//------------------------------// // Chapter 4: Sibling Reunion // Story: Yugioh: Reunion // by ShootingStar25 //------------------------------// Isaac had an upcoming championship duel. And instead of his usual training method, he decided to do some special training. But also because the duel meant that Isaac's schedule was clear of all of his usual duties. So he took that time to go on a little training journey and one of them included reconnecting with one of his old friends from high school. The one person who he considered a sibling, his little sister, none other than Pinkie Pie. Like the boy, the girl had also undergone some changes. She had grown up a bit as her body developed a bit more. Not to mention she dawned a new attire, but yet through all the differences, she was still the same party girl that Isaac remembered from high school. "I've missed you, big bro," said Pinkie as she buried her head into Isaac's shirt. "I've missed you as well, little sis," said Isaac as he hugged the girl. It had been a while since the pair last saw each other as it brought some memories. Eventually, the boy and girl broke their embrace as they looked at each other. "It's nice to see you again, Pinkie." "You too, Isaac." "So, mind if I come in?" "You're always welcome here," said Pinkie as she stepped to the side and allowed the boy to enter as she closed the door. Upon entering, Isaac took a deep breath. He was now inside of the house that he bought for him and the girls when they were going into their final year of high school. But more importantly, he looked at one of the many small photos on a shelf. It depicted one of the many adventures that the gang went on as it brought memories of the boy. "The Fall Formal," said Isaac as he looked at a photo of him facing Sunset and where he became champion of CHS. (Memory) "Stay down!! Just stay down!!! Every time I've beaten you to a pulp, you still find some way to get back up! I kick your ass and you get back up. I kick your ass again and you still try to get back up!! Maybe your parents told you that if you face a bully and he's beating you down then you should just get back up. Well, let me tell you, the next time that bully is not going to let you get up. They're going to keep beating you till they make sure that you don't get up! I said that you were going to be in for the beating of a lifetime but you still are trying to fight. So tell me!! What do I have to do!? What do I have to do to get you out of my life!? I! HATE! YOU!!!!" "Now you know, Sunset. You said it yourself, that I'm going to be in for the beating of a lifetime. Well, that's like saying that the sun will come up tomorrow. Of course, I know that I know that. But I also know what it takes to beat you! But what separates me from you Sunset is heart. And when the chips are down, you may beat the hell out of me but you're going to have beat every last breath out of this body!!" said Isaac. "Well, I duel out of love!" Sunset had a disgusted look on her face like that was the stupidest answer she ever heard from someone. "Oh no, don't get me wrong I see you, I see the look on your face. Because we don't use/say the word love around here, especially if you're a guy because when we say that we don't look tough. Please I'm a grown-ass man, I could do/say what the hell I want and I don't give a damn on what anybody else thinks! I love this game, I love the fact that I can make people happy, I love every little aspect that Duel Monsters brings to me and my life! I love the look on these people's faces; I love the smiles that I put on for the people not just in here but also for the fine folks at home watching and to the readers who're reading this story. It warms my heart when I'm pulled to the side and people say: thank you. I am here out of love, what the hell are you doing here!! Cause I'm not just fighting for me, Sunset. I'm fighting for everybody whose dream was to be here, whose dream was to stand here on the grandest stage of them and say they've made it. Know that because this is my life! This is my passion! This is all that I got!!!" (End of Memory) Isaac then put the photo back on the table as he looked at another one. This one was from the time he had to deal with Starlight and at the time her idea of Duel Monsters' ideology. (Memory) "I am the 'best' duelist in the world!" said Starlight as she corrected the boy's statement. "Congratulations, for thinking that. I hate to tip my ace to you, there were a lot of people who thought that. A lot of people. Names like Yuya Sakaki, Jaden Yuki, Yuma Tsukumo, even Satellite's Shooting Star, Yusei Fudo! Every single one of them thought the kid couldn't hang with me. Thought there's no way that he can duel with me on this dueling field! Every single one was disappointed!" "He somehow chose you to be the one to hand the keys to the kingdom. After that meeting, well, unfortunately, the story doesn't have a happy ending because why would it. See, that was the first time I grabbed that imaginary brass ring and went absolutely nowhere with it. See, Isaac, I don't play games. What you see with me, is what you get. And I would much rather be hated for