The next day arrived, and everyone was buzzing with excitement! After today's duels, it would be down to the final two duelists! "After today, only two duelists will be left standing! On with the duels!", Luna announced!
"Only one of us is winning this Ace!", Ice said as he activated his duel disk.
"Bring it on!", Ace said as he activated his duel disk. "Ice. There's a promise I want you to keep after this duel is over."
"What kind of promise?"
"You'll know as soon as this duel's over."
Ace: 8000
Dark Ice: 8000
"I've got the first turn!", Ice said. "I summon Mad Archfiend and set a card face-down and end my turn!"
"My move! I play Dark Magic Veil to special summon Dark Magician Girl from my hand! Now I'll activate Dark Burning Magic! Since I control Dark Magician Girl, I can destroy all cards you conrol! I'll then play Spellbook of Power to boost her by 1000 points! Attack him directly! Apprentice Dark Magic Attack!" Ice braced himself as a blast of magic was sent his way! "I'll set a card and end my turn."
Ace: 7000
Dark Ice: 5000
"I forgot just how hard she hits!", Ice groaned. "Time to bring out my partner! Since I control no monsters, I can special summon Kaiser Vorse Raider! Now I summon Dark Resonator and tune him with Kaiser Vorse Raider! I synchro summon Red Dragon Archfiend! Attack Dark Magician Girl! Absolute Power Force!"
"I activate my trap card! Magic Cylinder! This stops your attack and inflicts Red Dragon Archfiend's attack points as damage to you!"
"You always did have tricks up your sleeve!", Ice said with a smirk as his own attack was sent right back at him! "I end my turn."
Ace: 7000
Dark Ice: 2000
"I set a card and play Dark Magical Inheritance! I banish two spell cards from my graveyard to add a spell card that lists Dark Magician, or Dark Magician Girl in its text from my deck to my hand! I add The Eye of TImaeus to my hand and activate it! I fuse it with Dark Magician Girl to summon Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight! Now I'll activate her effect! I discard one card to destroy one face-up card you control! I choose Red Dragon Archfiend! Attack him directly for game!"
"Heh. Somehow I knew it would end like this...", Ice said as he embraced the blast that hit him. "So Ace? What was the promise you wanted me to keep?"
"That you tell Zap how you feel about her!", Ace said with a smirk. For the first time in his life, Ice blushed.
"No! No way! I'm not gonna make a fool of myself!"
"Come on man. I know you like her, and the worst she can say is no. What do you have to lose?"
"A prospective girlfriend.", Ice deadpanned as he walked up to Zap. "Uh, hey Zap."
"Hi Ice! I'm guessing you won't get to take care of that personal business you wanted?"
"Actually, I just did. But there's one other loose end I need to tie up."
"What's that?"
"Zap...would you go out with me? It's kinda silly but, I've got a thing for you. You're the one girl I can really like in a romantic way in our whole school."
"You were willing to let out that much sap just for me?"
"Is that a problem?" Ice was surprised when Zap kissed him right in front of everyone!
"It's sweet. Next time though, not so mushy."
"D-duly noted!", Ice said as his face turned bright red as Zap went to rejoin her friends. "Ace what do I do?"
"Ice. You have a lot to learn about having a girlfriend." Ace and Dark Ice then went back to the stands as the last duel of the semi-finals was about to take place.