All eyes on Rotary Hill and Equestria were now on these two duelists, and whether the rest of Earth knew it or not, the fate of both their world and Equestria rested on Alex’s shoulders now.
“Good luck, Alex,” sighed Sarah, her hands clasped in prayer.
Alex vs. Kyle
Alex’s Turn: Alex sets one monster and ends his turn.
Status: Hand-5 Life-4000 Monsters-1 Face Down Cards-0
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Rae Sulfa Tun watched the duel from her boardroom along with Flim, Flam, Trixie, the griffon, and the black insectoid alicorn from a projector screen. It seemed to be viewed as if seen from Kyle’s vantage point.
“Go on, my sweet,” she giggled, both of her mask's eye holes slightly glowing. “Show that young man how we treat those who stand in our way.”
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Kyle’s Turn: Kyle summons Flamvell Firedog (ATK: 1900 DEF: 200).
Kyle attacks Alex’s face down monster with Flamvell Firedog, which is a Dragunity Phalanx (ATK: 500 DEF: 1100). When Kyle destroys a monster by battle with Flamvell Firedog, Kyle can special summon a FIRE type monster with 200 or less DEF from his deck, choosing Flamvell Archer (ATK: 1000 DEF: 200). Kyle attacks Alex directly with Flamvell Archer.
Alex’s Life Points: 4000 -> 3000
Kyle tunes Flamvell Firedog with Flamvell Archer to synchro summon Laval Stennon (ATK: 2700 DEF: 1800). When Laval Stennon is synchro summoned, Kyle must discard one card.
Kyle places one card face down and ends his turn.
Status: Hand-3 Life-4000 Monsters-1 Face Down Cards-1
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Pinkie Pie sat intently next to Jenny and Lisa as they watched Kyle whittle a quarter of Alex’s life points on his first turn.
“Oh no,” Jenny squealed, trying to look away. Suddenly, Pinkie’s whole body began to tremor violently.
“Huh?” wondered Lisa, “what was that?”
“My Pinkie Sense is telling me that there’s going to be a doozy!” she replied.
“Pinkie Sense? Doozy?”
“Whenever my body shakes, I can tell there’s going to be a doozy. But this doozy isn’t any normal doozy. This might be the dooziest doozy I’ve every doozied.”
“Do you know what this doozy is?” asked Jenny.
“No one knows,” answered Fluttershy. “All we can hope for is that the doozy works out for us.”
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Alex’s Turn: Alex activates Pot of Greed, drawing two cards. Next, he special summons Hieratic Dragon of Tefnuit, as his opponent controls a monster while he doesn’t (ATK: 2100 DEF: 1400). Alex then normal summons Dragunity Dux (ATK: 1500 DEF: 1000). When Dragunity Dux is normal summoned, Alex can equip a level 3 or lower Dragon-type Dragunity monster from his graveyard to Dragunity Dux, choosing Dragunity Phalanx. When Dragunity Phalanx is equipped to a monster by a card effect, Alex can special summon it to the field.
Alex tunes Dragunity Dux with Dragunity Phalanx to synchro summon Dragunity Knight – Vajrayana (ATK: 1900 DEF: 1200). When Dragunity Knight – Vajrayana is synchro summoned, Alex can equip a level 3 or lower Dragon-type Dragunity monster and equip it to Dragunity Knight – Vajrayana, choosing Dragunity Phalanx. Alex activates Dragunity Knight – Vajrayana’s effect. By sending a card equipped to it to the graveyard, Dragunity Knight – Vajrayana’s ATK is doubled until the end phase (ATK: 1900 -> 3800).
Alex attacks Laval Stennon with Dragunity Knight – Vajrayana, but Kyle activates Rainbow Life, discarding one card to gain life points that he would have lost for the remainder of this turn.
Kyle’s Life Points: 4000 -> 5100
Alex overlays Dragunity Knight – Vajrayana and Hieratic Dragon of Tefnuit to xyz summon Jade Wyvern (ATK: 2500 DEF: 2100). Alex then activates Overlay Regenerate, attaching it as xyz material onto Jade Wyvern.
Alex places two cards face down and ends his turn.
Status: Hand-2 Life-3000 Monsters-1 Face Down Cards-2
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Kyle laughed.
“Is this how the duel will turn out?” taunted Kyle. “I’m going to continue to gain life points while you lose yours? And I thought John was supposed to help you!”
