//------------------------------// // Chapter 3: The Tournament Begins // Story: Twilight's Journey in Battle City // by deleted account DNB //------------------------------// _______________________________________________________________________________________ Yugi's House, 7:30 PM ________________________________________________________________________________________ Twilight, Yugi, Spike, and Mr. Muto were in living room. Spike was playing go fish with Mr. Muto while Yugi was watching Twilight a writing a letter. "Twilight who are you writing that letter too?," Yugi asked. Twlight replied, "I'm writing this to my friends back in Equestria to tell them how I'm doing. I don't want them to worry about me you know." He nodded, and then Spike came over and told her she won the game. Twilight walked out of the room, and went outside. Yugi and Spike then followed her. "Hey! Twilight! Wait up! Where are you going?," shouted Spike. She stopped, and waited for the others to catch up. After a few minutes of walking they reached the destination the Domino Museum. She then threw the letter, and It flew into the invisible portal.. "Huh. Where did the letter go?," said Yugi. She replied, "It went into the portal which leads to Equestria, and it seems only beings from there can see it. Wow! Looks like they replied." Another letter came out, and Spike picked it up and started to read it. "Dear my dearest Twilight, looks like your doing well in this new world. Luckily you've made some friends that will help you succeed in your task. We will be cheering you on even if we are in different worlds. Sincerely, Princess Celestia, Luna, Cadence, Rainbow Dash, Rairty, AppleJack, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie. PS here's the picture you asked for." She grabbed the attached picture, and showed it to Yugi. She told them who each of the ponies were as they headed back to Yugi's place. When they returned gramps already had dinner ready. After eating a delicious cheese pizza which Twilight and Spiked really enjoyed, they decided to get some sleep so they could be fully rested for the tournament tomorrow. Before Yugi turned the lights off Twilight asked him something. "Yugi. I'm really worried about those people who ambushed Joey last night. What if they try to come after us next. The idea of loosing this deck my friends worked so hard to get makes me even more worried." He replied,"I kind of had the same feeling, but as long as we win they can't take our cards. My heart is in my deck, and I don't want to loose any of it especially my Dark Magician." "Well all I know is that whoever is leader of those guys, he or she must be up to something. Another thing I'm worried about is Sunset Shimmer. You said she's a tough opponent when you told me about your duel with her in Duelist Kingdom. She must be entering the tournament because wants my crown." "That reminds me what is she planning to do with the crown once she gets her hands on it?" "I don't really know the answer. Whenever I have used the Element of Magic it was against something that was threatening Equestria. I don't really know what would happen if someone else besides me puts it on. Celestia has never told me so I guess it's never happened before." "Well, then we will have to make sure she does not get her hands on it. Everything is going to be just fine. Alright its time for me to get some sleep. Good night Twilight and Spike." Yugi then turned the lights off. Twilight kept tossing over the couch trying to get comfortable. When she got in the perfect spot she fell strait asleep. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Yugi's House,morning ________________________________________________________________________________________ Mr. Mutu was outside sweeping the shop. It hurts an old man's spirit when he does his grandson chores, Mr. Muto thought, I have to prepare for the tournament is such a bad excuse. In my day our jobs came first. Hm, Hogwash! Kaiba's tournament starts today and I wouldn't miss it for the world. I'll close the shop a little early like right now. Mr. Muto went inside where Twilight and Spike were getting ready. It turns out Rarity sent them a package last night, and it contained two new outfits for Twilight. One was pink sparkly dress, and the other was light purple tank top that was attached to a pink sweater, and jeans. Twilight decided to change in to the latter outfit because it was a bit more casual. After getting ready she went to see Yugi, but she stopped outside his door hearing him talking to someone. She decided to listen in. "What if our deck isn't good enough to win!" "Yugi there's a time in a duelists life when you have to trust in the deck you have created, and our time is now. The fate of the world depends on us." "Yes it does, and I know we are going to win it, and find out more about your past. Yami you stood by me helping my rescue my grandfather from Pegasus, and now it's time to stand by you. Together we will find out about your past, and save the world from whatever evil force Ishizu spoke of. And we'll also win for Twilight because if we do she can protect her world. So let's go!" Twilight decided instead of barging in to knock instead. Yugi then opened the door, and told her it was almost time for the tournament to start. The two said goodbye to Mr. Muto, and then Spike went out of house saying, "Hey! Wait for me!" After ten minutes of walking they reached the Domino Fountain Plaza. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Domino Fountain Plaza ________________________________________________________________________________________ "Hey Yugi, what is this for?," Twilight asked as she showed him a clear card. He replied," It must be something Kaiba put in in the tournament" Suddenly a blonde girl with a light purple outfit running shouting,"Yugi!" "Hey Mai.," Yugi replied. The girl stopped in front of the three. So that's Mai Valentine, Twilight thought. Mai said,"Quite a big turnout don't you think." He replied," Well there's many duelists I've never seen before." "Yugi who's this?," Mai asked referring to Twilight. Yugi answered,"This is Twilight she's from out of town." "Pleased to meet you Mai. Yugi's told me a lot about you," Twilight says as she shakes her hand. Spike pushes Yugi and Twilight over. "My names Spike Twilights personal assistant,"Spike said. Mai picked Spike up and said, "My, my aren't you cute. Your one of the cutest kids I've seen. Anyway Twilight are you the same Twilight with the unique one of a kind deck I've been hearing about?" Twilight nodded. Mai put Spike down. Yugi then turned around to see Rex and Weevil walking strait toward them. "Yugi I thought you would be here buzzing around," Weevil said. "Hello Mai, don't think I forgotten how you beat me in Duelist Kingdom. Now it's payback time," Rex said. Weevil then said, "And Yugi next time we duel you loose for sure. Especially since my deck is full of rare insect monsters." "Quite big words for such a small guppy," said Mako who looked over the small bug duelist. "Twilight that's Mako Tsunami who's the number one ocean duelist," Yug said. Then the three boys started to argue about themselves winning the tournament. It was really embarrassing for them, and Spike laughed at them. Luckily, the three duelists didn't notice. The four friends walked away from them a bit, and then Mai went on her way after saying," Next time we meet we are rivals. Oh and Twilight. I love your outfit." After Mai took her leave the others decided to go to the top of the community building to get a look around for Joey. "Kaiba should be announcing the official start of the tournament any minute now. And we haven't seen Joey and we have look all over. I hope he gets here before this starts," said Yugi. "Welcome duelists to Battle City," said Kaiba as his blip with a TV screen of his face flew over the group. Twilight thought, So that's Seto Kaiba. He is the reason I have to enter this tournament because he or someone in his company decided to pickup up one of Equestria's most important means of defense. I hope that at least me, Joey, or Yugi win so I can protect Equestria. But on the other hoof, if someone didn't I'd probably never make such good friends or learn the game of Duel Monsters. Kaiba then continued,"This tournament will be the place where your dueling skills are put to the test. Also, I hope none of you entered this tournament for friendly competition. Battle City's going to be an all out war." "Twilight I don't think I like this guy he seems too serious, and he a bit on the mean side," Spike said. Twilight told him," Maybe he's putting this attitude because he is the head of the tournament." "Before my Battle City Tournament begins I'd thought to let all of you know what your getting into in case you want to back out now. Let's begin with my new duel disks. Everyone who I decided was good enough received one with it you can duel any time any where, and they contain a tracking chip that allows me to watch every move you ever make during a duel. Next let's talk about the most important of all of the tournament rules. The looser of each duel must give up their rarest card to the winner. If you can't take the chance of loosing your beloved cards I'd back out now. Another thing if anyone is foolish enough you can challenge me to a duel because I'll also be competing in this tournament," Kaiba. Yugi said,"Thoughts so." The president then continued,"But don't get your hopes up because I intend to win it, and there's one duelist I've been dying to beat." Your on Kaiba, thought Yugi. "Hm, speaking of winning only the twelve best duelists will make it to the final rounds, but these finals will be in a hidden location. In order to find the finals you need these locator cards. You have each received one with your duel disk, but get exited just yet. You will need six of them to reach the finals. Every time you win a duel you will get a locator card from your opponent. When six of these are stacked up it produces a map of Domino and activates a GPS which will transmit the location to you. But the finals are a long time away, and most of you will be eliminated long before that. OK everything I just said can be found in my tournament rule book. Remember only one of you can win the title of number one duelist in the world and this lovely crown to go with it," said Kaiba as he help up Twilight's crown. "That's it. It's my crown! Looks like it's safe and sound," said Twilight. Kaiba said,"Now get ready duelists let the tournament begin!" "Well time to face my destiny!," said Yugi. "Were is he?," said Joey. The group looked down at Joey being really upset. They then decided to go down there to see him. Joey walked up to a man on his laptop at the cafe. The three decided to watch Joey from a distance. Joey shouted, "Hey you. Freak! I'd knew you would snooping around." The man replied,"Joesph didn't you learn your lesson." "Yea never let a caped weirdo toss you around," Joey said. The man sipped his tea. "You fool!," the man said. Joey," You have my Red-Eyes and I want it back so it's time to duel! So are you ready to duel me so I can win back my card or