//------------------------------// // Turn 17: Sibling Supreme // Story: Yugioh EQG: XX // by Banshee531 //------------------------------// Luna: The excitement build in day two of the Double X. Many incredible Duels have already taken place, and many more are sure to follow. Celestia: Lets head over to the Canyon Field, where Rarity of Team Applejewel is facing off against Micro Chips of Team Righteous Galaxy! Rarity's currently had her Gem-Knight Lapis, while Micro had his Galaxy Hero Ecliptor. He also had the Trap Gravity Bind, along with the Spell Motion Wave Cannon. On his next turn, it'd be charged enough to defeat her. "Alright," Rarity drew her card and smiled at what she'd gotten. "I pay five hundred life points, in order to activate the Equip Spell Mistmane's Flower of Everlasting Beauty!" Micro: 2100 Rarity: 1800 A black pot with a pink long steamed flower appeared besides Lapis. "This card allows me to revive a monster from my graveyard, so I'll revive my Gem-Knight Lady Brilliant Diamond!" The flower glowed, as a portal opened up beneath it and out flew Rarity's best monster. Said monster grabbed the plant pot in its hand and held up its rapier. (A3400/D2000/L10) "I think you may have made a critical error," Micro told her. "Don't forget, my Gravity Bind stops all Level four or higher monsters from attack." "Don't be so sure darling," Rarity told him. "A monster equipped with Mistmane's Flower, also becomes immune to all Spells, Traps and Monster Effect." Micro's eyes went wide, as Brilliant Diamond rushed forwards and stabbed Ecliptor with its sword. Micro: 1100 Rarity: 1800 "And now you have nothing to protect you from Lapis's attack!" The weaker Gem-Knight leapt forwards ballerina style, then performed a spinning kick into Micro's stomach. Micro: 0 Rarity: 1800 (Winner) Luna: It's over. Rarity managed to overcome her opponent's strategy and earn a come from behind victory. Rarity and Micro both shook hands. "Excellent move. I'll need to rework my Duel formula to accommodate for immunity cards." "Glad I could help you," Rarity smiled before Micro was pulled underground. Once her was gone, Rarity began her search for the next opponent. Celestia: Meanwhile, over in the Volcano Field, Adagio Dazzle of team Dazzlings is currently facing off against Vinyl Scratch of Team Muffins. Currently, Adagio didn't have any monsters on the field, while Vinyl had Sound Striker. She did however, have a Pendulum Scale. In one pillar was a monster named Ocean's Idol Allegra, which was a blond mermaid in a black and white dress with a silver tail. In the other pillar was Ocean's Idol Medley, which was a white haired mermaid with a white tail and purple dress. Allegra's pendulum scale was one while Medley's was eight. Adagio also had a face up Continuous Spell called Idol's Backup. "It's my turn," Adagio drew her card and smiled as the portal opened up above her. "I PENDULUM SUMMON!" The portal opened and five lights shot out of it, hitting the ground and taking shape before fading to reveal her monsters. The first was a blond mermaid in a purple dress and pink gloves going up to her elbows. Her tail was yellow and she wore pink microphone headset. "Ocean's Idol Operetta!" (A2400/D2100/L7/P4) The next was a brunette mermaid carrying pompoms, wearing an orange vest and skirt with a green tail. "Ocean's Idol Nera!" (A1400/D1300/L4/P8) The third was a redheaded mermaid with a cream dress and red tail, said dressing being covered in bows. "Ocean's Idol Rhapsody!" (A2300/D1900/L6/P2) The forth was a blue haired mermaid with pink highlights, wearing an orange and black dress that had an opening to show off her belly button. Her tail was the same blue as her hair and had pink on the fine. "Ocean's Idol Vespers!" (A1800/D900/L4/P2) Finally, the last was a peach haired mermaid with a peach coloured tail. She wore a dress that was red, white and black and was wearing a pair of white gloves. "Ocean's Idol Cabaletta!" (A2000/D100/L4/P2) "I'll now use Operetta's ability!" Nera, Rhapsody and Vespers all transformed into lights before flying towards Adagio, the girl catching them as they returned to being cards. "My returning any number of Ocean Idols to my hand, I can lower the ATK of you Sound Striker by five hundred points for each one!" Operetta began to sing, unleashing a powerful soundwave that struck Vinyl's monster and weakened it. (A1300/D700/L8) "Not cool!" Vinyl cried. "Operetta, ATTACK!" The mermaid swam through the air towards Vinyl and her monster. "Not so fast! I'm using DJ Pon-3's ability, to pay five hundred life points and change your monster to DEF