//------------------------------// // Duelist: Duel 13-"I'll Win By Myself!" // Story: It's Time to Duel! // by thisissparta789789 //------------------------------// "I'll go first," said Rainbow Dash. She then drew a card. "I'll summon Masaki the Legendary Swordsman, with 1100 attack! Due to the Field Power Bonus, his attack will increase to 1430!" As Masaki grew in size slightly, Rainbow Dash remained determined. "I end my turn." "Fine then," Soarin replied as he drew a card. "I summon Harpie Lady in attack position. Due to the bonus, its attack goes up to 1690, more than enough to destroy your monster!" As his Harpie Lady took to the field, Rainbow Dash looked confused. "That's odd," thought Rainbow Dash to herself. "He did not strike me as someone who plays a deck like Harpies." "To top it off," Soarin continued. "Your Masaki loses its power bonus since my monster is an EARTH monster and your Masaki is a WIND monster." Then, Harpie Lady slashed Masaki, which went back down to 1100 attack, destroying him as he screamed in pain. SOARIN: 2000 RAINBOW DASH: 1410 Then, Soarin set a card. "This will be a piece of cake." He then laughed. Rainbow Dash then drew a card. "I'll have to set a monster to protect myself," she thought to herself as she set a monster. "I end my turn, Soarin." "Fine by me," Soarin replied as he drew a card. "I'll now summon a second Harpie Lady." As his second Harpie Lady took to the field, the rest of the gang looked worried. "I knew from the start I'd draw a second Harpie Lady. After all, I am psychic." Twilight said to Rainbow Dash, "Rainbow Dash, don't give in to him!" "Attack her set card," Soarin said to his second Harpie Lady before it slashed open her set monster, which was Tiger Axe, destroying it. "Eventually, you'll just run out of cards and lose." Rainbow Dash sighed. "Ugh... This is awful. Hey, wait a minute." She then sniffed something odd in the air. "I... I smell cologne... It's pretty strong, too, and it smells like a combination of several." She then drew her next card. "Baby Dragon! Say, when I rebuilt my deck with Twilight before the tournament, she gave me a Polymerization, a fusion monster, and a Time Wizard after she noticed the Baby Dragon. Aha! I know what to do now!" "I'll set one card and end my turn." She decided to set another monster and wait until she drew the cards she needed. By now, she also had Time Wizard in her hand. "My turn," Soarin replied to her. "I'll activate Elegant Egotist from my hand to special summon a second Harpie Lady with 1300 attack! boosted to 1690!" As the second Harpie Lady formed, they both stared Rainbow Dash down. "Now, attack her set monster!" The second Harpie Lady then slashed open and destroyed Rainbow Dash's set monster. "My turn," Rainbow Dash replied as she drew her next card. "Polymerization!" She then smiled. "I activate Polymerization from my hand!" She then placed it onto her field and placed her Baby Dragon and Time Wizard in the graveyard. "I now fusion summon Thousand Dragon, with 2400 attack!" As Thousand Dragon took to the field, the others cheered her on. "But I'm not done there. I now summon Faith Bird, with 1500 attack, which is boosted to 1950!" Once Faith Bird took to the field, Rainbow Dash was ready to attack. "Go! Destroy his Harpie Ladies!" Faith Bird slashed one Harpie Lady, while Thousand Dragon incinerated another. Both were instantly destroyed as they screamed in pain. SOARIN: 1030 RAINBOW DASH: 1410 "Say," Rainbow Dash said to Soarin. "I noticed an odd smell from your side of the arena. It smells like strong cologne. Mind telling us what it is?" "I have no idea what you're talking about," Soarin replied in denial. "Shit," he thought to himself. "She figured out my strategy of dousing cards in colognes." "I end my turn," Rainbow Dash replied. "Good luck." She then laughed. Soarin then drew a card. "Damn it." He then set a monster, seemingly ready for defeat. "I've figured you out," Rainbow Dash replied as she drew her next card. "I activate Stop Defense, which forces you to flip your set monster and place it into attack position." Soarin thought, "Oh no! That one is Harpie Girl, which even with the power bonus will only have 650 attack! She'll have enough to kill me!" As Harpie Girl formed on the field, she shook with fear. Rainbow Dash then called out, "Attack!" Thousand Dragon immediately incinerated Harpie Girl, destroying her and making Soarin lose. SOARIN: 0 RAINBOW DASH: 1410 Soarin slumped over his cards, saying to himself, "How the hell did I lose to a damn amateur?" "You know," Rainbow Dash replied. "I know your strategy now. By strategy, I mean your cheating method. You spray your cards with different colognes to make sure you know what you're drawing." She then laughed. "Never underestimate determination and friendship, Soarin. Never do it, or else you may pay." On the ground, Twilight ran up to her and hugged her, saying, "Alright, you did it!" Soarin then approached the group, carrying a star chip with him. "I believe I owe you this." He then sighed. "Not gonna lie, you were good." "Thank you," Rainbow Dash replied as she took the star chip. She then turned to the group. "Alright, let's keep moving forward!"