“You haven’t come to realize the full extent of what my deck can do, Kyle,” responded Alex flatly.
“I think I can see quite clearly. You’ve attached more overlay units to your monster even though you know full well that my monster will slowly eat at you each time you activate your monster’s effect.”
“Then why don’t you just come and try me then?”
“With pleasure.”
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Kyle’s Turn: Kyle activates Rekindling, special summoning as many FIRE monsters with 200 DEF in his graveyard as possible, choosing Flamvell Firedog, Flamvell Archer, Neo Flamvell Sabre (ATK: 1500 DEF: 200), and Laval Lakeside Lady (ATK: 200 DEF: 200). Kyle tunes Flamvell Firedog with Flamvell Archer to synchro summon another Laval Stennon. When Laval Stennon is synchro summoned, Kyle must discard one card. Kyle tunes Neo Flamvell Sabre and Laval Lakeside Lady to synchro summon Ancient Flamvell Deity (ATK: 2500 DEF: 200).
When Ancient Flamvell Deity is synchro summoned, Kyle can banish a number of cards in Alex’s graveyard equal to the amount of cards in Alex’s hand (2). Ancient Flamvell Deity gains 200 ATK for each monster banished this way (200 x 2 = 400, ATK: 2500 -> 2900). Kyle overlays Ancient Flamvell Deity and Laval Stennon to xyz summon Olivine Dragon (ATK: 3000 DEF: 2500).
Kyle attacks Jade Wyvern with Olivine Dragon, but Alex activates Jade Wyvern’s effect. By detaching one xyz material from it, Alex can prevent a monster’s destruction by battle until the end phase, choosing Jade Wyvern. Kyle activates Olivine Dragon’s effect. By detaching one xyz material from it when an xyz monster that his opponent controls activates its effect, Kyle can inflict damage to his opponent equal to the rank of the xyz monster times 200 (6 x 200 = 1200). Alex activates Barrel Behind the Door, inflicting the effect damage on Kyle instead.
Kyle’s Life Points: 5100 -> 3900
The attack still goes through.
Alex’s Life Points: 3000 -> 2500
Kyle places one card face down and ends his turn.
Status: Hand-0 Life-3900 Monsters-1 Face Down Cards-1
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Kyle continued to laugh, despite being set back some.
“Just keep them coming down,” chortled Kyle, “and you’ll be finished, just like Claude, Reese, and John.”
“Don’t even think for a second that you’re going to win this duel,” seethed Alex. “You may have defeated me once before, but never again. With the support I have from my friends, and the bonds that connect us, you will not win. I told you yesterday that I would destroy you, and I intend to keep that promise!”
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Alex’s Turn: Alex activates Dxyz, sending Jade Wyvern to the extra deck and special summoning any monsters attached to it as xyz material, special summoning Dragunity Knight – Vajrayana and Hieratic Dragon of Tefnuit. Alex overlays Dragunity Knight – Vajrayana and Hieratic Dragon of Tefnuit to xyz summon Hieratic Dragon King of Atum (ATK: 2400 DEF: 2100).
Alex activates Hieratic Dragon King of Atum’s effect. By detaching one xyz material from it, Alex can special summon a Dragon-type monster from his deck and make it’s ATK and DEF 0, choosing Dragunity Arma Leyvaten (ATK: 2600 DEF: 1200) (ATK: 2600 -> 0, DEF: 1200 -> 0). Kyle activates Olivine Dragon’s effect, detaching its last xyz material from it to inflict damage to his opponent equal to the rank of an opponent’s xyz monster that activated its effect times 200 (6 x 200 = 1200).
Alex’s Life Points: 2500 -> 1300
Alex then activates Hieratic Seal of Supremacy, special summoning a Hieratic monster from his hand, choosing Hieratic Seal of the Sun Dragon Overlord (ATK: 0 DEF: 0). Alex overlays Hieratic Seal of the Sun Dragon Overlord and Dragunity Arma Leyvaten to xyz summon Hieratic Sun Dragon Overlord of Heliopolis (ATK: 3000 DEF: 2400). Alex activates Hieratic Sun Dragon Overlord of Heliopolis’ effect. By detaching one xyz material from it, Alex can tribute monsters on his field and destroy cards on the field equal to the number of cards tributed, tributing Hieratic Dragon King of Atum to destroy Kyle’s face down card.
