//------------------------------// // Turn 15: Round One, Dueling Scramble // Story: Yugioh EQG: XX // by Banshee531 //------------------------------// The Double X Tournament was underway. With the first day coming to a close, most Duellists were starting what they knew would likely be their last chance to get points that day. Applejack was currently in the Volcano Field, Duelling against a boy named Bright Idea. Said boy having a pair of Shining Angels on the field, while Applejack had Apple Paladin on her field along with Blooming Daisy and Seed Sprite in the Pendulum Zone. She also had one card face down on the field. "It's my turn!" Bright drew his card, "and I sacrifice my two Angels to summon Bright Idea Dragon!" His monsters were consumed by a brilliant light, which took shape before fading to reveal a large white and yellow wyvern with light bulbs tipped horns. (A2700/D2100/L8) "And now I activate Bright Idea's ability, to take a Continuous Spell card from my deck and activating it." A card slotted out of his deck that he instantly used, "so I activate Rank Removal. Now the Rank of any Xyz Monster on the field becomes a Level." Applejack frowned. That meant she couldn't rank up or down her monsters, so her best cards just became a lot harder to summon. "That won't stop me." "Well let's see if you say that after Bright Idea Dragon destroys your Apple Paladin!" The dragon unleashed a burst of light, which destroyed Applejack's Pendulum Monster Bright: 1100 Applejack: 800 "I end my turn with a face down." "It's ma'h turn. A'h draw!" Applejack looked at the card she'd gotten and smiled, "A'H PENDULUM SUMMON!" The portal opened up above her before shooting out a light, which transformed into her Apple Paladin. (A1200/D600/L3/P8) "Then a'll play ma'h Reseeding Spell card. This bad boy let me ditch ma'h Astilbe Archer and summon two Plant monsters from ma'h deck who have a combined level that's the same as his. Since we was Level five, a'h can summon ma'h Level two Apple Kid and Level three Maiden of Vines." The two monsters appeared on the field. (A200/D300/L2) (A1000/D1000/L3) They won't help you," Bright told her. Applejack smiled, "what about when Apple Kid's skill kicks in? Since he was special summoned, his level goes up by one." (A200/D300/L3) "Okay," Bright said, "that might help you." Applejack's smiled increased as her monsters shot into the air. "With these three monsters, a'h can now build the Overlay Network." The black hole appeared on the ground, which her monsters flew into. "As the seasons bring fourth new growth, it can also bring fourth a new power." The black hole exploded in a burst of light, "A'H XYZ SUMMON!" The light faded revealing AJ's Xyz monster. "Orchard Cowboy!" (A2100/D600/R3) "Don't forget about my Spell card," Bright told her. "My Rank Removal means your monster's Rank becomes a Level." (A2100/D600/L3) "And ya'h have ma'h thanks for that." "What?" Applejack activated a card. "Since he's now got a Level, Orchard Cowboy can now use this card." In a flash of light, Orchard Cowboy could be seen holding a long shovel. "Say hello to Rockhoof's Shovel of Strength. It can only be wielded by an Earth monster that's Level three or below. Now, it's ATK points double." "WHAT?" Bright screamed as the shovel glowed, making Orchard Cowboy's muscles increase. (A4200/D600/L3) "ATTACK!" Applejack's monster charged forwards, holding the shovel like one would a battle axe. "I activate my Trap!" Bright's face down flipped up, "Sakuretsu Armor! Say goodbye to your Cowboy." "Sorry," Applejack said, "not happening." Her monster drew his pistol as an Overlay Unit flew into it, then fired a shot which hit the Trap and destroyed it. "No!" Bright cried before Orchard Cowboy swung the shovel at his Dragon and slicing it in half, destroying it. Bright: 0 Applejack: 800 (Winner) Celestia: Another win for Team Applejewel's Applejack! Luna: That puts her team's current point score at nineteen! "Yeehaa!" Applejack cheered as her points went up. "This isn't over," Bright told her. "I might have lost, but I'll get you back in the next round." "A'h look forward to it," Applejack tipped her hat before the ground beneath Bright's feet began to retract downwards. Once he was completely consumed by the hole, a flash of light made said hole disappear. Meanwhile in the Forest Duel Field, Fluttershy was Duelling against a boy with bright blue skin and orange hair. Currently, Fluttershy