Freshman year had come and gone, and Burst was starting to make a name for himself as a duelist. As was Inferno. The two of them were said to be some of the best students at the school. And with this attention, they did not go unnoticed. "Burst Stream and Inferno Flare. Please report to Principal Celestia's office. Thank you.", Vice Principal Luna said over the intercom. Burst and Inferno headed for Celestia's office.
"You wanted to see us?", Burst asked. Celestia smiled at the two of them as they entered.
"Indeed I did. As you know, the two of you are making quite the names for yourselves. And as expected you've drawn quite the amount of attention from other duelists here. So Luna and I had an idea. Why not have a tournament to decide who's the best duelist at CHS? It will start two days from now. So? Are you interested?" Burst and Inferno smiled.
"Count us in!", they both said. The two of them left Celestia's office both excited and nervous.
"Chances are there's going to be some pretty tough competition. Any ideas?", Inferno asked.
"Two words dude. Card. Support. And ! think we know just where to find it.", Burst said with a smile. The two went about their day and met with their friends at lunch. They also noticed Sunset as she walked over to their table. "Hey Sunset! You hear about the tournament?"
"I did. And you two better be ready for a fight because I'm entering.", she said with a smirk.
"You're sure acting a lot more confident. You feeling alright?", Inferno asked.
"I've never felt better!", Sunset said with a smile. "I guess becoming the Fall Formal Princess did the trick for me. Not to mention you introducing me to Flash. He'll be in the tournament too."
"Then it looks like things are going to be pretty exciting.", Burst said with a smile.
"I'm in the tournament too!", Rainbow Dash added. "I can't wait to show off my deck!"
"Then in two days we might be facing each other. Let's rock the dragon!", Burst cheered. The whole table was silent. "What?"
"I think you just made up the most epic catchphrase.", Inferno said with a smile. The day soon ended, and Burst and Inferno headed for Discord's card shop and informed him of the upcoming tournament.
"Sounds like you boys will have quite the challenge. Luckily..." Discord pulled out a case that held cards inside. "I had these set aside should you choose to advance your decks. Other CHS students showed up here looking for cards too, so it looks like you'll be up against some pretty stiff competition."
"Thanks Discord.", Burst said with a nod as he took the cards. "How much do we owe you?"
"A promise. Promise me that no matter how tough a duel gets, you'll always enjoy it.
"We promise.", Inferno said boldly. "After all, isn't fun what dueling is supposed to be about?"
"Tell that to Seto Kaiba.", Discord said with a chuckle as the three of them shared a laugh. As Burst was about to leave, Discord called for him. "Hold on for a minute Burst." Discord fished around in his pocket. "There's something I'd like to give you." Discord pulled a card out of the display case. "This card is said to work well in Black Luster Soldier decks, but Blue Eyes is also mentioned in its text. I don't know what good it will do but you never know. A little bit of chaos can quickly turn the tide."
"Thanks Discord. I don't know how I'll use it, but it'll stay in my deck all the same.", Burst said with a smile
"You might need that card Burst! Because my deck's got PRETTY good support thanks to these new cards!"
"Then we'll just have to see it all in action at the tournament won't we?", Burst said with a smile as he and Inferno fist-bumped. "Let's make it to the finals!"
"Can't wait to face you!" Meanwhile at CHS, Fluttershy was handing out flyers to volunteer at the animal shelter. However, she was having minimal success. Fluttershy sighed.
"Maybe I should just call it quits...", she said quietly. However, a boy came up to her.
"Excuse me? Are you looking for volunteers?", he asked. The boy had grey skin and purple hair. He also had a tail and wolf-life ears.
"oh..y-yes! Yes I am! Would you like to help out? If that's alright with you that is."
"Of course! I'm Night Fang!", Fang said with a smile. Fluttershy smiled in kind.
"Thank you! By the way, your ears looks so real. Do you do cosplay?", she asked.
"Uh...yeah! I liked my ears and tail so much that I wear them all the time!", Fang said with a nervous smile.
"They do look cute on you. Come on. We'll get started at the shelter today." Fluttershy led Fang to the shelter and they got to work feeding and playing with the pets. Fang was especially good with the dogs. If she hadn't known any better, she'd say he was part wolf. She had no idea how right she was.
'Oh man! That was too close earlier!', Fang thought to himself. 'If she knew my ears and tail weren't fake she'd probably scream!' Fang's panicking was interrupted by a puppy licking his face. "Heh heh! That tickles!" Fluttershy smiled as she watched Fang play with the dogs.
'I guess things won't be so lonely here after all.', she thought with a smile.