mode!" The DJ started blasting out beats, which flew right at Operetta. Vinyl: 600 Adagio: 1400 "Sorry," Adagio said, "not happening. I'm using Idol's Backup to return Cabaletta back to my hand!" The peach mermaid transformed into a light, which flew into Adagio's hand. "Now I can negate the effect of one card on your field that's targeting an Ocean's Idol." A shield appeared around Operetta, blocking the soundwaves and allowing her to get close. Once she was inches from Sound Striker, she unleashing a high pitched scream that made the DJ's machine shake itself apart. Vinyl managed to jump clear, seconds before it collapsed. Vinyl: 0 Adagio: 1400 (Winner) Luna: And the winner is Adagio Dazzle, of team Dazzlings. Vinyl sighed as Adagio stepped over to her, "nice Duel." "Yeah," Adagio replied, "sure. Anyway, I need to ask you something. You were the first one to Duel against Tempest Shadow yesterday, weren't you?" Vinyl frowned. "Yeah, I was. And she totally kicked my butt." "So what was she like?" Adagio asked. Vinyl hummed, "she wasn't your usual opponent. From the Traps she used, her monster's abilities and...well...everything. It felt as if the whole Duel was rigged in her favour." This got Adagio curious, but couldn't say anything else as Vinyl was pulled underground. Once she was gone, Adagio sighed. "Geez, what did we get ourselves into?" Meanwhile, in the Meadow Field, two of the tournament competitors were staring each other down. Celestia: The next challenger for Twilight Sparkle, is none other then her younger brother Spike. Luna: Not only is Spike her little brother, but he's also the right hand man to her boyfriend Flash Sentry. No doubt this contest will be anything but boring. Up in one of the VIP boxes, Shining, Cadance and Flurry were watching. Besides them was Cold, Grand and team Crusaders. Tidal had also been invited, but had opted to sit in the stands where his cheers could be heard. From his seat, Shining frowned as he looked at his little siblings being paired off against one another. Though he knew there was a chance they'd end up against one another, he had been hoping the universe would keep them separate until they were further into the competition. But it seemed fate had other ideas. "Twilight. Spike." As Spike activated his Duel Disk, he couldn't help but feel nervous. Sunburst was already in the Graveyard, so he couldn't afford to lose. But he had never beaten his sister in a one on one Duel before. No, he had to win. A look of determination became etched onto his face Twilight was also sporting the same look. There was no way she was losing another match, not after what happened yesterday. Even if her opponent happened to be her brother. Spike the said with great confidence, "this is what it means-" "To compete in the Double X!" Twilight finished with the same level of confidence. "DUEL!" Spike: 4000 Twilight: 4000 Down below in the Graveyard, Sunburst and the rest of the defeated Duellist saw a nearby TV switch on and show Twilight and Spike's Duel on it. "Come on Spike," Sunburst told him. "I'll take the first move!" Spike reached for his deck, "I draw! I'll start by summoning Lava Fang Dragon in ATK mode!" A fireball appeared in front of him before exploding, revealing a red serpentine dragon with lava spewing out of its mouth. (A1400/D1300/L4) "Next, I'll equip him with my Dragon Shield!" A spiky suit of armour materialised around the winged snake. "With this, Lava Fang can't be destroyed by battle and neither of us take any damage from battles involving him." Twilight frowned. Obviously he was hoping to keep his monster around long enough to use in a Synchro Summon. She had to get rid of it before he could pull it off. "I place one card face down and end my turn." "Then it's my turn," Twilight drew her card before placing it and another card in her hand onto her Duel Disk. "And I set the Pendulum Scale, with scale two Pendulum Caster and scale eight Magi-Beast Mystic Dracoteen!" The pillars of light appeared besides her before her monsters flew up into them, the portal forming once they were there. "Cut through space time and carve the arc of victory!" The portal finally finished forming, "I PENDULUM SUMMON!" The portal opened before a single light shot out and hit the ground, then faded to reveal the hook staffed magician girl. "Magician's Valkyria!" (A1600/D1800/L4) "Next I summon Flame Burst Magician!" The fire styled wizard appeared next to Valkyria. "And when he's normal summoned, he deals you eight hundred points of damage. Spike's eyes went wide as he saw the wizard shoot a fireball at him, which struck his chest