had a Kuriboh, Winged Kuriboh, Kuribon on her field along with Breezy Fairy and Silk Spider in her Pendulum Zone. Meanwhile, her opponent had an Insect Knight on his field. The two were currently standing atop the branches of one of the larger trees. "My turn!" He drew his card, "and I summon Blast Hornet!" A large yellow bee with black stripes and a pair of lance like weapons on its arms. (A100/D1500/L3) "And with him in ATK mode, his ability causes any monster on your field to lose all their ATK points." The hornet pointed its stinger at the three hairballs before unleashing a surge of lightning, which zapped them all and lowered their ATK to nothing. (A0/D200/L1) "Then I'll activate my Stop Defence, to change your Winged Kuriboh to ATK mode." Fluttershy's eyes went wide as she looked around for something, then saw what she needed on a nearby tree branch. "Insect Knight, attack!" The warrior bug leapt forwards, ready to slice Fluttershy's monster in half and deplete the last of her life points. But Fluttershy leapt off her branch, grabbing a nearby vine and swinging over to the other branch. There, she grabbed the Action Card. "I activate the Action Card Evasion, to have Winged Kuriboh dodge your attack." The winged furball jumped back, just in time to miss Insect Knight's sword. Her opponent frowned, "Blast Hornet!" The wasp flew forwards and impaled Winged Kuriboh with its lance, destroying it. Cornicle: 1600 Fluttershy: 500 "I end my turn." "Then I draw!" Fluttershy did so and saw what she'd gotten, as the portal appeared above her. "I PENDULUM SUMMON!" The portal opened up before a light shot out and landed between the two Kuribohs, then faded to reveal a yellow pegasus with a pink mane and tail that had Fluttershy's emblem on its flank. "Sacred Guardian Beast, Kindness Pegasus!" (A1000/D1800/L4/P5) "Don't forget, Blast Hornet's effect decreases your monster's ATK to zero." The hornet fired the lightning and zapped Fluttershy's monster. (A0/D1800/L4/P5) "Well Kindness Pegasus has her own ability," Fluttershy told him. "When she's special summoned, I can add a Sacred Guardian Beast from my deck to my hand." Her deck slotted out a card, which she took and slapped onto the field. "Now I sacrifice my two Kuriboh's in order to summon Sacred Guardian Beast, Kindness Dragonoid!" Said furballs were quickly replaced by the yellow and pink dragon. (A2600/D1900/L7) But no sooner had it appeared, that Blast Hornet's power weakened it. "Doesn't matter how many monsters you summon," Cornicle told her. "Blast Hornet will make them all as weak as those Kuriboh monsters you have." This got Fluttershy annoyed. "My Kuriboh's aren't weak. They're stronger then your Blast Hornet, that's about to be destroyed." "And how do you expect to do that?" Cornicle asked. "By equipping Kindness Dragonoid, with the Mystic Mask of Meadowbrook!" A yellow and blue bird mask appeared on her dragons head, with green and orange feathers on the back. "The monster equipped with this card becomes completely immune my opponent's monster effects and when it destroys a monster, I gain life points equal to its level time one hundred. "Say what?" Cornicle asked as he looked up at Kindness Dragonoid and saw its ATK return to normal. (A2600/D1900/L7) "Attack, with Silent Roar!" The dragon breathed in before unleashing its mighty wind breath attack, which struck Blast Hornet and destroyed it while knocking Cornicle off his branch. Cornicle: 0 Fluttershy: 800 (Winner) Celestia: Team Tidal Maiden's Fluttershy wins once again. Despite not having any tournament experience before this, the young girl is showing great promise. Fluttershy smiled before looking down at her opponent. "I'm sorry Thorax," she heard him say before he was pulled underground. Meanwhile, in the Canyon Duel Field, Flash was staring up at his next opponent. Pinkie was smiling down at him, as she swung her legs over the side of the field. Before Flash could say anything else, he spotted to more people step up to the side of the rock next to her. One was Maud, while the other was the girl he'd seen them with before. "Let me guess. Marble?" The girl just nodded, trying to hide herself behind her hair. Flash was getting a very Fluttershy vibe from her. Pinkie stood up and threw her arm around the girl, "yup. She's my younger twin sister. She might be a little on the quiet side, but when she Duels it's like fighting a rock slide." "Huh," Flash