who I am than loved for something that I'm not." "You will ask these folks if they want to see an apology, you will ask these folks to be the voice of the voiceless. My point is, your strongest attribute is also your biggest flaw. You are Starlight Glimmer, you beat to your own drum and I admire that. But in the path of doing things you wanna do, you've lost sight of everything." "Oh, hold on, I'm gonna stop you right there, I'm not gonna have you stand here and belittle me and say I've lost sight of everything. I've lost sight of things, Isaac?! The reason I say all this is I don't fit a certain mold and because I am the underdog and that's exactly what you've lost sight of. Earlier you told me how you 'supposedly' had met some of these duelists, Yuya Sakaki, Yuma Tsukumo, Jaden Yuki, and Satellite's Shooting Star, Yusei Fudo and you said that they used to look at you and think that the kid couldn't hang and now you stand here and look at me as the kid that can't hang!!" shouted Starlight. "If I hated this game, I wouldn't be sitting here right now. I'd be at home a lot happier. You would be rid of the evil Starlight Glimmer and you'd be a lot happier. Want I want is change! I recognize when things suck and I speak my mind!! I want things to be different. I want things to be better! I want things to be better not just for me but for everybody!!!" stated the girl. "I am dying for a change. We are dying for a change. I want to be the catalyst for that change." "Oh, save me!!!" yelled Isaac. "You want to be the catalyst as long as it benefits you!! I am sick to death of listening to you talk about how you're doing all of this for them!! Yeah, there are a lot of people out there and reading this story, maybe half of them agree with what you're saying, the other half, they don't give a damn! You know what, Starlight? Some of these people and readers actually like this story. Some of these people dig it, they tune in every single chapter. They love what they see, they come here to have a good time. They like it the way it is. But when you talk about being the catalyst for change, really what you mean is, you will only accept change if it means Starlight Glimmer is on top, because unless Starlight Glimmer is the gal, the man, that's not enough change for you. That's not really what you want. See, you're no different than anybody else that's ever been in this business, including me. We're a lot alike. We did what we had to do to get on top. The difference is? I looked everybody in the eye and told you, I'm gonna step on you, I'm gonna walk through you to get to the top. You, you don't have the balls to do it! What you did is you backdoor your way around. You tried to do it being a martyr." "You became champion, I immediately started testing you, trial by fire, call it, and guess what, you failed. You're just like everybody else, you're just like Celestia and Luna, you're just like the Big 5. You know, I thought maybe since me and you, yeah, we are a lot alike, I thought maybe we wanted the same things, I thought we were on the same page, we wanted the same goals, but it turns out, you're egotistical, you're vindictive. It's the same old thing I've seen before, I mean, you hire your buddies to do your dirty work because you can't get your hands dirty." said Starlight as she pointed and looked at the girls. "My goal not being, okay, a certain amount of dollars and I'm done. No! No, I wanna leave Duel Monsters a better place than when I walked in through that door the first time. That's what I want as my legacy. This is what I believe in. You work hard, you show up on time, you stay loyal to those who support you, you respect enemies and friends. That's my stance. By the way, I don't ever give up. Either you're in or you're out." said Isaac. "But what I fear most is, all the sacrifices I've made to try to not win anybody over, but just to try to... get people to believe, yes this is what he stands for. So many times, people say, 'Ahh, I-- I hate your character, but I totally respect you'. That is-- that's it. That's my legacy. That's what I want. I don't agree with you, but I respect you." "You know, you remind me of one of those championship thoroughbred horses. One that's been running for a long, long time and it races and it wins. And it wins and the people, they just cheer for him! But one day, this championship horse, he starts to slow down. And that is when reality sets in. And now he finds himself not just looking for the next finish line. He is now sitting somewhere in the back of a barn laid out on a slab." said Starlight. "You want to talk about what-ifs? Let's talk about it. What if Starlight Glimmer would've been here 16 years ago? Hell, 3 years ago even. I'll tell you, you wouldn't have been a champion. You've wouldn't have been blessed by your idol. You wouldn't have retired Celestia and Luna. You wouldn't be on magazine covers; you wouldn't be in a shitty movie! If the powers that be hadn't had kept me out of Duel Monsters and CHS for so long, I would have all those accolades, and I, Starlight Glimmer, would be the face that runs this place!!" shouted the girl. "SHUT UP!!!!" shouted Isaac