The next day had come, and Burst and his friends went about their day. Gold went over to talk to Burst about the last duel he had. But as he got close, he stopped. Burst noticed and approached him. "Something you wanted to talk about Gold?"
"...Not really. Just wanted to see how you're feeling after beating Blitz Surge. That's all."
"The happiest I've ever been.", 'Burst' answered as he walked off. Gold went on his way and decided to look for Sunset. He soon found her.
"Sunset. I think something's up.", Gold said with a grave tone.
"Gold, what are you talking about? Burst beat the badguy.", Sunset said with a puzzled look. "End of story."
"I'm not so sure. You know how I can sense energy?"
"Yeah?"
"When I went to talk to Burst this morning...I got a completely different energy reading from him. And no. A person's energy signature doesn't just up and change completely. A person's energy can alter and shift, but the overall feeling is still the same for that person's energy. What I picked up from 'Burst' was a dark energy and full of malicious intent. It was NOTHING like the energy I've picked up on from Burst in all the time I've known him."
"What're you saying?"
"Sunset. I don't think that's Burst walking around in that body. Which is why I'll need the help of you and the others. See if you can get a read on his thoughts."
"What are you gonna do?"
"If I'm right..." Gold patted the duel disk he had in his backpack. "...I'm gonna get answers out of this imposter." As the day went on, 'Burst' and his friends went about their day. Moon was at her locker getting books for her next class when Burst showed up at her locker.
"Oh. Always nice to see you Burst.", Moon said with a smile. "How're you feeling?"
"Better than I've ever felt before.", Burst answered with a grin. "But enough about me..." Burst slid up to Moon with a devious smile. "I'd like to know what you'd like to do. In specific, with me. Maybe we could make a little bit of trouble together."
"This....isn't like you Burst...."
Burst frowned. "I thought you'd appreciate a guy like me getting in touch with his dark side."
"Sorry. It just doesn't suit you."
"Maybe this will change your mind..." Burst leaned in and kissed Moon. And she immediately shoved him off the second his lips made contact! "What was that for?!"
"Don't come any closer.", Moon said with a cold glare. "You're not Burst. Not the one I love."
"Maybe I'm better than I once was.", Burst said with a scowl. Moon shook her head.
"No. You never could be." Moon walked off leaving Burst to fume. 'That's not Burst. Whenever I look at him, I see someone else.' Moon then looked at a picture she had taken of her and Burst. 'Burst...where are you? And what's happened to you?' Lunch period soon arrived, and Moon had discussed her encounter with Burst. "And now her we are."
"Well darling...people change in a relationship.", Rarity said with a small smile. "I know Inferno got a bit more romantic since we started dating."
"Yeah. But did he act like a totally different person?" Moon sighed. "Trust me. Whoever this is, it's not the Burst we know and love."
"Looks like Gold was on the right track.", Sunset thought out loud. "But there's one way to find out..." Sunset got up and walked over to where Burst was sitting and put her hand on Burst's shoulder. Using her magic, Sunset looked withing Burst's thoughts. And she was shocked by what she saw! In it, she saw Burst facing off against Blitz. However, she was watching from the perspective of Blitz! She then saw the massive blast of darkness and found herself staring at Blitz! But the mosti horrifying thing was Burst was smirking at Blitz's body as he fell to the floor. Sunset pulled out and was met with a confused 'Burst' looking at her.
"Is there something wrong?"
"No...I just needed to talk to Gold. In private." Sunset grabbed Gold and took him out of the cafeteria. "You were right. I picked up on 'Burst's' thoughts. And that wasn't Burst in there."
"Then who is is?", Gold asked.
"Blitz Surge. I think he used that blast of darkness to switch his body and Burst's."
"Then I'm gonna find out how to get Burst back. You'd better head back to the girls." Sunset returned to her table while Gold approached 'Burst'. "Burst. Could I have a word? It's important."
"Why not?" The two went outside the cafeteria. "So what's up?" Gold pulled out his duel disk and activated it!
"You can drop the act Blitz. We both know Burst's not in there."
Blitz sneered. "Well, well. Nothing gets by you does it? Bravo Gold. Bravo."
"So you used that blast to switch bodies. But why?"
"Simple. I was behind Sombra and Tirek. I was supposed to defeat them. Then I would be hailed as a hero! But each time Burst showed up, HE beat them! His life should have been mine! Now I have it.", Blitz answered with an evil smile.
"Nor for long. One way or another, I'm going to find out how to get Burst his body back!", Gold spat. "And you'll never be a hero! You intentionally unleashed evil just so you could defeat it! Burst fought because if no one took a stand then, no one ever would! And it's because of him I'm taking a stand now!"
"And soon you shall fall." Blitz summoned a duel disk from the darkness.
Gold: 8000
Blitz: 8000
"I got the first move!" Gold looked carefully at his cards. 'Nice! Not a bad hand to start with!' "I summon Phoenix Spirit in defense mode and set two cards! I end my turn!" 'I just hope I can last long enough to find out how to get Burst's body back! But since this guy's got Burst's deck, I won't stand a chance if he summons Blue-Eyes Absolute!'
"My move!" Blitz grinned savagely as he looked at his cards. 'Time for me to strike first!' "I play Advanced Ritual Art to send Blue-Eyes White Dragon from my deck to the graveyard to ritual summon Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon! Destroy his monster! Chaos Neutron Blast!" Gold crigned as his monster was destroyed! "Now the effect of Chaos MAX activates! Since he battled a defense mode monster, you take double piercing damage! I end my turn." 'Fool. You think you can beat me? My deck and Burst's are identical. You stand no chance.'
"Forgive me.", Chaos MAX said sadly. "I can't control my actions."