remembered Maud telling him something similar last year. "So which of you am I Duelling? Don't tell me you're all gonna gang up on me?" "Of course not silly," Pinkie held up her Raduel and showing it beeping. "Mine went off, so I'm your opponent." Flash smiled as he activated his Duel Disk. "Alright then. Let's get this party started." "Pinkie," Maud told her sister, "Marble and I are gonna go see if we can find one more opponent to get a few more points. Do your best." Pinkie gave a joke salute, "will do." Maud and Marble both jumped down from the rock and ran off, as Pinkie's Duel Disk activated. "DUEL!" Flash: 4000 Pinkie: 4000 Celestia: And it's Flash Sentry of the V-Fighters, verses Pinkie Pie of Team Rock Party. Will Flash be able to keep up with Pinkie's unusual Duelling style? "Me first!" Pinkie drew her card, "I play Balloonimal Party Cannon!" A large and brightly coloured cannon appeared besides her, "I'll leave what it does as a surprise. Next, I'll summon my Balloonimal Hawk to the field in ATK mode!" A bunch of yellow balloons appeared infront of her before wrapping together, until they took the shape of a large bird that floated in the air. (A1500/D1200/L4/P3) Pinkie then leapt off the pillar and grabbed onto the bird's leg, the two floating safely to the ground. "Same old Pinkie," Flash laughed as he chased after her. "I'll place one card face down and let you have a go," Pinkie let go of the birds leg and landed on the ground without issue. "Here goes!" Flash drew his card. "I'll start by setting the Pendulum Scale, with scale two Bright Bounce Magna Bunny and scale nine Nightlight Magna Sheep!" The pillars of light appeared on the field, as the two monsters flew up into them. Once high enough, the portal formed between them. "Now I can cut through space time and carve the arc of victory!" The portal finally finished forming, "I PENDULUM SUMMON!" The portal opened as a pair of lights shot out and struck the ground. "Stampede, Charge Horn Magna Bull (A2100/D2200/L6/P4) "Get to work, Reflector Scale Magna Snake!" (A1600/D1300/L4/P7) "Now, Magna Bull attack!" Steam shot out of the pipes around the monster, as it charged forwards before throwing a punch at the balloon animal. "I activate my face down," Pinkie's card flipped up to reveal a Trap card. "Half Unbreak! Not only is my monster safe this turn, but the damage I take will be cut in half as well." A bunch of bubbles shot out of the card, with one of them surrounding Balloonimal Hawk. Seconds later, Magna Bull punched said bubble but his fist bounced off it. Flash: 4000 Pinkie: 3700 Flash smirked, "alright then. Magna Snake, attack!" The satellite around Magna Snake's neck glowed before firing a powerful burst of light, which struck the bubble and pushed it back while leaving the monster with in unharmed. Flash: 4000 Pinkie: 3650 "I end my turn." Flash knew that Pinkie's big counter would be starting now, so he had to be careful with what he did. In the Arctic Duel Field, a loud scream could be heard. The source, Ms Octavia Melody. She was currently on her knees, panting after her Duel against Tempest Shadow. "She's...to strong." The girl looked up and watched as her opponent walked off, while the ground began to sink down. "I'm sorry Vinyl. I couldn't avenge you!" Tempest wasn't the only member of her team overwhelming their opponent. Starlight had just defeated Shining Spoon, while Heath had completely crushed his opponent. Luna: Incredible. Tempest and her teammates are just walking through the opposition. Tempest's face was completely stoic. "Nothing. Not one Duellist of the calibre I'm looking for." She then stopped as her Raduel beeped, showing her next contestant was nearby. "Whose there?" The answer came when the sound of footsteps made her turn to see her next opponent. "Hello. You're...Twilight I believe." Twilight said nothing, as she stared at her opponent. "It's my turn," Pinkie reached for her deck. "I draw. And since it's now my Standby Phase, my Party Cannon now activates." "So what's it do?" Flash asked. Pinkie smiled. "First I guess a monster Level, then draw until I get a monster. If that monster's Level is the one I guessed, I can summon it. If not, it goes to the graveyard." This made Flash frown. For a normal person, the odds of drawing the right card was pretty slim. But for Pinkie-"I'm gonna guess Level four," she drew her card as a big grin appeared on her face. "I was right. Come on out Balloonimal Pony!" The cannon appeared besides her before firing, the ammo turning out to be a bundle of pink balloons that came together into the shape of a horse and landed next to her hawk. (A1700/D1100/L4) "Not good," Flash knew what was coming next. "Now I'm playing the Spell card Polymerisation!" She placed a Spell into her Duel Disk, as a portal appeared above her and sucked the monsters inside. "I'm fusing the dashing speed of a pony, with the winged flight of a hawk!" The portal suddenly exploded. "I FUSION SUMMON!" The light faded, revealing Pinkie's Fusion monster. "Balloonimal Pegasus!" (A?