as he slammed his fists on the table. "Enough, man! Your club isn't full of bullets, it's just full of bullshit!! Every single thing you've done, and I sit here and give you respect, and you waltz out, and whine, and bitch, and complain like every other single person before you entitled, thinking, 'It should've been me. It could've been me. I deserved that'. You didn't do it, chipmunk cheeks, but you're too stupid to see that you got a chance right in front of your face, to man up, knuckle up, and do it now!! So, you sign that and you prove me wrong. Or you sign that," Isaac then pointed at the right contract, "And you're not gonna need me to bury you, homes. Everybody here knows you're gonna bury yourself. We're gonna put your ass on a bullet train back to Sire's Hollow, cause apparently, you left your balls over there!!!" (End of Memory) Isaac put the photo back as he now looked at the many others on the stand. All of it, he was reminded of his adventures during his high school years. Pinkie saw how her friend was looking at the old photos as she smiled. "Been a while since I've last thought of our adventures," said Isaac as he looked back at Pinkie. "I look at them every day. It keeps me company that I'll see you all again." smiled the girl to her friend. "Well, I'm here now," said Isaac as Pinkie gave him another sibling hug. "You should have told me, you were coming to visit. I would have done a 'Welcome Home' party." said Pinkie. "But then it's wouldn't be a secret. And you like secrets, little sis," said Isaac with some playfulness in his voice as he rubbed her hair. "How have things been?" Pinkie then sat down on the couch as Isaac sat next to her. "I've been doing alright. Still putting smiles here for people. Still working at my job, but I also run a small care center for any mothers who need to have their children watched. So on the days off, I work a side job of sorts. Don't worry, I make sure that the kids don't make a mess to the house." stated Pinkie. "Besides, I have Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle to help me out. I promised Rarity that I would look after her little sister, and since we have so much room here, I let Scootaloo live here. I gave them each Rainbow's and Rarity's old room." "Nice to know the girls are growing up and acting responsible," said Isaac. "Well, they're still at school. But if you're staying tonight, then they'll have a chance to see you since tomorrow they don't have class," said Pinkie. "I've also been contacted on multiple occasions by people to plan and throw them a party." "You're still the same, Pinkie. Energetic, fun-loving, and don't forget zany," said Isaac. "Aw, thank you, big bro." smiled Pinkie as she reached into her hair and pulled out a cupcake as she gave it to Isaac. "Now your turn, tell me. Tell me!" "Well..." Isaac took a bite of the cupcake as he began to collect his thoughts, "I guess, I'm the World Champion." "I know, I saw it when you won that duel. I so wanted to send you a party in a box, but I didn't have enough wrapping paper to put the party cannon in." "Yeah, okay, maybe it's best that you didn't send me a gift if I knew you were going to do that," stated Isaac. Now he was questioning how Pinkie was gonna fit that thing into a small space. "Aw, don't worry. Next time, I will." smiled Pinkie. "I'm afraid now," muttered Isaac as he finished his cupcake. "So, are you getting lonely? Do you miss your little sis?" asked Pinkie putting the puppy dog eyes. "Yes, I miss you. All of you, but... like we said during graduation. We're all doing our own things right now, but we promised that we'll meet up and discuss our adventures." said the boy. "Besides, I can't find an excuse to spend time with my little sibling." "Of course you can silly." said the pink-haired girl as she hugged the boy and nuzzled into his chest. With that, both Pinkie and Isaac continued to talk. Eventually, it was about 5 in the evening, as Pinkie started to make some dinner as Isaac volunteered to help. The pair enjoyed themselves as all the cooking skills that Pinkie taught her big brother stuck with him as it brought back some old memories of the pair. Soon, the front door opened as in came an older Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle as they saw Pinkie. They soon saw Isaac as both dropped their backpacks on the floor and ran up to the boy to hug him. Isaac got down on a knee as the girls hugged him. Isaac saw how much the girls had grown in the past year and a half, but they were still a bit smaller than him. He rubbed his hand on their heads and planted a kiss on their foreheads as they began to bombard him with questions. Isaac told the girls what they wanted to hear as well as how his life had changed since he became a pro, but more importantly, how it was being World Champion. Isaac told the two girls that it wasn't just dueling as he had other responsibilities. He told them about the many commitments he had to do, like signings, interviews, and even being on the road 24/7. The girls felt a bit concerned with how much sleep Isaac was getting with his busy schedule, to which the boy told them to not worry, cause