and made him stagger backwards. Spike: 3200 Twilight: 4000 "Then I'll use Pendulum Caster's Pendulum Ability, to turn my level three Flame Burst Magician into a Tuner Monster." The Pendulum Monster pointed his staff at Flame Burst, then fired a rainbow beam out and struck him. Once the transformation was complete, Flame Burst leapt into the air. "And now I tune my Level three Flame Burst Magician with my Level four Magician's Valkyria!" Flame Burst exploded into a trio of lights, which quickly carved three ring that Valkyria leapt into. "Beings of mystical might, unite you power and let the magic shine for all eternity." In that moment her monsters disappeared in an explosion of light, "I SYNCHRO SUMMON!" The light faded to reveal Twilight's ace. "Twilight Warlock!" (A2500/D2100/L7/P4) "I activate my Warlock's ability, to look at the top five cards of my deck and add one Spellbook to my hand." She drew five cards and looked through them, then pull one out before shuffling the rest back into her deck. "Now I activate it. Spellbook of Disenchantment!" A book appeared in Warlock's hand, which he opened before it shot out a beam of light. That beam struck Lava Fang Dragon, causing the armour it was wearing to disappear. "What the?" Spike asked. "Spellbook of Disenchantment allows me to destroy one Spell card on the field, as long as I have a Spellcaster on my field." Twilight smiled while Spike frowned. "Now, Twilight Warlock, attack Lava Fang Dragon!" The wizard pointed its staff at Spike's monster and unleashed a blast of magic. "I activate my face down," Spike card flipped up. "Dragon Scale Armour!" This card protects my monster from being destroyed and cuts the damage I take in half!" Lava Fang curled itself up as its scales glowed, the magic attack hitting it but the dragon was able to endure. Spike: 2650 Twilight: 4000 Twilight frowned. It seemed Spike had a backup plan in case she managed to destroy his Dragon Shield. "I end my turn." While this was happening, Flash was in the Arctic Field Duelling against his own opponent. He was hoping to end the Duel quickly and free Sunburst, but there was one small problem. His opponent was TAKING FOREVER! He was currently hiding within a Nightmare's Steelcage, which had prevented Flash from attacking for two turns. Luckily, that was about to end. "I place one card face down and end my turn." With that, the cage began to vanish, freeing up Flash's monster to attack his opponent next turn. "Alright," his opponent drew his card, "I play the Spell card Swords of Revealing Light!" Flash's eyes went wide before looking up, seeing as swords made of pure light shot down from the heavens and surrounded him. Now his monsters couldn't attack for three turns, "OH COME ON!" "It's my turn," Spike reached for his deck. "I draw!" He looked at what he'd gotten and nodded, "I summon Burning Salamander to the field in ATK mode!" Another fireball appeared and exploded, showing a red lizard with a yellow underbody and a stream of fire running down its back. (A1600/D1400/L4) "A Tuner Monster!" Twilight gulped. Spike smirked as Burning Salamander leapt into the air. "I tune my Level four Burning Salamander, with Level four Lava Fang Dragon!" The flaming lizard transformed into a quartet of fireballs, which each carved a burning ring that Lava Fang Dragon flew into. "Cast your flames across this battle field, and burn everything that is weak to ashes" Spike chanted as his monsters were consumed by an explosion of fire. "I SYNCHRO SUMMON!" The flames erupted, as Spike's ace burst free and revealed itself. "Dragonic Blazemaster!" (A3000/D2000/L8) Twilight looked up at her brother's best card, knowing that stopping it was gonna take everything she had. Spike leapt up onto his monster, as it spread its wings and took to the sky. "Attack!" The humanoid dragon raised his sword before charging at Twilight Warlock, while it and Twilight began rushing through the meadow in search of an action card. Twilight spotted one laying on the ground, leaping for it as Blazemaster swung his sword. But when Twilight grabbed the card and flipped it up, her eyes went wide seeing it was an Action Trap. Luna: Card Blast. That Action Trap forces Ms Sparkle to send three cards from her deck, then take three hundred points of damage for every monster sent there. Twilight frowned and drew three cards, spotting two monsters among them. Spike: 2650 Twilight: 3400 Seconds later, Blazemaster struck Twilight Warlock and destroyed it while sending Twilight flying backwards. Spike: 2650 Twilight: 2900 "I end my turn with a face down," Spike announced while Twilight picked