/D?/L7) Pinkie ran up a rock formation before leaping off and landing on the back of her monster. "Now my Pegasus's ATK and DEF points become the sum of the two monsters used to make him. (A3200/D2300/L7) "Attack Manga Snake!" The giant winged horse flew at Flash's monster. Flash leapt onto the back of his Magna Bull before it and Magna Snake before to run as fast as they could. With Pinkie in hot pursuit, he looked around until he managed to spot what he was looking for. "There!" He leapt off his monster and reached for something that was sticking out of a rock pillar, an Action Card. "Hurry!" Pinkie cried, not wanting him to get that encase it destroyed Pegasus. However, Flash managed to grab the card and pull it free. He then looked at it and activated it. "I play the Action Card Dust Storm. This card lowers the ATK of every monster on your field by one thousand, until the end phase. A cloud of dust kicked up and blinded Balloonimal Pegasus. (A2200/D2300/L7) It still had enough ATK to destroy Magna Snake, belly-flopping onto it. Flash: 3400 Pinkie: 3650 The dust cloud faded and Pinkie, after taking off the goggles she'd put on before it, placed one card face down. "I end my turn." Balloonimal Pegasus's ATK points returned to normal. (A3200/D2300/L7) Celestia: Pinkie's monster's gonna be tough to beat. How will Flash deal with it? "My turn. I draw!" Flash saw what he got and a plan began to form in his head. "Once again, my Pendulum Monsters will cut through space time and carve the arc of victory!" The portal formed above his head, "I PENDULUM SUMMON!" The portal opened before a pair of lights shot on and struck the ground. "Get to work, Reflector Scale Magna Snake!" (A1600/D1300/L4/P7) The second became a blue robotic wyvern with a spinning turbine in its chest. "Appear on this plain, Space Warp Dragon!" (A800/D1200/L3) "Since Space Warp Dragon was Special Summoned whilst we have the same number of card removed from by, his effect lets me draw two cards." He did so, "then I'll activate the Pendulum Ability of my Bright Bounce Magna Bunny." The rabbit brought its hands together and created a shining light between them, which it then threw at Space Warp Dragon and caused it to glow. "Once a turn, he can turn any level three of below monster into a Tuner Monster." "So you're Synchro Summoning?" Pinkie asked. "That's right! Space Warp and Magna Snake, I now tune you together!" The dragon leapt into the air, transforming into a trio of light rings, which Magna Snake slivered into. "Memories of strength long forgotten, return in an explosion of power!" The two monster disappeared in an explosion of light. "I SYNCHRO SUMMON!" The light faded to reveal Flash's monster. "Flashback Dragon!" (A2300/2200/L7) "Not good," Pinkie gulped. "Now I'll use Flashback's ability!" The dragon curled up and bit its own tail, creating a circle that was soon filled with light that Magna Bull leapt towards. "By banishing my Magna Bull, I can summon two monster from my deck whose Level equals his." As the robotic man bull flew into the portal, two lights shot out the other side. They then exploded, revealing the summoned monsters. "Magna Fighter Gun Runner!" (A1600/D1400/L4) "And Multi-Tool Magna Droid!" (A500/D1000/L2/P6) "I'm now activating the Spell card Reverse Polarity! With this, I can swap the ATK of one monster on my field with the ATK of a monster on your." Pinkie's Balloonimal glowed, alongside Flash's Magna Droid. (A3200/D1000/L2/P6) (A500/D2300/L7) "Gun Runner, ATTACK!" His monster aimed its blaster at Pinkie's monster. Pinkie meanwhile, was looking around and spotted what she needed atop a nearby rock pile. She jumped onto her feet and bounced on her monster like a bouncy castle, catapulting herself off it towards the rock pile just as Gun Runner fired. But before