Gold: 6800
Blitz: 8000
'Scratch that. I might not last long with Chaos MAX on the field!' Gold then drew his next card. 'Then again, maybe not!' "Phoenix's special ability lets him revive from the graveyard!" Phoenix Spirit returned to the filed in a burst of flame! "Now I play the spell card Free of Charge! I can normal summon a level 5 or higher monster with not tribute cost! I summon Gold-Eyes Crimson Dragon!" Crimson descended onto the field in a pilar of crimson light! "Now I'll attack and discard Honest to boost Crimson's attack by the attack of your monster! Go! Crimson Plasma Arc!" Blitz scowled as Chaos MAX was destroyed in a blast of plasma! "Then I'll have Phoenix Spirit attack you directly!" Phoenix Spirit wrapped itself in flames and crashed into Blitz's life points! "I end my turn." 'Looks like he's not too big on strategy! Unlike Burst, he's just relying on brute force!'
Gold: 6800
Blitz: 4000
Blitz dusted himself off and gazed at Gold-Eyes Crimson Dragon. "An impressive monster.", he said with a smirk. "Hope you don't mind if I use it for...inspiration." Blitz focused dark energy, and a card materialized in his hand.
"What did you just do?!", Gold demanded. Blitz sneered at him.
"I've improved upon your dragon. Allow me to show you what I mean! I draw! I play Trade-In to discard a level eight monster in my hand to draw two new cards!" Blitz grinned as he saw the two cards he drew. "Now I play Return of the Dragon Lords to revive a level 7 or 8 monster in my graveyard! Rise! Obsidian Dragon!" A pool of shadow appeared on Blitz's field, and a pitch black dragon with purple crystal wings crawled up out of the pool of shadow. But unlike Gold-Eyes Crimson Dragon, this dragon's crystal wings were jagged and purple.
"Hello weakling.", he said with a sinister grin.
"Now for his effect! He gains the attack of all monsters that you control!" Obsidian let out a fearsome roar as an aura of shadow erputed around him! "Destroy Gold-Eyes Crimson Dragon!" Gold cringed as his monster was destroyed! "And now that there's one less monster on your field, Obsidian's attack points drop. So I'll end my turn with a face-down." 'This should prove to be a fitting taste of despair for him.'
Gold: 2800
Blitz: 4000
'That thing's like a twisted version of Crimson!', Gold thought as he drew a card. 'And it looks like the monster he's created reflects his twisted nature! This dark power. I can't believe it lets him create dark versions of monsters! I might've been off guard and forgotten to use my traps. But that won't happen a second time!' "It's my move now! I play Return of the Dragon Lords to revive Gold-Eyes Crimson Dragon!"
"No. You won't. I activate my trap! Dark Bribe! Your spell is negated. But hey. At least you can draw another card.
Gold frowned as he drew a card. "I guess I'll end my turn."
"Wise choice.", Blitz said with a sneer as he drew his next card. "Hmmm. Harmony Absolute."
"NO!", Gold screamed.
"A good card I take it?", Blitz asked with a smug grin. "Well now I have to play it! I play Harmon Aboslute to summon Blue-Eyes Absolute Dragon!" Blue-Eyes Absolute descended in a pillar of light. "Magnificent! Now! Attack him directly!" Blue-Eyes Absolute remained rooted in place. "Perhaps you didn't hear me right. ATTACK!" Blue-Eyes Absolute didn't budge. "STUPID BEAST! OBEY ME! I AM YOUR MASTER!"
"....No.", Absolute said with a gaze full of cold fury as looked down on Blitz. "I follow my partner. Not a master. And you're not my partner. You're not Burst." And with that, Blue-Eyes Absolute faded from the field.
Blitz was about to counter when he clutched his chest in pain! "AGH! What's....happening....?" Blits removed his hand and saw what looked like his soul trying to be forced out! "NO! NOT NOW!" Blitz was literally struggling to keep himself together! GRRRAAAHHHH!" Blitz was panting heavily as he finally regained control. "I....end....my turn...."
"My turn then!" 'Looks like the power of harmony rejects Blitz! That gives me a chance!' "I draw! I play Soul Charge! I pay 1000 life points to revive a monster from my graveyard! Welcome back Crimson! Now I'll activate his effect! I can target and destroy one monster you control! I choose Obsidian dragon!" Obsidian Dragon was destroyed by a bolt of crimson energy! "Now Crimson gains that monster's attack points! Attack him directly Crimson! This is for Burst! Crimson Plasma Arc!"
"Time to free my brothers from your chains!", Crimson shouted as he fired a searing blast of plasma into the last of Blitz's life points! Knocking him unconscious! While Blitz was out, Gold rushed over and reclaimed Burst's deck. He then bolted over to the others and told them the news. "That blast of darkness we saw last night? Blitz used it to swap bodies with Burst. I just dueled him earlier and reclaimed Burst's deck while he was out."
"Then where's Burst?", Inferno demanded. "We gotta get him back to his real body! We left him back there at the Castle of Dragon Souls! And I'll never forgive myself if we let that creep run around in his body!"
"Burst's probably moving on his own now. He's probably trying to get a grip on this.", Gold answered. "In the meantime, we'd better be careful around Blitz while he's in Burst's body. He was able to create an evil version of my dragon. And there's no telling what twisted version he'll make of your monster partners." Moon was listening in and sighed.
'Burst. Where are you?', she thought. Outside, Burst stood in Blitz's body.
"Blitz is in there doing who knows what." Burst then thought of Moon and his friends and family. "If he's done ANYTHING to hurt them, I'll never forgive him." Burst walked home. Hoping that if anyone would understand, if anyone would know it was him in there, that it would be his parents. "I just hope they haven't bought whatever lies Blitz told them..."