herself up. "It's my turn!" Twilight reached for her deck, "I draw!" The portal began to form above her head, "I PENDULUM SUMMON!" The portal opened up before a pair of lights shot out and struck the ground, taking shape before fading to reveal Twilight's Synchro Pendulum and another monster. "Twilight Warlock!" (A2500/D2100/L7/P4) "And Twilight Unicorn!" (A1800/D1300/L4/P7) "I'll now activate Twilight Warlock's ability!" Twilight drew five cards and smiled seeing one of them, taking it before shuffling the rest back into her deck. "Now I equip Twilight Warlock with the Magic Tome of Starswirl!" The book appeared in the Synchro's hand. Up in another of the VIP boxes, Tempest and Starlight sat watching the Duel unfold while Heath listened to his music. When Twilight had played that card, it made Starlight raise an eyebrow. "Isn't that the girl you beat the other day?" "It is," Tempest replied. "And she apparently got that Starswirl card from Moondancer." This made Starlight's eyes go wide as she turned to her, then looked back to fire a quizzical look at Twilight. "But why? Why would she give up such a powerful card?" "I don't know," Tempest said. "Maybe she knew what was coming and wanted a way for us to become interested in her." "Not like it matters," Starlight then said. "Even with that card, she didn't stand much of a chance against you." "Maybe," Tempest said. "Here's the deal," Twilight told her brother. "While holding that Tome, my Warlock gains a hundred ATK points for every Spellbook in the graveyard. And right now, I have two of them." (A2700/D2100/L7/P4) "Also, I can send one Spellbook from my deck to my grave in order to activate it's ability. So I'm sending Spellbook of Power to my graveyard, to power him up another eleven hundred points. (A3800/D2100/L7/P4) "Attack!" The wizard aimed its staff at Spike's Dragon and fired. "I activate my Trap!" Spike ordered, as his face down flipped over. "Roar of the Mighty Dragon! Since you're declaring an attack on a Dragon monster that's Level seven or higher, it's effect activates. Now we both have to draw until he get a monster and if my monster's Level is higher then yours, your attack is negated." Twilight frowned, but drew her card. Her monster was Star Charmer, a Level one. "Not good," she looked over at Spike as he revealed his monster. It was Ember Dragon, a low level monster but still stronger then hers. As Twilight Warlock's attack flew towards Blazemaster, the dragon opened its jaw and let loose a mighty roar. The entire field rocked, as the sound created a force strong enough to deflect the blast. Twilight frowned at this, she and Spike both sending their drawn cards to the graveyard, then jumped onto the back of her Unicorn before it galloped across the field. "I end my turn." Twilight Warlock's ATK returned to normal, though still powered up by its Spellbook. (A2800/D2100/L7/P4) "It's my turn!" Spike drew his card, "I summon Flame Sabre Dragon!" A burst of flames signalled the arrival of the twin sword wielding dragon. (A1500/D1200/L4/P5) "Now, Dragonic Blazemaster, attack Twilight Warlock!" The Synchro Dragon flew forwards as it sword ignited, Twilight still on the hunt for an Action Card. But before she could spot one, Blazemaster's sword stabbed her Warlock and destroyed it. Spike: 2650 Twilight: 2700 "And now it's time for Blazemaster's ability," Spike announced. "Since he destroyed a monster, I can have him attack another monster on your field!" Blazemaster's sword reignited as it turned to Twilight Unicorn, "Eternal Flame!" The dragon flew forwards and raised its weapon. In that moment, Twilight spotted an Action Card and reached down to grab it. Plucking it up off the ground, she looked at it before frowning. She then leapt off her monster, right before Blazemaster burnt it to a crisp. Spike: 2650 Twilight: 2100 As Twilight shakily landed on her feet, she placed the Action Card into her Duel Disk. "I activate the Action Spell Untrained Replacement. I can only activate this Action Spell when you destroy a monster. Now I can summon a monster from my deck that's one Level lower then my Unicorn, so I can now summon a Level three." Her deck shuffled before slotting out a card, which Twilight took and slapped onto her Duel Disk. "Come on out, Timebreaker Magician!" The teen in clock themed wizards clothes appeared in front of her. (A1400/D0/L3/P2) Spike smirked, "not bad Twi. Alright, Flame Sabre Dragon attack!" The dragon rushed forwards and slashed Twilight's last monster, burning it into nothing. Spike: 2650 Twilight: 2000 "I end my turn." Spike turned to Twilight as she sighed. Spike