she could reach the card, the blast struck Pegasus and made it burst. A powerful gust of wind escaped the beast, blowing the card away before Pinkie could grab it. Flash: 3400 Pinkie: 2550 Flash watched as Pinkie was hit the ground. "You okay?" Then Pinkie raised her legs up and over her head, doing a backwards roly-poly to get back on her feat. "I'm okay. Flash sighed in relief, "then I'll use Gun Runner's ability!" Gun Runner fired another blast from his weapon, which created a portal. "Since he destroyed a Level seven monster, I can banish him and summon a Level seven monster from my deck!" He leapt through the portal, a new monster flying out the other side. "Say hello to Flash Heart Dragon...X!" (A2500/D2000/L7/P4) "Attack!" The dragon's booster ignited and rocketed it towards Pinkie. "I activate my face down!" Pinkie's card flipped upwards, revealing a Spell card. "Balloon Party! This lets me summoned a quartet of Balloon Tokens to the field, in DEF mode." Four different coloured balloons appeared on the field, each with a smiley face on them. (A0/D0/L1)X4. Flash Heart was now forced to attack one of those, punching the blue balloon and making it burst. "Magna Droid!" The robot flew forwards and used on of its tools to pop the red one. "Flashback!" The dragon flew up and blocked out the sun, then fired a blast of light that burst the green balloon and left only the pink one. "Meanie!" Pinkie pouted, with Flash just shrugging at her threw down a face down and ended his turn. Magna Droid's ATK returned to normal (A500/D1000/L2/P6) "Alright, it's my turn!" She drew her card as her Party Cannon activated. "I'm guessing...Level three." She drew again and smiled, "it's Balloonimal Fishy." The blue balloon animal appeared infront of her. (A1000/D500/L3) "Then I'll use Surprise Draw. By popping my Balloonimal Fish, I can draw the same number of cards as his level." The fish popped as Pinkie drew her cards, then smiled. "This is gonna be big," Flash realised. "I activate Future Fusion!" Now I can send monsters from my deck to my grave and in two turns, I can summon a Fusion Monster." She took three cards out of her deck and placed them into her graveyard, "then I play another card. Fusion Pop!" Flash's eyes went wide. "By your scared expression, I'm guessing you figured out what it does. By banishing monsters on my field and in my grave, I can fuse them all together!" Her field lit up as her formally destroyed monsters reappeared. Balloonimal Pony, Fish, Pegasus and a trio of Dogs appeared, before a vortex opened and they were sucked and the last Balloon Token inside. "I FUSION SUMMON!" The vortex exploded, revealing Pinkie's best monster. "BALLOONIMAL CHIMERA!" (A?/D?/L10) "And since I used seven cards in the fusion, his ATK and DEF become eight hundred times that number. (A5600/D5600/L10) "Plus, it can attack once for every card used." "That means it can attack seven times!" Flash cried Celestia: Incredible. Pinkie has summoned a monster with enough power to wipe Flash out in a single move. And it has seven of them. Luna: Can Flash withstand this titan? "Chimera," Pinkie leapt up onto her monster's back, "attack Magna Droid!" The beast bounced forwards, targeting Flash's Pendulum Tuner before jumping into the air and belly flopping onto it. Magna Droid was crushed, but Flash activated his face down. "Go, Defence Draw! Not only does this protect my life points, but I also let's me draw one card." Flash did so before leaping up onto Flash Heart's back, his boosters exploding as he and Flashback ran away. "You're not getting away," Pinkie told him. "Chimera, attack Flashback Dragon." The giant monster began bouncing after them, targeting the serpentine creature. Flash meanwhile, looked around to try and find an Action Card. But before he could find one, Pinkie and her monster caught up and Chimera leapt into the air before crushing his Synchro Monster beneath it. The explosion was so powerful, that it sent Flash flying off Flash Heart and hitting the ground rolling. Flash Heart was blown into a rock pile, knocking it over while Chimera got closer. Flash: 100 Pinkie: 2550 Flash moaned as he picked his head up, only to see something that had flown infront of him when Flash Heart had knocked over the rocks. Speaking of Flash Heart, he pulled himself free from the rocks as Chimera got within striking range. "It's been fun Flash," Pinkie told him as her monster leapt into the