I am.” “Thank you,” said Yugi. “The gang’s all back together.” “We’re very happy for you guys,” said Twilight. “Seto’s out of the tournament now,” said Mokuba on his knees. “But he came so far.” “Where did I go wrong?” asked Kaiba. “Because you’re so full of anger and hatred,” said Twilight. “That’s what held you back. Yugi had the support of his friends to back him up.” “That’s right, Twilight,” said Yugi. “I never duel alone.” “You never duel alone?” asked Kaiba. “Wake up! Can’t you see that everyone’s alone in this world?! Look at me! I’ve never had to ask for anyone’s help!” “Don’t you consider anyone your friend?” asked Pinkie. “Friendship is for fools,” said Kaiba. “I duel alone. Depending on others is for the weak! So keep your friendships to yourself! I’m not interested in having any pals to slow me down.” “Then why did Yugi win?” asked Rainbow. Kaiba stayed silent. “She’s right,” said Twilight. “Yugi has his friends to give strength. Think about it, if weren’t for Joey’s dragon, he would have lost. If you don’t allow friendship and trust into your life, you’ll always lose.” “Whatever,” said Kaiba. “The time has come to accept my defeat like a man. Since I don’t rely on anybody, there’s no one else to blame. As per the rules, take my rarest card.” He then threw Obelisk to Yugi. “Let’s go, Mokuba.” “Coming,” replied Mokuba. Rarity shook her head. “What a miserable man.” “Hey, if he wants to live his life that way, let him!” said Rainbow. “Time for that party!” reminded Pinkie. “What party?” asked Joey. “I promised Serenity I’d throw a party when you woke up,” explained Pinkie. “Oh yeah! I almost forgot. Here’s your prize!” She tossed The Winged Dragon to Joey. “The Winged Dragon of Ra!” said Joey. “I forgot I won this.” “Way to go, Joey,” said Yugi. “You certainly deserve it.” “Thanks a lot, Yug,” said Joey. “Come on! It’s time to celebrate the Joey waking up and Yugi winning at the exact same time PARTY!” said Pinkie rapidly. Later that night, after everyone fell asleep, Sunset snuck into the cockpit on Kaiba’s aircraft and knocked out the pilots with a pipe. She then sat down, set a course for Canterlot High School and activated the auto pilot. “Good thing I watched that hacking video online. I may face Twilight in the next round, but I know she doesn’t want to stay here. She’ll go back through that statue one way or another.”