had definitely gotten much stronger since their last Duel. But even so, she couldn't let that stop her. Twilight looked down at her Duel Disk, remembering the Spell card resting in her graveyard that had been given by Moondancer. She still wasn't able to Duel at her level yet, to honour her. Until she could, she had to keep pressing forwards and improve her game. "I draw!" Twilight looked at the card she'd gotten and smiled, a plan forming in her head as the portal formed above her. "I PENDULUM SUMMON!" The portal opened before a trio of lights shot out, revealing Twilight's revived monsters. "Twilight Warlock!" (A2500/D2100/L7/P4) "Twilight Unicorn!" (A1800/D1300/L4/P7) "And Timebreaker Magician!" (A1400/D0/L3/P2) "I'll now activate Twilight Warlock's ability!" Twilight drew her five cards and smiled, seeing just what she'd been hoping for. "I activate the Spellbook of Rebirth, to revive Star Charmer back to the field!" The Level one Tuner monster appeared besides the rest of her magicians. "And finally I summon Spirit Chanter!" Twilight's fifth wizard finally appeared. (A500/D300/L2) Celestia: Impressive. Despite the odds, Twilight's field is now completely full. Will this give her the edge she needs? The army of Spellcasters all stared up at Spike's dragons, ready to take them down. "Let's go!" Twilight yelled as her Tuner monster leapt into the air. "I now tune Level one Star Charmer and Level two Spirit Chanter." Star Charmer waved his wand and transformed into a ball of light, which carved a ring that Spirit Chanter flew into. "Now watch," Twilight said, "as both power and magic surge towards each other and collide to create pure might." The two disappeared in a burst of radiant light. "I SYNCHRO SUMMON!" The light faded, revealing Twilight's strongest Tuner monster. "Celestial Charmer!" (A1200/D600/L3) "And since Celestial Charmer was Synchro Summoned, I can draw one card." She did so and found it was Pendulum Spellbook. Spike watched as energy surrounded his Flame Sabre Dragon, de-powering it. (A1000/D1200/L4/P5) "Not good." "And now," Twilight said. "Level three Synchro Tuner Celestial Charmer tunes with Level seven Twilight Warlock!" Celestia Charmer waved its staff before transforming into three rings of light, which flew up into the sky. Once there, Twilight Warlock flew up towards them. "Ancient power of the heavens, let your might flow through me, so I may carry out your work." As Twilight Warlock flew through the rings, they exploded into light which covered the Spellcaster before the light formed a cocoon around him. "GO ACCEL SYNCHRO!" The light cocoon disappeared from around Twilight's monster, revealing her hyper evolved Synchro Monster. "Celestial Body Magician!" (A3500/D3000/L10) "There it is," Spike said while looking up at one of his sister's best monsters. "Now for Celestial Body Magician's ability!" Twilight said as she drew five cards, looking them over before showing them to Spike. Two of them were monsters, one was a Trap and the last two were Spell cards. "Since two of the cards I drew were Spellbook card, Celestia Body Magician is allowed to attack twice." Celestial Body Magician waved his staff, creating a pair of ethereal books which spun around his body. He then pointed his staff down towards Dragonic Blazemaster, with one of them going flying at it. "Don't forget about my Roar of the Mighty Dragon!" Spike told her as his Trap activated. "Now we both draw until we get a monster." They did so, Twilight revealing her Level three Ventus Charmer while Spike got Level six Iron Tail Dragon." Blazemaster unleashed another roar, which hit the book and sent it flying back at Celestial Body Magician. "Well my magician still has another attack," Twilight announced while the second book went flying. It shot through and destroyed the first book, then headed straight for Blazemaster. Spike's Trap activated again and the two drew until they got a monster. Twilight saw she'd gotten Defender the Magical Knight, a Level four, and when she turned to Spike she saw a frown on his face. The reason soon became clear when he turned the card around and showed it was Underling Dragon, Level two. Blazemaster unleashed another roar, but this time the book broke through the soundwaves and struck the beast in the beast. It let out a might cry and it was destroyed, Spike sent hurtling towards the ground and crashing into it near a bush. Spike: 2150 Twilight: 2000 "And with Flame Sabre Dragon now weakened, Timebreaker can easily destroy it!" The clock themed wizard rushed forwards, clock hand sword primed. As Spike was picking himself up, he