"Hmm. Wonder where we should head next?", Burst said. "Some duels are going on in the fields, so maybe we should head there." Burst and the others headed for the fields and found a duel that was just about wrapped up.
"Harpy Lady! Finish him off!", Gilda commanded. Harpy Lady slashed at the duelist's life points and Gilda struck a victory pose. "Aw yeah! Who's awesome?" Gilda then noticed Rainbow Dash and her friends. "Hey Dash. You having any luck with your duels?"
"I haven't been in action yet, but Burst's almost halfway qualified!", Rainbow said proudly.
"Then how about I be your first opponent! I wanna see if your Crystal Beasts have gotten any better! I'll put half my star chips on the line."
"You're about to find out! I'll put up all of my star chips!" Both girls activated their duel disks! "Let's duel!"
Rainbow Dash: 8000
Gilda: 8000
'This is good!' Rainbow Dash thought as she looked over her starting hand. 'I just need to get enough Crystal Beasts out Rainbow Dark Dragon and I win!' "I'll kick things off!", Rainbow Dash said. "First I'll play Terraforming to add a field spell from my deck to my hand! Then I'll activate the field spell Advanced Dark! Now all Crystal Beast monsters on my field or in my graveyard become dark attribute! Then I'll summon Crystal Beast-Amber Mammoth in attack mode! Then I'll end my turn."
"My turn! I draw!", Gilda said. "I summon Harpie Lady in attack mode! Then I'll play Elegant Egotist! This lets me special summon Harpie Lady Sisters in attack mode from my hand or deck! Now I activate Triangle Ecstasy Spark! This boost my Sisters' attack points to 2700! Destroy Amber Mammoth!"
"Not so fast! Advanced Dark's effect activates! I can send a Crystal Beast from my deck to my graveyard to avoid taking damage! Too bad Amber Mammoth is destroyed still. I choose not to put him in my spell and trap zone."
"Not bad Dash. I'll strike back next turn. For now, I'll hand things over to you.", Gilda said.
'Two down, five to go!' "My move! I draw!", Rainbow called out. "Nice! I'll summon Sapphire Pegasus in attack mode! Then I'll play Crystal Tree! Thanks to Sapphire Pegasus, I can set a Crystal Beast from my deck to spell and trap zone face-up as a continuous spell card! Now I can place a crystal counter on Crystal Tree! Then I'll send it to my graveyard with the single counter to set a Crystal Beast from my deck as a continuous face-up spell card! Then I'll set a card and end my turn." 'There, two more! I got this!'
"Not bad. Not bad at all!", Gilda said with a smile. "But it's my turn now! I play Terraforming to add a field spell from my deck to my hand! Now I'll summon Harpy Channeler! Then I'll discard a 'Harpie' card from my hand! I'll discard Harpie Lady #2! Now I can special summon another Harpie from my deck! Now I'll overlay my three Harpie Ladies to xyz summon Harpie's Pet Phantasmal Dragon! Now his effect activates! I can attack you directly!"
"What?!", Rainbow Dash freaked out when Gilda said this! "That can't be real!" Rainbow braced herself as she took damage from the dragon's fireball attack!
Rainbow Dash: 6000
Gilda: 8000
"Pretty sweet right?", Gilda said with a proud smile. "It's a new card I picked up! Makes getting at your life points easier! Even if you do have a monster on the field! Too bad he can only pull it off when he's got an overlay unit. On the plus side though, you can't target 'Harpie' monsters with effects or attacks! Now I'll attack your Sapphire Pegasus with my Harpy Lady Sisters!"
"I'll send another Crystal Beast from my deck to the graveyard to make all damage zero! Then I'll put Sapphire Pegasus in my spell and trap zone!"
"Nice save. I end my turn with a face-down."
'Sheesh, that dragon came out of nowhere. But that won't stop me, I've already won this duel!' Rainbow drew her next card. "I draw! Nice! I summon Ruby Carbuncle! Now I activate my trap! Rainbow Gravity! Since I have seven total Crystal Beasts on my field and in my graveyard, I special summon Rainbow Dark Dragon!" A black version of Rainbow Dragon descended! "Now I'll banish all dark monsters I control and in my graveyard to have him gain 500 attack points for each one! Take down her Pet Phantasmal Dragon!"
"Sorry! But as long as Pet Phantasmal Dragon has an overlay unit, you can't target my Harpie monster with effects or for attacks!", Gilda boasted.
"I don't think so! Advanced Dark's other effect activates! When Rainbow Dragon or Rainbow Dark Dragon attacks, I can negate the effects of the attack target during the battle phase! Dark Spectrum Surge!"
"Nnnggh!", Gilda winced as her monster was destroyed!
"That's all for my turn.", Rainbow said.
Rainbow Dash: 6000
Gilda: 2500
"Almost had me there Dash!", Gilda said. "But now it's my turn! I activate my trap! Xyz Reborn! I'll revive Harpie's Pet Phantasmal Dragon! Attack her directly!" Rainbow braced herself as a fireball collided with her life points! "I'll set a card and end my turn."
'You've gotta be kidding me!', Rainbow thought.
Rainbow Dash: 4000
Gilda: 2500
"I draw! That Rainbow Dark Dragon of yours is pretty strong! Too bad it's vulnerable to card effects!", Gilda said with a smirk. "I activate my trap! Phoenix Wing Wind Blast! This targets one card you control and I can return it to the top of your deck! I'll target Rainbow Dark Dragon!"
"Not gonna happen G!", Rainbow countered! "I activate my trap! Solemn Scolding! I pay 3000 life points so I can negate the activation of your trap card!"
"Darn! So much for that.", Gilda said with a frown. "I end my turn."
Rainbow Dash: 1000
Gilda: 2500
'Phew! , if I didn’t get this good of a starting hand it would be me getting annihilated right now instead of her. Glad all that deck advice made me 300% awesomer!' "I draw! Now all you've got left is your Harpie Lady Sisters!", Rainbow said with a grin. "Let's end this Rainbow Dark Dragon!" Gilda's last monster was destroyed by a wave of rainbow-colored energy! "And that's game!" Gilda walked over to Rainbow Dash.
"Okay. I put half of my star chips up, so that means you get three of my six.", Gilda said as she handed over three of her star chips. "Congrats Dash! You just made it to the halfway point."
"Yeah. But now you're set back Gilda.", Rainbow Dash noted.
"Yeah. But at least you gave me a good challenge! You know what that means.", Gilda said with a proud smile.
"We're rivals now. Aren't we?"
"Yup. You better make it to the finals!" And with that, Gilda walked off. Rainbow Dash smiled.
'You haven't changed a bit G.', Rainbow thought.