every now and then he would get a few weeks in the year where he didn't have to worry about any of his duties. Especially, with his upcoming duel in a few weeks, his entire schedule had been cleared so that he could focus on his training. The girls were curious as to what training, Isaac meant. He told them he would show them after dinner. All four then sat at the table as they began to enjoy the meal prepared by the two young adults. During their dinner, Isaac learned about how the girls were handling the new school as they loved it. With the new courses involving Duel Monsters each of the girls was involved in different courses, Applebloom was part of the Synchro section, while both Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle were part of the Fusion department. But they still hung with each other as they still called themselves the CMC. Isaac was surprised to learn that each one of them had an opportunity to be ranked as the champion of CHS, but they all fell a bit short. Nevertheless, they were now working hard to hopefully get another shot. They all made sure to keep the lessons that Isaac taught them as the boy was glad they didn't forget what he told them and how they were building their own legacy rather than following the ones left by the girls. Once dinner was over, the girls wanted to duel against Isaac for old-time sake. Isaac smiled as he led all three of the girls to the backyard of the house as he put on his duel disk and projected a gold card tray. About two duels later, both Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo were on their knees as Isaac was declared the winner. He did admit that with the new courses and lessons they were learning from their school, they surprised the boy with some unexpected and high-level moves. "That's game, Scoots," said Isaac. "Yeah, GG." said the girl as she got up. "Man, you've gotten way better, Isaac," said Sweetie Belle. "I try." chuckled Isaac. "So, little sis. Care to have a duel with your big brother? Like when we were students." "Of course." smiled Pinkie. She then pulled out her small rectangle device and put it on her wrist. She took out her deck as she slid it in and it activating projecting a pink card tray. "I won't go easy, Pinkie," said Isaac as he activated his duel disk. "Better give them space," said Scootaloo to Sweetie Belle as the girls knew that this was gonna be intense between the two siblings. "Opponent detected. Streaming data. Duel mode set. Initiating. Commencing duel." said their duel disks. Pinkie's Life Points: 8000- Isaac's Life Points: 8000- Turn 1: Pinkie "I'll start, Isaac. I draw! I'll use these two my Scale 2 Madolche Infanpraline and Scale 6 Chiffonberlain to set the Pendulum Scale!" said Pinkie. She placed her two cards on the far end of her duel disk as the word pendulum in rainbow coloring was in between them to signaled it worked. Soon both of Pinkie's monsters appeared in columns of light as they had their respective numbers in front of them. "And now I can summon as many cute little guys as I want from Levels 3 through 5." Soon a portal above Pinkie opened up as out came two lights. "I pendulum summon Madolche Marmalmaide(800/2000) and my Madolche Barenberg(2000/1800)." Pinkie now had a small maid sitting on her desert as she had a menu in her hand and her other monster was a white knight made as he had a sword colored dark and a shield with a buttercup color while he stood on top of a Battenberg slice of cake. "Nice to know you're still using the pendulum cards that I gave you so long ago, Pinkie." smiled Isaac. "It was a gift from you, big bro. Of course, I would keep them in my deck, plus they're useful, like this. Cause since I special summoned my Barenberg, he can increase or decrease the level of a 'Madolche' monster on my field, so I'll do just that and have him increase my Madolche Marmalmaide from Level 4 to Level 5. And with that... I'll overlay both of my delicious monsters to build the Overlay Network!" Pinkie's two small monsters then changed into orbs of light as they hovered in the air for a bit as a portal opened up in front of her. Soon both orbs of light entered the portal as a pillar of light emerged. "I Xyz Summon, Empress Haute(3000/2800, OLU: 2)!" Out emerged a high-class girl as she was dressed in a 14th-century dress as they were made up of small portions of the food as she wore white gloves that covered her arms up to her elbows. Her hair was done in a bun and when let down flowed majestically to her shoulders as she had brunette hair and a smile that made you fall in love with her as she wore a necklace. "Since I Xyz summoned my Empress, I can now activate my Madolche Chateau from my deck," said Pinkie as her duel disk slid out her card as she played it and the entire field around them changed into a candy land with the building being behind the pink-haired girl. "Now with my field spell, all my 'Madolche' monsters gain 500 more attack and defense points." "So Pinkie already has a monster on the field with 3500 attack points," exclaimed Scootaloo. "Well, Isaac isn't too worried," said Sweetie Belle. "I end my turn with a facedown." Turn 2: Isaac "Not bad, my