air. Flash rolled onto his back as he placed his card into his Duel Disk. "Sorry, this isn't ending yet. Go Rubble Trap!" The rocks Flash Heart had knocked over last turn flew into the air towards Chimera, slamming into it and sticking to it like glue. Pinkie saw this and leapt off her monster before she could be trapped, landing on a rock pile before looking up at her monster. Said monster was now buried within a moon like construct. "What the?" "Rubble Trap," Flash picked himself up. "An Action Spell that lets me prevent one monster on the field from attack for this turn." Pinkie smiled, "smart. Alright, I end my turn." The moon crumbled and Chimera was free, landing infront of the rock pillar Pinkie was standing on. Flash breathed heavily, knowing he needed to bring that thing down and end this match this turn. "Here goes," he placed his hand on his deck and drew his card. Seeing what he'd got, he knew what he had to do. "I PENDULUM SUMMON!" The portal formed and opened before a pair of lights shot out, hitting the ground and took shape. "Get to work, Reflector Scale Magna Snake!" (A1600/D1300/L4/P7) "Unleash your roar, Star Fang Magna Tiger!" (A2400/D2100/L7) The two monsters stood besides Flash Heart and stared up at Chimera, ready to take it down. "Cool monsters," Pinkie told him. "But they're not gonna be able to stop my Balloonimal." "Maybe not on their own," Flash replied. "But what if I fuse them together." Pinkie's eyes went wide hearing this. "I now activate the Pendulum Ability of my Nightlight Magna Sheep!" The light-bulbs on Magna Sheep's armour glowed before unleash a blast of light, which struck the sky above them and created a vortex. Flash Heart and Magna Snake were sucked inside. "Now watch as I fuse the unequalled might of a dragon," Flash said, "with the shining light of the Pendulum!" The vortex exploded and released a burst of bright light. "I FUSION SUMMON!" The light faded, revealing Flash's Fusion Monster. "Spiral Vector Dragon!" (A3500/D1500/L8/P7) Celestia: There it is folks. The monster that won Flash the Celestic Cup. Now can is save him against Pinkie's mighty beast? "Bring it on Flash," Pinkie told him. "Alright!" Flash replied as his monster raised his bazooka weapon, aimed it at Balloonimal Chimera. A red beam of light shot out of its sight and struck Chimera. "Since Spiral Vector Dragon was Fusion Summoned using a monster with a Pendulum Scale of seven, I can look at the top seven cards of my deck and for each Pendulum Monster I reveal, your monster loses five hundred ATK points." Luna: Flash is going to need at least five Pendulum Monsters to weaken Chimera enough to win. Can he do it. "Let's find out!" Flash drew the top card before looking it over and revealing it, "Magna Caster Exitium!" (A5100/D5100/L10) "Next!" Flash drew again, "Glow Claw Magna Chimp!" (A4600/D4600/L10) "Number three!" Flash frowned seeing it was a spell card, "number four!" He drew again, his frown becoming a smile. "Crystal Tusk Magna Boar!" (A4100/D4100/L10) "The fifth card!" He drew again, "Lustrous Feather Magna Leghorn!" (A3600/D3600/L10) "Card six!" This time it was a Trap card. This was his last chance, he just needed on more Pendulum. "I...DRAW!" He looked at the card and smiled, "Magna Caster Solaris!" (A3100/D3100/L10) Celestia: Incredible! Flash managed to get just the cards he needed to defeat Balloonimal Chimera. Pinkie looked up at Spiral Vector as its weapon charged up, trying to find anything that might save her monster. Then she spotted it, an Action Card. It was trapped between the rocks of a pillar She leapt onto her monster before the two bounced off towards the card, while Spiral Vector's attack finished charging. "Go, Vortex Pulsar BLAST!" The dragon fired, unleashing a powerful beam of white light which flew towards Pinkie and her monster. And as it got closer to them, they arrived at the rock pillar and Pinkie bounced up and off her monster to be sent flying upwards. She grabbed the card and pulled it free before landing back on her monster, only to look at the card and gasp as she saw it was an Action Trap. Luna: Too bad. She got Rock Slide. That Trap deals her five hundred points of damage. Seconds later, the rock pillar crumbled and fell towards them. Pinkie cried as the two were buried. Flash: 100 Pinkie: 2050 Pinkie pulled herself free of the rocks, just in time to see Spiral Vector's attack flying towards her. Balloonimal Chimera