Alex attacks Olivine Dragon with Hieratic Sun Dragon Overlord of Heliopolis. Since both of their ATKs are equal, they’re both destroyed. Alex activates Card of Last Will, drawing five cards when a monster he controls was destroyed by battle.
Alex activates Monster Reborn, special summoning Dragunity Knight – Vajrayana from his graveyard. Next, Alex activates Dragon Hatchling, special summoning itself as a Dragon-type monster with the same level as a Dragon-type monster that he controls (6). Alex overlays Dragunity Knight – Vajrayana and Dragon Hatchling to xyz summon Jade Wyvern.
Alex places two cards face down and ends his turn.
Status: Hand-1 Life-1300 Monsters-1 Face Down Cards-2
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Despite losing another quarter of his life points, Alex had cleared Kyle’s field and kept his Stone of Equus monster safe. Both the crowds on Rotary Hill and Equestria cheered.
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“Go, Alex!” cheered Reese and Claude.
“Beat his rump, Alex!” called Apple Bloom.
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“You can do it!” yelled Rainbow Dash.
“We believe in you!” cheered Twilight.
Alex stood indignantly, awaiting Kyle’s next move. Kyle, in his usual twisted fashion, laughed giddily as he stood before Alex again.
“I admit,” said Kyle, “that with our current decks in a fair fight, you would beat me…”
Alex continued to stare Kyle down.
“…but that’s not how we do things here.”
Kyle’s pupils then contracted almost to the size of a pinprick. Kyle then clenched his fists tightly and threw his arms out to the side while tilting his head all the way up, letting out a thunderous yell.
Suddenly, Kyle’s blue trench coat began to catch fire as a green blaze covered every inch of the coat. The fire did not seem to damage the coat or harm Kyle in any way. Even his duel disk and cards were impervious to the heat. Soon, Kyle’s coat was nothing but a blanket of green fire.
Kyle leaned his head back down with his eyes closed and his face lacking emotions. Kyle’s pupil-contracted eyes opened back up and his mouth contorted into an eerily wide smile, shocking Alex and the crowds on both worlds greatly.
A cacophony of people asking things along the line of, “What’s going on?” or “Why is he on fire?” only added to the tension.
Not a single person or pony was able to move out of the fear that had been placed in them now. Kyle only worsened things when he responded with an evil laugh unlike anything anyone had heard before.
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“Well done, my pet,” cheered Rae from her boardroom, her eyes shining brightly now through her mask. “Now, end him!”
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“As you wish, Master,” whispered Kyle in response. “Alex!” he called to his rival. “Are you ready to meet your demise? Me too.”
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Kyle’s Turn: Kyle activates his own Pot of Greed, drawing two cards. Kyle activates Temple of the Kings, allowing him to activate trap cards the same turn they are set. Kyle sets and activates Sixth Sense. A die is rolled. Kyle calls two numbers (4 and 5). If the result of the die roll is any of the declared numbers, Kyle draws cards in his hand equal to the amount rolled. The result is a 5. Kyle draws five cards.
Kyle activates his Monster Reborn, special summoning Olivine Dragon from his graveyard. Kyle then activates Magical Stone Excavation, discarding two cards to add a spell card from his hand to his graveyard, choosing Rekindling. Kyle activates Rekindling again, special summoning Ancient Flamvell Deity, Neo Flamvell Sabre, Laval Lakeside Lady, and Flamvell Firedog.
Kyle tunes Neo Flamvell Sabre and Laval Lakeside Lady to synchro summon another Ancient Flamvell Deity (ATK: 2500 DEF: 200). When Ancient Flamvell Deity is synchro summoned, Kyle can banish a number of cards in Alex’s graveyard equal to the amount of cards in Alex’s hand (1). Ancient Flamvell Deity gains 200 ATK for each monster banished this way (200 x 1 = 100, ATK: 2500 -> 2700).
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Kyle clenched his right hand, causing a red, flaming whip to appear in his grasp. With a powerful motion, Kyle thrashed the rope through his three monsters, causing them to erupt in a blast of yellow flames that engulfed the entire stage. Alex got caught in the blaze, screaming as he felt a burning sensation under the fire’s heat.
“I construct an overlay network with Olivine Dragon and my two Ancient Flamvell Deity’s to xyz summon the very essence of my soul!” yelled Kyle.
