//------------------------------// // Duel 4: Sibling Rivalry // Story: Yu-Gi-Oh! EQG 4: Nightmare's Awakening // by Bahamut0 //------------------------------// Ace couldn't believe what had happened. He received Dark Ice's note that he had kidnapped Sonata. And the only way to save her was to duel him! 'Ice! You've gone too far this time! If it's the last thing I do, I'm getting Sonata back!', Ace thought to himself. Sunset and the others noticed Ace's mood and went to see what was wrong. He told them about Dark Ice and how he had kidnapped Sonata! "That creep! That's it! I say all of us take him on at once!", Rainbow Dash said. "You guys can come with. But this is my battle. Not yours. I have to face him myself!", Ace said. "I'm definitely going Ace.", Burst said. "If your brother is a s bad as you say, the monster he's bonded with must be even worse. I won't interfere with your duel, but I will jump in if things get dicey. OK?" "Alright. But only when things get that bad!" And with that, the group left to confront Dark Ice where he was holding Sonata. Meanwhile, Ice and Nightmare Moon were making their own preparations. "You did well in taking Ace's girlfriend Dark Ice. Tell me, have you tried brainwashing her with your darkness powers?" A wicked smile crossed Ice's face. "You intend to have her duel Ace don't you? This is even better than I hoped! Ace will have to fight the very girl he loves!" Dark Ice had a cruel smile on his face as he used his dark power to create a dark aura around Sonata that allowed him to manipulate her. Soon, he sensed that Ace was near. "That was fast. Now to sit back and enjoy the show!" When the group arrived, Ace called out his brother! "Ice! I know you're here! Face me! Or are you scared I'll beat you again?!" "Well, well. You made it! But you won't be dueling me Ace! I've arranged for you to duel a...special opponent! And here she comes now! I'm sure you recognize her!" Ace's heart sunk as he saw who Dark Ice was talking about. In front of him was Sonata, and she was surrounded by some sort of dark aura! "Do like what I've done? As long as that aura is around her, she's my puppet! The only way to free her is if she remembers a strong memory, or if you defeat her. Of course, you're better off forfeiting now if you don't want to risk hurting her!" Burst was furious! "You scum! Do you have no honor?! Face him yourself coward!" As he turned his attention to Burst, Dark Ice actually felt afraid! He sensed the immense power that lied within him! "Sorry! But I'm all out of honor! Now, let the show begin!" Ace: 8000 Sonata: 8000 "I've got the first move!", Ace said. "I summon Gagaga Girl in attack mode! Then I'll set one card face-down and end my turn." Sonata drew a card, but her voice was distorted from the mind control. "I summon Jellyfish in attack mode. Destroy Gagaga Girl!" "I activate my trap! Magic Cylinder! This inflicts your monster's attack points as damage to you and negates its attack!" Ace: 8000 Sonata: 6800 "I draw! I play cost down to discard one card and lower the levels of all monsters in my hand by two! Now I summon Dark Magician Girl! Both of my spell casters attack! Dark Magician Girl destroys Jellyfish! And Gagaga Girl attacks you directly!" Both magicians fired blasts of magic! One destroyed Jellyfish while the other struck Sonata directly! Ace: 8000 Sonata: 5000 "I draw! I summon Gagagigo and now I can special summon Kagetokage from my hand since Gagagigo was level 4! Now I overlay my monsters to xyz summon Number 37: Hope Woven Dragon Spider Shark! I also play Aqua Jet to boost his attack by 1000 points Now I'll attack and activate his effect! By detaching one overlay unit, all monsters you control lose 1000 attack until the end of this turn! Destroy Gagaga Girl!" With one swipe, Gagaga Girl was destroyed! Ace: 4400 Sonata: 5000 "One more attack like that and I'm done for! Sonata, please! Remember us! Whenever we dueled, you always had a bright smile! Please remeber! Fight this control!" Upon hearing Ace's words, Sonata clutched her head as Dark Ice's control started to fade away. "Nnnhhh! A-Ace? What're we doing here? And why are we dueling?" "My brother decided to pay you a visit. He used mind control on you, and had you duel against me. I'm just glad you're back to your old self again!" Dark Ice scowled! His plan had been ruined in record time! Summoning his dark powers he prepared to fire a blast of darkness that would destroy everyone there! That is, until Burst Stream cut him off with a blast of his own! "Hadoken!". "AAgghhh!", Ice howled as the blast hit him! "You've not seen the last of me!", he growled as he teleported back to Nightmare Moon. When he approached her, she slapped him! "What were you about to do?!" "I was going to destroy my brother once and for all! Maybe even get rid of future threat from that Burst Stream guy! I sensed how strong he was! He could easily destroy either of us! What's wrong with that?!" "I may want eternal night for this world, but I will not stain my rule with destruction. I will defeat the elements, but I WILL NOT destroy them. And if you pull another stunt like that, I will end you myself! Are. We. Clear?" "Grrr.....crystal.", Ice growled as he left. "But know that if you bring eternal night, this world will be dead anyway." "What are you talking about?" "Without the sun's light, nothing would grow and everything would wither away. I was just going to spare them the agony of a slow demise.", Dark Ice said with a sneer, leaving Nightmare to her thoughts. "Would...would I have really doomed Equestria to such a fate? Was I really so blind to the consequences of my actions? Is this why I was banished?", Nightmare thought out loud. And then the realization hit her. Tears streamed down her face as the truth hit her full force. "Celestia saw this! She knew it would happen! And all I did was try to destroy her! I caused Luna so much pain!" Nightmare continued to cry as she began to accept the harsh facts she hadn't cared to consider. "Luna...", she said thinking back to Equestria. "I'm sorry!"