happened to spot something hidden under the bush. Seconds later, Timebreaker's Sword struck Flame Sabre's crossed over blades. But despite being weaker, the dragon remained where it was and pushed Timebreaker back. "What?" Twilight asked before looking down at her Duel Disk, seeing Spike's life points decrease. Spike: 1750 Twilight: 2000 "Sorry Twi," Spike said as he stood up. "But Flame Sabre ain't going anywhere. I got the Action Card Fading Will. At the end of this turn, Flame Sabre will be destroyed. But until then, he can't be destroyed by battle." Twilight frowned, "you'll still take damage though. Twilight Unicorn!" The horse she was riding pointed its horn at Spike's dragon and fired its magical blast, which struck the beast and pushed it back while shocking Spike. Spike: 950 Twilight: 2000 "I end my turn," Twilight announced. As soon as she said that, Flame Sabre Dragon dropped its swords as it fell face first into the ground and exploded. Now Spike was monster-less and facing off against three powerful monsters. Something like this was to be expected from Twilight, but Spike couldn't let it end like this. For Sunburst...for Flash...for the team. Spike had to win, even if it meant doing the impossible and defeating his sister. "I won't give up!" He placed his hand on his deck, "I just need something big to put me back in this Duel!" With that, he drew his card. Unfortunately, all he got was Assault Wyvern and that wasn't gonna be of any use. "What can I do?" He asked, only to remember an effect he could play. "That could work." "What could work?" Twilight asked. "My Flame Sabre Dragon's ability," Spike announced. "By sending him from my Extra Deck to the grave, I can draw one card for every monster on your field." He moved his Pendulum monster to the graveyard before drawing three cards, smiling when he saw what he'd gotten. "Sweet." Twilight raised an eyebrow at this, wondering what he'd gotten. "I set Flame Breaker Dragon into the Pendulum Zone!" A single light pillar appeared besides him before the hammer wielding dragonoid flew up into it. "And now that he's there, I can pay five hundred life points to banish a Dragon from my hand." Spike: 450 Twilight: 2000 "I banished Assault Wyvern!" Said dragon appeared on the field, as Flame Breaker Dragon tossed its hammer into its back. As soon as it made contact, the dragon exploded and the flames split into four fireballs. "Now I can summon two monsters whose combined Levels equal his. So I summon Fireheart Dracokid and Peewee Dragon!" the fireballs paired off and combined, creating the two young dragons that flew down next infront of Spike. (A1000/D800/L2) (A300/D200/L2) "Two Tuner monsters?" Twilight asked in confusion. "What's he planning." "You'll see," Spike said as he placed another card into his Duel Disk. "As soon as I used Monster Reborn to revive Dragonic Blazemaster." A pillar of fire exploded behind him, which Spike's ace quickly flew out of. (A3000/D2000/L8) The beast roared, while Twilight's eyes went wide. "Don't tell me." "THAT'S RIGHT!" Spike cried as his two Tuner Monsters leapt into the air. "Level Two Fireheart Dracokid and Level two Peewee Dragon, now Double Tunes with Level eight Dragonic Blazemaster!" The Tuner's exploded into a quartet of fireballs, which quickly blazed four rings of fire. Those four rings lined up, as Blazemaster flew up into them. All over the stadium, the crowd's attention became focused purely on this one Duel. "Flames of Apocalypse, incinerate everything in this world!" The flaming rings exploded, wrapping Blazemaster into a ball of fire. "I SYNCHRO SUMMON!" The flaming sun began to extinguish, reveal Spike's new monster. It looked like Dragonic Blazemaster, but it was now twelve meters in height and had blue and yellow armour on its shoulders, chest, knees and tail. The horn on its snout was twice the size and it had a single dragon wing on the back of its wrists and ankles. A pair of bat wing shaped ears extended out of the sides of its head and on the end of its tail were another pair of wings. Connected to its shoulder armours were a pair of tube like scabbards, each holding three blades within them. "Dragonic Blazemaster...INFERNO LEGEND!" (A3500/D3000/L12) Twilight could only stare up at the beast in amazement, awestruck at its majesty. Luna: Incredible! Despite the previous disadvantage, Spike has managed to claw himself back up and summon a truly mighty beast. "Now watch," Spike announced. "As the molten ashes of my fallen dragons rise up from their fiery graves, ablaze with new life. Each granting Inferno Legend three hundred ATK points." From