//------------------------------// // Welcome Ceremony // Story: Anon-a-Miss: Duelist Kingdom // by CillianChamp //------------------------------// Sunset wakes up on the boat, she looks at Lorcan sleeping beside her. She wrapped her arms around Sunset's waist and nuzzling her face in her back. Sunset give Lorcan a kiss in the forehead and walked to the bathroom to get ready. The boat is arriving to Duelist Kingdom in two hours. Lorcan wakes up and get ready as well. When she walked into the bathroom, she saw Sunset on the toilet. "Oops, sorry." Lorcan said in blushing. "It's okay, I should've lock the door." Sunset said as she blushes while trying to hide her feeling for her. Lorcan's trying to do the same too. "Hey, Sunset, can I ask you a question?" Lorcan asked while blushing. "Sure, what is it?" Sunset asked. "How would you like to go out to dinner with me, when the tournament's over?" Lorcan asked gently bit her lip. Sunset was shocked that Lorcan is asking her out on a date after the tournament. "I don't know." She said. "It'll be really fun! Just you and me." Lorcan tried to persuade Sunset. "Oh, I don't know." "Please, Sunset. I'll have you home by 10:00 the latest." "Well um." Sunset said until Lorcan gently held her hand and Sunset found herself blushing. "Please. If not for yourself, then for me." Lorcan said while begging Sunset. Sunset's blushing. She's now madly in love with Lorcan and smile. "Okay." She said as she accepts to go out. Both of them wanted to kiss each other so bad. As Sunset and Lorcan became great friends, Sunset was finding herself thinking about Lorcan. They look at the island ahead as they're on the bow of the ship. Sunset decided to take a selfie of her wearing a dueling glove and flipping the bird before posting online. When they got off the boat, they sees the men waiting for them. Sunset was wondering why did Lorcan cuddle her. "You okay, baby?" Lorcan asked in her concern voice. "Yeah, I was wondering, why'd you wrapped your arms around me last night?" Sunset asked in confusion. "Well, you were very peaceful in your sleep, so I decided to cuddle you." Lorcan answers Sunset's question. "And tonight, I'm pretty sure that I am going to do it again. With a lot of kisses." Sunset blushes again and fell in love. One of the men from last night appeared. "Welcome, all duelists! Please, follow the stairs to meet your host." The man said as he pointed to the castle. Maximillion Pegasus appeared inside of the castle. "Greetings, duelists! I am Maximillion Pegasus! It is my great honor and pleasure to welcome you all to the Duelist Kingdom." Pegasus said while greeting all duelists to the Duelist Kingdom. "You stand before me, the world's greatest duelist! But come tournament's end, only one shall be crowned King of Games! I implore you all to assemble your dueling decks with care, with creativity, and with cunning, for this competition will test your kills like never before! To track your progress in the tournament, you've each been given a dueling glove. You've also been given two precious star chips. You must wager these star chips on each duel you compete in. To advance to the final level of competition for a chance the three million dollar prize, you must win ten star chips! Ten star chips will admit you into my castle, where you'll face me in one final duel!" Sunset was shocked that she must win ten star chips to advance to the finals. She must take that chance. "This will be a tournament unlike anything you have ever experienced. State of the art dueling arenas cover this entire island, and intriguing new dueling rules will be in effect. I could tell you what these new rules are, but what fun would that be? you'll discover them as you compete, or you won't last very long. Remember,play boldly, think strategically and duel mercilessly! You have one full hour to prepare, both your cards and yourselves." Pegasus said to the duelists. "When the skies light up with fireworks, the duels will begin!" The crowd cheering and both Sunset and Lorcan will take their chance to get to the finals. They walked to each other. "You wanna team up?" Sunset and Lorcan asked each other in together. "I'm sorry, you first." "Okay, do you wanna team up?" Lorcan asked Sunset repeatedly. "Sure, I want to get into the castle, and prove all my former friends wrong." Back in Canterlot High, Applejack walks down the hallway. It was really quiet when Sunset is not around. She walked down in the cafeteria to her friends. "Hey, have you girls seen Sunset? She hasn't showed up at history." Applejack asked her friends about Sunset's disappearance. "No, we haven't. We don't know where she is." Rainbow Dash said in sadly. "Do you think she's at her place?" "Pinkie and I were there and she's not home." Fluttershy answers in sadly and worried. "Do you think that she's mad at us for denounces her as a friend?" "I think so too. Maybe she's not Anon-a-Miss." Rarity answers. "Maybe we were hard on her yesterday." Just then, their phone rings and they look on MyStable, they sees Sunset's selfie with a message: "Here's a secret for Anon A Miss. The she-demon is gonna live it up on an island! Have fun dealing magical problems without me!" The girls are stunned that Sunset Shimmer's at Duelist Kingdom. "Oh my God." Rainbow Dash said in stunned. "She's at Duelist Kingdom? And she didn't tell us?" Rarity asked in stunned. The girls are starting to regret for what they've done to Sunset.