turn. I draw!" said Isaac. "I'll start by summoning my Chocolate Magician Girl(1600/1200)." Isaac summoned his female magician as she appeared on the boy's field. She couldn't help herself but hug the boy and kiss him. "Now, I'll activate Chocolate Magician Girl's special ability, by sending a Spellcaster monster from my hand to the graveyard, I'm allowed to draw a card. So I'll send my Magician's Robes to the graveyard." stated the boy as he discarded a card from his hand as he drew from his deck. "The card I drew was my Palladium Oracle Mahad(2500/2100). So since I drew him, I can now summon him to the field," said Isaac as he had his loyal magician on his field as he wore his Egyptian garments. "Next, I'll throw a facedown and call it a turn. Your move, Pinkie." Turn 3: Pinkie "My turn," said the girl as she drew her card. "I'll play my spell, Madolche Saloon. Now with this, I'm allowed an addition summon during my turn. Then I'll move in to attack, Empress Haute attack his Chocolate Magician Girl!" shouted the girl. "I activate my facedown, Shift! So now your attack is redirected to my Palladium Oracle Mahad!" said Isaac as his other magician stepped in front of the girl spellcaster. Isaac's Life Points: 7000- "And by destroying my Palladium Oracle Mahad, that means I can now summon my Dark Magician from my deck!" stated Isaac as the smoke cleared, and there stood Mahad as he was wearing his purple garments. Not bad, big bro. You minimized the damage you would have taken and summoned your magician. Always thinking ahead. "I end my turn." Turn 4: Isaac "My turn, and I'll start by summoning my Magician's Valkyria(1600/1800). Then since I control a Level 4 or lower monster, I can also summon my Mage Annette(1300/1700)." Isaac now summoned two more of his magicians as both girls took the field in defense mode. "And by summoning my Mage Annette, I can draw a card." Annette opened her book as inside was a card that floated over to Isaac as he grabbed it. "I now place one card facedown and end my turn." Turn 5: Pinkie "My turn and I summon my Madolche Magileine(1400/1200). When my Madolche Magileine is normal summoned, I can add a 'Madolche' monster from my deck to my hand." Pinkie's used her duel disk screen as she was deciding which monster. Once she made her selection, her duel disk then ejected her choice for her to grab. "And don't forget, thanks to my Madolche Saloon, I'm allowed an additional summon. So I also summon my Madolche Chouxvalier(1700/1300). Not to mention my field spell gives both of my monsters an extra 500 attack and defense points." stated Pinkie as both her monsters powered up. "Now, I'll activate my Empress Haute's special ability, by using one overlay unit, I can grant all of my monsters piercing damage until the end of the next turn," said Pinkie as her Empress granted her monsters some extra firepower. "So looks like you're losing points either way. Madolche Magileine attack his Magician's Valkyria!" shouted Pinkie as her monster took out Isaac's monster. Isaac's Life Points: 6900- "Now Chouxvalier attack his Mage Annette!" called out the party girl as her tiny horsemen then charged forward with his lance and took out the small girl. Isaac's Life Points: 6400- "And now my Empress Haute will attack your Dark Magician!" stated Pinkie as her monster prepared its attack. "I reveal my facedown, Magic Cylinder! So now your attack is redirected right back at your life points!" said Isaac. "Did you think I would forget all your tricks, big bro? I'm not your little sister for nothing, I activate my Madolche Infanpraline's pendulum ability, so now I can attach the Madolche Barenberg that I sent to the graveyard to activate my Empress' ability back onto her." said the girl as her monster appeared and then turned into an Xyz material as it circled Pinkie's monster. "By doing that, my graveyard is empty so that means I can activate my facedown, Madolche Tea Break! Since a spell or trap card is activated, and I have no monsters in my graveyard, I can negate your Magic Cylinder and return it to your hand." stated the pink-haired girl as Isaac's trap then zoomed back to his hand. "So, your magician is still getting destroyed!" Empress Haute then finished powering her attack as she took out Isaac's monster with a punch as the smaller girl did a hair flip. Isaac's Life Points: 5400- "Nice counter, Pinkie." "Thanks, I now end my turn." Turn 6: Isaac "Time for me to get in gear, I now reveal my facedown, Eternal Soul. So now I can bring back my Dark Magician from the graveyard," said Isaac as his facedown flipped up. It produced a stone tablet as the outline of Isaac's monster as it glowed and then it emerged. "Now Dark Magician attack her Madolche Chouxvalier!" commanded Isaac as his monster then took out Pinkie's tiny rider. Pinkie's Life Points: 7700- "My monster may be gone, but don't forget what my Madolches can do. If they are ever sent to the graveyard by battle or graveyard, I can shuffle them back into my deck. But I got options, cause my Chateau can add that monster back to my hand, or I can attach it to my Empress Haute as an overlay unit." stated Pinkie as she was deciding