Every bit of fire then collected in front of Kyle in a large towering pillar of flames until it formed into what appeared to be the shape of a three headed, winged dragon.
Alex, still weakened from the blaze, observed in fear and amazement as Kyle’s monster turned from fire to a detailed three-headed dragon staring him down.
“Come forth, Ultra Olivine Tri-Dragon!”
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Kyle overlays Olivine Dragon and his two Anicent Flamvell Deities to xyz summon Ultra Olivine Tri-Dragon (ATK: 4500 DEF: 3800). Kyle activates Ultra Olivine Tri-Dragon’s effect. By detaching one xyz material from it, Kyle can destroy an attack position xyz monster that his opponent controls and inflict damage equal to the difference between Ultra Olivine Tri-Dragon's ATK and the destroyed monster’s ATK, choosing Jade Wyvern, but Alex activates his face down Poison of the Old Man, increasing his life points by 1200 before the damage hits.
Alex’s Life Points: 1300 -> 2500
Alex’s Life Points: 2500 -> 500
Kyle attacks Alex directly with Flamvell Firedog, but Alex activates Xyz Reborn, special summoning Jade Wyvern from his graveyard and attaching Xyz Reborn to it as xyz material. Kyle halts the attack. Kyle then attacks Jade Wyvern with Ultra Olivine Tri-Dragon, but Alex activates Jade Wyvern’s effect, preventing a monster’s destruction by battle, choosing Jade Wyvern. Because Ultra Olivine Tri-Dragon activated its effect this turn, Alex takes no battle damage from the battle.
During the end phase that Rekindling was activated, all monsters special summoned by its effect are banished, banishing Flamvell Firedog.
Kyle places one card face down and ends his turn.
Status: Hand-0 Life-3900 Monsters-1 Face Down Cards-1
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Alex panted heavily. He had barely survived an attack from a supercharged version of Kyle’s ace monster. Much like before, the damage done to him handn’t caused any physical damage to his body or clothes, but his body felt like it was thrown into a scorching oven.
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Princess Celestia, who continued to watch from Ponyville, stood wide eyed and terrified over Kyle’s new monster. The ponies were equally, if not, more, frightened by Ultra Olivine Tri-Dragon’s appearance. Kyle already looked like a difficult person to beat, but this new monster only made any hopes of a comeback seem fruitless.
Despite Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo weeping by Claude, who tried to console them, Reese continued to look at the Alex onscreen expectantly.
“You won’t give up here,” he whispered. “For God’s sake, you will not give up here.”
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Kyle laughed again.
“It’s over,” he told Alex. “You couldn’t even beat me when I only had Olivine Dragon, how do you think you’ll stand against it’s superior?”
“I’ll find a way,” grunted Alex. “As long as blood still runs in my veins and my life points don’t hit zero, I will find a way.”
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Alex’s Turn: Alex activates Cards of Consonance, discarding a Dragon-type tuner with 1000 or less ATK and drawing two cards. Alex summons Dragunity Legionnaire (ATK: 1200 DEF: 800). When Dragunity Legionnaire is normal summoned, Alex can equip a level 3 or lower Dragon-type Dragunity monster from his graveyard to Dragunity Legionnaire, choosing Dragunity Partisan.
Alex activates Dragunity Legionnaire’s effect, sending a Dragunity card equipped to it to the graveyard to destroy one face up monster on the field, choosing Ultra Olivine Tri-Dragon, but Kyle activates Utopian Aura, detaching an xyz material from Ultra Olivine Tri-Dragon to prevent the destruction of all xyz monsters that he controls by card effects until the end phase. Alex switches Jade Wyvern into defense position.
Alex places one card face down and ends his turn.
Status: Hand-0 Life-500 Monsters-2 Face Down Cards-1
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“Look at how well that worked out!” laughed Kyle. “Do you think I’d let you defeat my greatest monster with such puny cards, you novice?”
“Just try and see if you can defeat me,” challenged Alex.
“Defiant to the end,” said Kyle. “If you had just surrendered to me before, I would have made your death quick and painless, but now that you’ve really pissed me off, I’m going to finish you nice and slow.”
“And then you and Mary Jane are going to have a hell of a time, yada yada yada,” responded Alex sarcastically, getting a chuckle from Tom.
“I’m going to end you now.”