leapt out of the rocks and met the attack head on, exploding into pieces and leaving her completely defenceless. Flash: 100 Pinkie: 1650 "Now, Star Fang Magna Tiger, end this!" The tiger armoured warrior flew at Pinkie, its clawed star shaped gauntlet primed. Once it reached Pinkie, it slashed downwards at her and sent her flying with a loud cry. Flash: 100 (Winner) Pinkie: 0 Celestia: And Flash Sentry is the winner! Luna: Pinkie had him on the ropes for a moment, but in the end the Celestic Cup Champion pulled through. Flash rushed over to Pinkie, who was still laying on the ground. "You okay?" He asked as he crouched down besides her. Pinkie had a massive grin on her face, "you kidding? That was so much FUN!" Flash smirked, "I'm glad you enjoyed it." He grabbed her hand and pulled her up to her feet, "hopefully we can Duel again in the next round." "No doubt," Pinkie agreed. "We'll definitely be two of the sixteen teams to make it through to the round, so we'll have our rematch then." Flash nodded, "you got it. I'm looking forward to it." With that, the ground below Pinkie began to retract. She waved him goodbye before she disappeared, while Flash looked down at his Raduel and saw there was only about five minutes left of day one. He then looked at his team's points and saw they'd gotten a good amount of points. If they kept this up, they'd make it to the second round by the end of tomorrow. Five minutes later, a bell rang to signal the day's end. Any Duels still taking place would be allowed to continue, while the none Duelling competitors headed off stage. Once the last Duel concluded, the Duel Field's dissolved as the teams looked up at the megascreen to see a large sixteen on it. "The first day went pretty well," Sunburst told Flash and Spike. "None of us lost a match," Flash agreed as he sipped on a soda he'd gotten from a vender. "Let's do the same tomorrow." "You got it!" Spike agreed. "Attention!" They heard Celestia announced, "we've just received some great news." They looked up at the megascreen and saw the sixteen change to a fifteen. "Amazingly, one team in the competition has already made it past the first round." This statement made everyone gasp and begin to murmur. They all continued to stare at the megascreen, knowing said team would be shown on it. Finally, Luna spoke up. "Accumulating the fifty points required on the very first day tournament, everyone give a big round of applause to Team Dominator!" In that moment, the screen changed to show the images of said winners. "Tempest Shadow, Heath Burns and Starlight Glimmer, who all managed to win their Duels quick enough to gather the points needed Flash raised an eyebrow seeing Tempest and her teammates. "So that's her team name. Dominator." He remembered his Duel against her, along with the theme of her monsters. "I can't believe they managed to get enough points in one day," Spike said. Sunburst simply stared at the other female member of team Dominator, "Starlight." The screen changed to show a replay of Tempest Shadow walking away from her opponent, who was someone the V-Fighters all knew. "Incredible," Celestia said. "Tempest Shadow managed to defeat Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle and Big Mac, to help his team clear the first round so quickly. This is big news and we're only on day one of the tournament. "She beat all three of them?" Flash asked. Those were some of the best Duellists Flash knew, and she apparently beat them all with ease. Several minutes ago. As she was being lowered into the Graveyard, Rainbow growled. How could she had been so utterly trounced the way she had been. Meanwhile, down in the graveyard, Twilight and Mac were frowning. As the Three thought back to their Duels, they all remembered a moment right before the end. They had all been shown the exact same thing. They had been in space, with a pair of planets floating off in the distance. Tempest had been there, mumbled something, then the whole thing had disappeared. Before any of them could ask what they had just seen, Tempest had finished the Duel off so viciously that they were taken by utter surprise. Flash realised now just how powerful Tempest really was. And if she saw them as worthy of being on her team, Starlight and Heath would be just as dangerous. The Double X Tournament had only just begun, but with how powerful Team Dominator appeared to be, the winner might have just been decided.