out of the ground, spirits of Spike's monsters phased out before exploding into fire. That fire flew into Inferno Legend's mouth. As it swallowed, the beast roared as it suddenly began to grow until it was almost twice its original height. (A5900/D3000/L12) All over the Meadow Field, Duels came to a halt as the Duellists all turned to stare at the giant dragon. Twilight frowned as she started galloping away, hoping to find an Action card that could save her. As the dragon picked Spike up and placed him on its shoulders, the teen turned to his fleeing sister. "Inferno Legend, attack Celestial Body Magician!" This confused many people. Sure, he'd still win, but wouldn't attacking a weaker monster make that easier? Especially given Celestial Body's ability. "Since you've attacked him, my Synchro Monster's ability lets me remove him from play at negate your attack." But as soon as she said that, Twilight's Duel disk beeped. She looked down and saw it say the action was prohibited. "What gives?" "What gives is Inferno Legend's ability," Spike explained as his dragon took to the skies. "With Blazemaster in my graveyard, all your monster effects are negated during my turn. The only down side is he's forced to attack your strongest monster." That explained it. Twilight needed something, quickly. Then she saw it, a nearby bush. If Spike had found an Action card in one, then she might she. Twilight Unicorn picked up speed, as Inferno Legend reached back and drew one of his six swords. It pulled back, just as Twilight reached the bush. She jumped off her Unicorn and reached into it, feeling a familiar something on her fingers. "Yes," she pulled back and saw what she'd gotten before placing it in her Duel Disk. "I activate the Action Spell Grass Guard!" A tornado of grass appeared around Celestial Body, as Inferno Legend tried to slash at it. "This card might not save my monster, but it'll cut the damage I take in half!" The sword broke through the tornado, slicing Twilight's Accel Synchro monster in half while sending a way of wind across the field. Twilight cried as she was knocked off her feet. Spike: 450 Twilight: 800 Twilight sighed. She'd lost her monster, but at least she'd survived. "You're not safe yet sis," she looked up and saw Spike's dragon unsheave another sword. "Whenever Inferno Legend destroys a monster, I can banish a Tuner from my graveyard and have him attack again!" Twilight gasped as Burning Salamander appeared in front of Inferno Legend before bursting into flames, wrapping around the sword as the Synchro Monster turned to Twilight Unicorn. As she watched the sword fly down towards her monster, Twilight could only sigh. "I'm sorry guys." With that, the sword struck and destroyed Twilight Unicorn while sending Twilight flying backwards. Spike: 450 (Winner) Twilight: 0 Celestia: And he's done it. We've just watched a major upset here, as young Spike managed to narrowly defeat his sister and rescue his teammate from the Graveyard. Shining sighed while sitting back, Cadance placing a reassuring hand on his shoulder. He knew one of them had to lose, but it didn't make it any less painful to watch. Out in the stands, Tidal also saw this and frowned. "Twilight," Fluttershy whispered in the Forest Field. In the Volcano Field, Sunset also saw this and sighed. Back in the Meadow Field, Spike said nothing as Twilight was lowered into the Graveyard. He was still in shock at the thought that he'd actually managed to beat her. "Spike!" The teen turned to see Sunburst appeared from out of the ground, a smile on his face as he rushed over to him. "Thanks," he said while scratching the back of his head, "sorry to put you through that." Spike just smiled, "well you bailed me out at the shop tournament. Now we're even." The two smirked, then broke out laughing. They laughed for so long, that when they stopped they spotted Flash rushing towards them. "Hey," he cried as he got up close to them. "Oh hey," Sunburst replied. "What's been keeping you?" Spike asked, wondering why Flash wasn't able to free Sunburst before him. Flash just sighed, "my opponent was taking forever. He kept using stall tactics and by the time I'd beaten him, Spike's match was already over." "Whatever," Spike said before turning to Sunburst. "Come on, we gotta earn back the points you lost." Sunburst smirked as the two began to walk off, "I'll get back double that much. Just you watch me." The two headed off, leaving Flash just standing there. "Hey!" Flash rushed forwards, "guys!" He chased after them, Team V-Fighters now back to full strength. Now they had to all find their next opponent.