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Kyle’s Turn: Kyle attacks Dragunity Legionnaire with Ultra Olivine Tri-Dragon, but Alex activates Iron Resolve, halving his life points to take no battle damage this turn.
Alex’s Life Points: 500 -> 250
Kyle activates Dian Keto the Cure Master, increasing his life points by 1000.
Kyle’s Life Points: 3900 -> 4900
Kyle ends his turn.
Status: Hand-0 Life-4900 Monsters-1 Face Down Cards-0
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Despite being shielded from the attack, the strength of the attack itself was too great to fully protect Alex, knocking him onto his back. Alex panted and wheezed as he felt weaker and weaker.
“Just stop,” goaded Kyle, to Alex, who continued to writhe. “You have a sliver of life left while I have plenty to spare. Even when you were so close to defeating me yesterday, you couldn’t clench victory. What makes you think you have any chance now? You and your novice little friends are going to roast alive while Rae destroys your world.”
Alex soon felt an uncontrollable rage sweep over him, subsiding all of his pain and giving him the strength to get up.
“I can make my last move painless for you,” continued Kyle. “All you must do is declare your turn over right now.”
“How about you shut up right now?!?” demanded Alex, taking Kyle aback. “Nothing you say, nothing you throw at me is going to keep me from protecting my family and friends. I promised you yesterday that I would destroy you. I don’t break promises.”
Kyle continued to laugh at Alex’s threats.
“You come here, and you insult, hurt, and even almost kill my friends. You can do whatever you like to me, but when you hold my friends lives over my head like you are, there are no lengths I won't go to defeat someone as lowly as you. I hope you’re ready, Kyle, because HERE I COME!”
Just as Alex placed his fingers over his deck to draw, a bright light came forth from Alex’s chest. Kyle’s smile was quickly replaced by an expression of confusion and slight fear. The audiences of both worlds were certainly shocked. The light caused all of Alex’s clothes to turn a solid, brilliant white.
“What’s happening?” asked Twilight. Strangely, as if on impulse, Twilight looked to the sky and saw her home planet. Six flashes of light came from where Canterlot would geographically be.
“Girls,” she called to her friends, “look!” Rainbow Dash flew to Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, and Rarity to alert them of what was going on from above.
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Princess Celestia looked out at the city of Canterlot in a similarly instinctive fashion to see six different colored streams of light fly into the sky, out towards space, and heading to Earth.
“It’s time,” she finally muttered.
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The six streams of light, colored magenta, cyan, pink, red, purple, and orange swiftly flew all the way down to Rotary Hill, which startled the audience even more. Once they arrived, all six streams of light began to meld into Alex’s ankh necklace, causing the green gem and the rope that it was tied on to glow.
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“No,” gasped Rae, as she observed what was happening, “this cannot be!”
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Alex’s necklace began to morph into a gold choker. In the center, there was a green ankh shaped gem studded there. Once the necklace fully formed, the six streams of light flew from the necklace, a different stream aiming at each of the ponies.
“This is the doozy!” cheered Pinkie Pie. “This is the doozy!”
Suddenly, a blue beam of light flew at Pinkie’s neck, causing her to vanish instantly. The other five beams did the same thing to the other ponies. However, the ponies began to appear one by one onto the stage at Alex’s side, most sporting a similar necklace to Alex’s, albeit with different gems. Rainbow Dash’s gem was a red lightning bolt, Pinkie Pie’s was a blue balloon, Rarity’s was a purple diamond, Applejack’s was an orange apple, and Fluttershy’s was a pinkie butterfly. Twilight instead had a tiara with a six-pronged magenta star, much like her cutie mark.
“What is this thing?” asked Alex. “What are these things?”
“They’re the Elements of Harmony,” answered Twilight. “I don’t know why you have one, but that’s not important right now.”
“Right. Right now, we need to beat Kyle!” The top card of Alex’s deck then began to glow.
“Just…” stuttered Kyle, “what is this?”
Alex smiled. “This is where I destroy you! My turn!” he shouted, drawing the shining card. “DRAW!!”
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Alex’s Turn: Alex activates Elements of Harmony, targeting one monster the opponent controls, negating its effect and reducing its ATK and DEF to 0 until the end phase, choosing Ultra Olivine Tri-Dragon (ATK: 4500 -> 0, DEF: 3800 -> 0).
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When Alex activated the card, a rainbow-colored beam of energy shot out of each of the Elements of Harmony, which formed into a rainbow. The rainbow beam hit Kyle’s monster, causing it to become weakened.