which one she wanted to do. She then made her choice as she put the card back in her hand. "Now my Madolche Saloon's effect activates since I added a 'Madolche' monster from my graveyard to my hand, I can now set a 'Madolche' spell or trap card from my deck." Pinkie then used her duel disk screen as she selected the card she wanted. It slid out for her to grab as she placed it facedown. "I'll now end my turn with a facedown." Turn 7: Pinkie "My draw!" said the girl. "I'll resummon my Madolche Chouxvalier once again. But he won't be around for long, cause I'll sacrifice him so that I can summon my Madolche Puddingcess(1000/1000)." Out came a tiny girl whose dress was made of pudding as her hair was a shade of yellow. "Like all my monsters, she gets 500 extra attack and defense points due to my field spell. Then I'll activate the pendulum ability of Madolche Chiffonberlain, since I control a 'Madolche' monster, I can target two cards in my graveyard and shuffle them back into my deck, and draw two cards. So I'll take my Madolche Chouxvalier and my Madolche Tea Break." Pinkie's two cards then slid out for her to grab as she placed them on top of her deck as the auto shuffler kicked in. Once it stopped, she then drew her cards. "And now that I have no monsters in my graveyard again, my Madolche Puddingcess' ability activates. Meaning she gains 800 more attack and defense points. So she has a total of 2300 attack and defense." stated the party girl as her tiny princess was full of glee. "Now to attack, Madolche Magileine will attack your Chocolate Magician Girl!" said Pinkie. "I activate my Chocolate Magician Girl's special ability, now since she's the target of an attack, I can bring back one spellcaster from my graveyard. So I'm bringing back my Mage Annette!" said Isaac as his small girl magician rose. "As before, when Mage Annette is summoned, I can draw one card. And due to the effect of my Chocolate Magician Girl, your Madolche Magileine now has to attack her. But her stats are cut in half!" said Isaac as his two girl magicians combined their power as they reduced the strength of Pinkie's monster as she was blocked by a barrier and pushed back in her weakened state. Pinkie's Life Points: 6950- "Well, that effect only works once. Especially, cause my monsters can still inflict piercing damage. So now my Madolche Puddingcess will attack your Mage Annette!" said Pinkie as her tiny princess took out Isaac's revived monster. Isaac's Life Points: 4800- "And now my Puddingcess' ability activates, after she battles, she can destroy one card on your side of the field so I choose your Chocolate Magician Girl!" stated Pinkie taking out Isaac's monster. "And now, I'll have my Empress Haute attack your Dark Magician!" "Not this time, cause I'll reveal my facedown, Magic Cylinder. And you don't have your Madolche Tea Break to negate it," said Isaac as the attack was absorbed by one of the cylinders as it then shot out of the other one as it headed towards Pinkie who covered up. Pinkie's Life Points: 3450- "And with that, your life points just got smaller." smiled Isaac. "I end my turn with a facedown! And now the effect of my Empress Haute ends." Turn 8: Isaac "My turn and I'll play my Magician Boy(1500/1200)!" Isaac's small boy sorcerer now appeared as his cape flowed in the wind. "Now, I'll have my Magician Boy attack your Madolche Puddingcess!" stated Isaac as his tiny boy sorcerer pointed his staff at Pinkie's monster who simply blocked it. "Now whenever my Magician Boy battles, any damage that occurs, you take instead." stated the boy. Pinkie's Life Points: 2650- "And then when my Magician Boy fails to destroy a monster, he can destroy one monster on your field and then you take damage equal to its attack points. So you lose, little sis!" "Not quite, cause I reveal my facedown, Madolche Nights! Since I have no monsters in my graveyard when you activate a monster's effect, and I have no monsters in my graveyard. I can negate that effect, and since I also control Madolche Puddingcess, I can also shuffle one card from your hand back into your deck." stated the pink-haired girl. "Which one then?" asked Isaac. His hand then materialized in front of Pinkie as only the back part was shown. "I pick... no, no, no, you would expect me to pick that one. Mmm... Which one?" "Pinkie!!!" shouted Isaac as he used his older sibling's voice. "Alright. Eeny meeny miney moe. That one!" said Pinkie pointed to the card she chose. "Geez, she's still driving me insane," muttered Isaac to himself. He then grabbed the card that Pinkie selected and placed it on top of his deck as the auto shuffler kicked in. "I still have one more attack, so Dark Magician take out her Madolche Magileine!" shouted Isaac. "I'll reveal my other facedown, Madolche Waltz! Now whenever a battle occurs with a 'Madolche' monster, you take 300 points of damage!" stated Pinkie. Isaac's Life Points: 4500- "Well, either way, your monster is destroyed!" said Isaac as he took out Pinkie's tiny witch. Pinkie's Life Points: 900- "Now when since my Madolche Magileine was destroyed by battle, I can shuffle her back to my deck, but with my Chateau, I can add it back to my hand. And since my Saloon is also out since I'm adding my monster to my hand, I can set one spell or trap card from my deck," stated Pinkie. Her duel disk then ejected the card she wanted as she put it facedown. "With that, I'll end my turn with a facedown." Turn 9: Pinkie "My draw! And I'll summon my Madolche Anjelly(1000/1000)! Then I'll activate her ability, so by tributing her, I can special summon a 'Madolche' monster from my deck. So I'm bringing out another Madolche Puddingcess!" stated the girl as she had a pair of twin sisters on her field. Both girls squealed as they grabbed their hands and began to skip around in a circle. "Next, I'm activating my Chiffonberlain's pendulum ability, so now I can take two cards in my graveyard and then shuffle them back into my deck to draw two cards. So I'm returning my Madolche Anjelly and Madolche Lesson." stated the girl as her duel disk ejected her cards for her to put on top of her deck as the auto shuffler kicked in. Pinkie then drew her cards as she smiled. "Now that my graveyard has no monsters, my second Puddingcess gains 800 more points and with my Chateau an extra 500 points." stated the girl as she now had three strong monsters on the field. "But I'm far from done, cause now I'll use my pendulum scale to pendulum summon!" Pinkie then had a portal open up above as two lights came out. "I Pendulum summon my Madolche Messengelato(1600/1000) and Madolche Marmalmaide(800/2000)!" Pinkie now had two more of her tiny monsters join the field as she had a full army in front of her. "Don't forget my field spell gives them a boost. But they won't be sticking around for long, cause I'm gonna do a double Xyz summon. First, I overlay my two Level 5 Madolche Puddingcess to build the Overlay Network!" shouted the girl as her two monsters then transformed into orbs of light as they hovered in the air for a bit as a portal opened up in front of her. Soon both lights entered the portal as a pillar of light emerged. "I Xyz Summon, Madolche Puddingcess Chocol-a-la-Mode(2500/2200, OLU: 2)!" Out came a similar version of Pinkie's Puddingcess, but the girl now had a dress made of chocolate. "Next, I'll overlay both my Level 4 Messengelato and Marmalmaide to construct the Overlay Network once more!" Pinkie's other two monsters then turned into orbs of light as well as they hovered in the air as another portal opened up in front of her. They then entered the portal as a pillar of light emerged. "I Xyz Summon, Madolche Teacher Glassouffle(1800/2500, OLU: 2)!" Out emerged another female who sat on a small throne with a book in her hand. "Now both of my Xyz monsters gain 500 more points. Then I'll play Pot of Greed so that I can draw two cards. Next, I'll play one of them, Fissure. So now your Magician Boy is destroyed." said Pinkie as she got rid of Isaac's magician as the only one left was his Dark Magician. "Now time to end this, big bro. Empress Haute attack his Dark Magician!" "I reveal my facedown, Magical Hats! So if you want to destroy my magician, you'll have to find him!" said Isaac as four hats appeared as they covered his magician and then spread out in a straight line. "Is Isaac crazy?!" stated Scootaloo. "Not to mention her trap card that she has out," informed Sweetie Belle. "Guessing game. Oh my favorite, you remembered big bro." smiled Pinkie. "But don't forget my Madolche Waltz is still active and it triggers when my monster battles, so even I don't find him in this attack you still take 300 points of damage." informed the girl. Isaac's Life Points: 4200- Empress Haute then took out the hat on the far left side as it produced smoke when it was exploded upon contact. After a few moments, the smoke cleared to reveal nothing as three hats remained. "Strike one," said Isaac. "Then time for a second attack. Go Puddingcess Chocolat-a-la-Mode!" shouted Pinkie as her second monster targeted the hat on the right as it exploded. It caused some smoke to appear and once again, there was nothing. Isaac's Life Points: 3900- "Missed again."' "Still you took damage due to my trap. I now end my turn." Turn 10: Isaac "My turn and I'll start by playing Card of Sanctity so now we draw till we're holding six cards in our hand," said Isaac as he and Pinkie replenished their hands. "I'll now dispel my Magical Hats. Then I'll activate the effect of my Eternal Soul. So now I can add Dark Magic Attack to my hand and then I'll play the spell. So now I can destroy all your spells and trap cards on your field!" Isaac's magician then felt the power of his staff as he leaped into the air as he pointed his weapon at Pinkie's field and a huge ball of energy was fired as it collided with Pinkie's field taking out all of her cards as well as her pendulum cards. "My pendulum cards may be destroyed, but they won't be going to the graveyard. I can place them in my Extra Deck, but I could also shuffle them back into my deck," said Pinkie as she chose to put her cards on top of her deck as the auto shuffler kicked in. "Either way, with all of your spell and trap cards gone, your monsters lose their extra effects," stated Isaac. "And now I'll play Premature Burial so that I can