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Next, Alex can apply one of three other effects, choosing the first, special summoning an xyz monster from his graveyard and attaching Elements of Harmony to that monster as xyz material, choosing Hieratic Dragon King of Atum, although it cannot attack.
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Both Hieratic Dragon King of Atum and Jade Wyvern formed into a white and a green ball of wispy energy that flew towards Alex. Alex held his right fist out, allowing the energy to meld into his hand. Alex then shot his arm into the air and unclenched his hand causing a singular white orb to fly into the sky.
“I construct an overlay network with Jade Wyvern and Hieratic Dragon King of Atum. Xyz summon!”
Once it got high enough, it formed a portal, out of which came a white dragon with a back of green hair.
“Show yourself, Shining Platinum Dragon!”
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With his life points below 500, Alex overlays Jade Wyvern with Hieratic Dragon King of Atum to xyz summon Shining Platinum Dragon (ATK: 3500 DEF: 2500). Alex activates Shining Platinum Dragon’s effect, detaching all xyz materials from it to reveal a number of cards on the top of his deck equal to the number of xyz materials detached (3). Shining Platinum Dragon gains 500 ATK for each Dragon-type monster revealed by this effect. The cards revealed are Hieratic Dragon of Nuit, Dragunity Aklys, and Hieratic Dragon of Sutekh (3 x 500 = 1500, ATK: 3500 -> 5000).
Alex attacks Ultra Olivine Tri-Dragon with Shining Platinum Dragon.
Kyle’s Life Points: 4900 -> 0
Alex wins.
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The attack sent Kyle airborne and extinguished the flames on his coat. As Kyle screamed, he felt a force unclamp itself from his heart. Kyle’s eyes then dilated, as if he had woken up from sleep. Before he could react, he felt his back hit the stage, knocking the wind out of him.
Alex outstretched his hand, causing three cards to fly from Kyle’s deck case and into Alex’s hand. All three of his friends’ Stone of Equus cards were now accounted for. The holographic imaging began to fade away, causing Alex’s newly whitened clothes to revert to their normal colors. Once he felt the adrenaline fade away, he began to hear the crowd.
“And it’s decided!” cheered the announcer, who kept hidden most of the time. “With a brilliant display of spirit and some otherworldly assistance, Alexander Yuwell becomes the champion of the Riverwalk Dueling Competition!”
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Rae was fuming over Kyle’s loss.
“You’ll regret this dearly, Alexander Yuwell,” she hissed.
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Alex was met with a barrage of cheers from the audience. The six ponies, plus Spike, rushed Alex and dog-piled him, laughing and congratulating him on his success. Tom arrived on stage and pulled Alex back onto his feet when the ponies subsided. Alex found not only Tom, but John standing there also, holding an icepack on his head.
“Forgive me if I don’t feel like cheering,” said John, mentioning the ice pack.
“You were awesome!” said Tom, hugging Alex.
Carolyn, Sarah, Jenny, and Lisa applauded and whistled from their spot.
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Having been saved, the ponies cheered and hugged each other in jubilation. Reese and Claude even embraced from the result as they cheered.
“He did it!” shouted Apple Bloom, “He really did it!”
“Alex saved us!” yelled Scootaloo.
Celestia smiled, happy for the welfare of her land and inhabitants.
“I think it’s time I paid them a visit…” she said, walking towards Reese and Claude.
“Reese. Claude,” she spoke to them as they celebrated. “It’s time for us to go.”
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Kyle finally was able to get up. However, he was in pain and could not tell his surroundings at first.
“Where…” he groaned. “Where am I?”
“Someplace a lot nicer than where you’re eventually going to go,” answered Alex, who Kyle saw was standing in front of him along with Tom, John, Spike, and the six ponies.
“But, I was about to duel Claude…” This answer confused Alex. “I don’t understand–” suddenly a black portal opened behind Kyle. Before Alex could confront Kyle any further, Kyle began to wither away into green embers that were pulled into the portal.
“They’ll be coming for you now,” he managed to say before he was fully pulled away, causing the portal to close. The audience began to clamor again at Kyle’s disappearance.
“What do you suppose he meant by ‘they?’” asked Applejack.
“I don’t know,” said Alex. “But ‘they’ve’ got another thing coming if they think they’re going to mess with us.”