bring back my Chocolate Magician Girl by paying 800 life points." Isaac's Life Points: 3100- "Next up, I summon my Alpha the Magnet Warrior(1400/1700). Then I'll play this, Level Lifter! So by sending my Magician of Dark Illusion to the graveyard, I can target two monsters on my field and their levels match the monster I sent away until the end of the turn. So now my Alpha and Chocolate Magician Girl are Level 7." said Isaac as both of his monsters had their stats change as they were the same as his Dark Magician. "Now, I'll overlay all three of my monsters to build the Overlay Network!" shouted the boy as all three monsters turned into orbs of light as they hovered in the air for a bit as a portal opened up in front of the World Champ. All three lights then entered the portal as a pillar of light emerged. "I Xyz Summon, Chaos Mageía(3000/2500, OLU: 3)!" Out emerged from the portal a brand new monster. It was a sorceress who had long flowing red hair with vanilla skin tone. She wore an emerald necklace and had white gloves that covered her smooth hands. Her outfit consisted of a light blue dress that stopped at her knees; she wore black heels that weren't too high, as well as earrings that matched her necklace. She did a quick twirl for all to see as bits of magical particles surrounded her and it made her look even more beautiful. Chaos Mageía landed in front of Isaac as she couldn't help herself but snuggle her master and plant a kiss on his forehead. "Okay, can you let me go?" asked Isaac to his female magician. "No." snickered the girl with a smile as she pressed the boy closer to her chest. "We need to win, first," said Isaac as he broke free from the embrace of his monster. "Now, since I used Dark Magician to summon my monster, all your monsters' effects are negated!" said Isaac as his female magician used her wand and waved it about as a powerful spell was cast over Pinkie's field as her monster felt their power weaken. "Now I activate my Chaos Mageía's special ability, by using one overlay unit, she can remove all other Xyz materials from all other Xyz monsters. Then for each one removed, she gains 500 extra attack points and an additional attack!" stated Isaac as his magician removed 6 overlay units from Pinkie's monster as her attack rose to 6000. "Let's finish this," said Isaac to his magician as she gave a wink. She had her wand transform into a bow and reached into the quiver on her back as she pulled out an arrow that was made up of energy. She place it in her bow as she pulled back on the string. "Bull-eyes." stated the girl. "Divinity Arrow!!" shouted Isaac and his magician. The arrow was sent flying as it traveled through the air. It split into seven different arrows as six of them collided with Pinkie's three monsters as the final one headed towards the girl as it exploded near her feet. Pinkie's Life Points: 0- Winner: Isaac Isaac gave his magician a smile and nod as she was glad to make her master happy. She disappeared as the boy began to walk as Pinkie now sat up. "Ohh, what a doozy," said Pinkie immediately getting up and smiling. "You've gotten better, sis," said Isaac. "Thanks." smiled the girl as she wrapped her arms around Isaac. The pair just held each other as Isaac ran his fingers through her cotton candy hair. They broke their embrace as Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle then rushed over and toppled the boy over as they hugged him tightly. Seems even now, they were still amazed by his skills as Isaac just let out a chuckle. For the rest of the night, Isaac told the girls some more stories about his time since joining the pro circuit. Eventually, it was getting late as the girls needed to head to bed despite there being no school in the morning. Once both young adults put the girls to bed, they stopped in front of Isaac's old room. "So, are you nervous big bro? About your upcoming duel?" asked Pinkie. "It is what it is, Pinkie. But, right now, I'm not thinking about that. I'm focusing on my special training." "Well, glad I was able to help. It was nice to duel like we used to back when we were high schoolers." stated the girl as Isaac rubbed the top of his little sister's hair. "You're the best little sister, I could ask for." smiled Isaac. "You're welcome, big bro." "So, the others?" "Fluttershy is in Whitetail Woods, Rarity is currently in Manehattan, and Applejack is at the farm. As for Sunset and Rainbow, well, I haven't heard from them in a few weeks. Guess they must be busy with their lives." stated Pinkie. "Well, at least I have a start. Thanks, Pinkie." "By the way, I kept your old room the same. Figured one day, you would come back." "I appreciate it, thanks sis," said Isaac planting a kiss on Pinkie's forehead as she returned the gesture by kissing him on the cheek and giving one last hug. Pinkie then left to her room as Isaac now turned to his. He took a deep breath as he put his hand on the handle. He then entered his room as when he looked inside, it was indeed the same as when he left for his career as a pro over a year and a half ago. Isaac smiled as it felt nice to be home, so he flopped on his bed as he prepared for tomorrow.