what!" The man laughed at Joey. He then said,"I have no desire to duel you. I already have what I need. My hunt for your deck is over" "I'm not leaving until I get back my Red-Eyes!," Joey yelled. Twilight, Spike, and Yugi then ran over to Joey. "Hey Joey! What's going on!," shouted Yugi. The man thought,Yugi Moto! He has the puzzle which my master desires. "That must be one of dudes who stole your card right Joey.," said Spike. He nodded. Yugi then recognized that the robe the man was wearing was the same one Bandit Keith. Joey said,"They call themselves rare hunters which to me translates to card snatching creeps! And this one owes me a rematch so I can win back my Red-Eyes Black Dragon!" The man shut his laptop then said,"I already told you my hunt for you is over, but perhaps your little friend Yugi would like to be my next victim so I can claim his rare Dark Magician. So Mr. Muto I challenge you to a duel" Twilight then said," Hey creep this is between you and Joey. Leave Yugi out of this!" "Twilight it's ok. Fine I'll except your challenge, and if I win you have to give back Joey's card alright!" "Yug!," Joey said. "I promise I will beat him Joey so you can be once again have your dragon!" A yellow glow came from the millennium puzzle. Twilight sensed an other presence coming from the puzzle. Yami then took control of Yugi's body to duel the rare hunter. So this is Yami, thought Twilight, I'm really intrigued by how to spirits can be within one body. I hope that Yami wins back Joey's card. I'm sure I can trust Yami just as much as I can Yugi. "So do we have a deal rare hunter! As my first opponent of this tournament if you loose you must return Joey's Red-Eyes Black Dragon! And If I loose I will hand over my Dark Magician to you," shouted Yami. Joey said," But Yugi there is no way I'm going to let you risk your Dark Magician! Don't worry I can take um. If you lost I could never forgive my self!" Yami put his hand in front of Joey implying him to stop with his offer. "Look Joey every duel in the tournament I'll have to risk my Dark Magician. And also it's the only way to get your card back. It's first step in fulfilling my destiny, and the first step in helping our friend Twilight get her crown back." The rare hunter rose from his seat, and put on his duel disk. The Rare Hunter told Joey not to tell his strategy to Yami because if he did he would rip up his card. Yami agreed to the terms, and the duel disks were set up. Joey walked over next to Twilight. "Oh yea this is your first time seeing Yugi duel Twilight," Joey said. "Yea," she said. "Come on Yug!," shouted Spike. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Kaiba Corp ________________________________________________________________________________________ "Mokuba isn't it fitting that Yugi would be in the first duel of my tournament.," Kaiba said to his little brother Mokuba. He then looked at the monitors. He replied,"Seto the other duels are coming in too. Our satellite is tracking all of the cards being played. So if any of the two remaining Egyptian god cards are played we will know where it is." _______________________________________________________________________________________ Domino Fountain Plaza, ________________________________________________________________________________________ Yami Vs Rare Hunter Yami's Turn: Yami sets two cards and then summons Beta the Magnet Warrior (ATK: 1700 DEF: 1600) Yami ends his turn. Status: Hand-3 Life- 4000 Monsters-1 Face down cards-2 ************************************************** "Let's see what you've got Rare Hunter," Yami said. Spike shouted," Come on Yugi kick his but!" Wow Yami is such a big contrast to Yugi, thought Twi, I mean they look similar but I sense more courageousness in his spirit. I see what the others gad said about Yugi being someone of many talents. I just know he will win.. The rare hunter drew his card. "Just as I thought. Graceful Charity lets me draw three cards and i discard two," the rare hunter said. I already have 3 pieces in my hand only two more pieces to go and then once I have all five I'll summon Exodia and obliterate Yugi, thought the rare hunter. ************************************************** Rare Hunter's Turn: He activates Graceful Charity which lets him draw 3 and discard 2 cards. Yami then activates Light of Intervention. The rare hunter then normal Summons Stone Statue of the Aztecs in Defense Position (ATK: 300 DEF:2000).He then ends his turn. Status: Hand-5 Life- 4000 Monsters-1 Face down cards-0. ************************************************** Yami's Turn: He tributes Beta to tribute summon Berfomet (ATK:1400 DEF:1800). Next Yami uses it's effect to add Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts from his Deck to his hand. He then uses his set Polymerization, fusing the Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts in his hand with "Berfomet" to Fusion Summon Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast (ATK: 2100 DEF: 1800). He sets one card and ends his turn. Status: Hand-2 Life- 4000 Monsters-1 Face down cards-1 ================================================================================ Yami said," Under Battle City rules my new monster can't attack, but on my next turn my Beast will obliterate your stone statue!" Joey then shouted," Yugi wait! This man has a plan to wipe you out! Check out that grin on his ugly face! This is the same thing he did to me!" The rare hunter then said in response to Joey," Silence Fool or say good bye to your Red-Eyes!" Spike tugged on Twilight's shirt. He then whispered,"Twilight this creep is really mean, I hope Yugi wins as payback for threatening Joey like that. Ponies in Equestria don't really speak like that right Twilight." She whispered back,"Yea Spike. I guess our world has a different culture from those here. At least we met some good people right." "Hm I predict another Graceful Charity. And I guess I'm right. So I draw 3 and discard two," said the rare hunter. How does he know exactly what he's going to draw?," wondered Yugi who was watching Yami duel. Excellent,thought the rare hunter, only one more piece left. ================================================================================ Rare Hunter's turn: He uses another Graceful Charity. Drawing three cards and discarding two. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Kaiba Corp ________________________________________________________________________________________ "This duelist is battling well against Yugi,but who is he? What data do we have on him?," asked Seto Kaiba. A employee replied, Very little sir. He wasn't in your tournament data base until about a week ago." Seto replied,"How's that possible!" "He must have hacked into our system and added himself. He calls himself a rare hunter," the employee said. Mokuba then shouted,"That's illegal! We'll disqualify him right big brother!" Mokuba then started to run out of the room until Kaiba said,"Wait." "Huh?," asked Mokuba. His brother replied,"Hm. Rare hunters they took my bait.You see Mokuba it's just as I planned." _______________________________________________________________________________________ Domino Fountain Plaza ________________________________________________________________________________________ "Yugi your Dark Magician is as good as mine," the rare hunter gloated. He then thought to himself, Once I assemble all five pieces of Exodia I will take his precious card. And with help of some invisible ink and my x-ray contact lens I will know exactly what I will draw next. It looks like it's just what i need the final peice. On my next turn I will draw it and then this duel is over! ================================================================================ He then summons Gear Golem the Moving Fortress in defense position (ATK: 800 DEF:2200). He then ends his turn. Status: Hand-5 Life- 4000 Monsters-2 Face down cards-0. ================================================================================ Yami said," You may be protecting yourself with defensive monsters but in order to win this duel you must attack me! So what are you waiting for." He laughed, and then replied,"Oh you will find out. The hunter will strike when the time is right!" On the sidelines Twi and Spike could see Joey getting really upset. They tried to keep him back, but he had enough of standing around. "Yug! Hold It! I can't just stand around letting you risk your Dark Magician for me," Joey said. Yami shook his head. "No Joey. You must not reveal his strategy. I promise you I will defeat him. Listen I'm fighting this duel for you because you are my friend and if I was you I know you would do the same thing for me." He replied," That's right!" Yami then continued,"Have you forgotten the time Weevil threw my Exodia cards into the ocean on the way to Duelist Kingdom? You risked your life to retrieve them not because of how rare and powerful the cards were but because I was a friend in need." Yugi then put the pieces together of what the hunter's strategy was, and told it to Yami. "I'm on to you! Your planning to summon Exodia!," shouted Yami. The rare hunter was shocked of how Yugi figured it out. "Alright!," shouted Joey. "Now that he knows his plan Yugi can find a way to beat it right Twilight!," said Spike. She nodded, and then Yami said to Joey,"Thanks Joey. You allowed me to figure out the rare hunter's strategy without actually telling me." The rare hunter then said,"Hm just because you found out my strategy that doesn't mean you can stop me! How will you stop the unstoppable Exodia!" "It's true no duelist has defeated the monster, but I'll find a way mark my words!," shouted Yami. ================================================================================ Yami's Turn: Yami sets one card, then Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast attacks and destroys Stone Statue of the Aztecs. He then ends his turn. Status: Hand-2 Life- 4000 Monsters-1 Face down cards-2. ================================================================================ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Kaiba Corp ________________________________________________________________________________________ "Our satellite imaging indicators that the rare hunters cards are covered in invisible ink," said an employee. Mokuba then said,"That means he'll always know which card he'll draw! Seto the guys a menace I should go down their and bust that cheat." He replied," Don't. Mokuba I'm well aware of that, but I'm willing to let him slide this time." Mokuba then blurted out,"Sorry big brother! You made me commissioner so I can enforce the rules. Give me one good reason why I shouldn't bust him." "Because I need him. This rare hunter may have something I want. Besides I can't wait to see Yugi tremble in fear when he faces the same Exodia he defeated me with," Kaiba said. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Domino Fountain Plaza ________________________________________________________________________________________ "I knew you couldn't beat me in one turn. Now it's time to end this," said the rare hunter. He was about to draw his card when Yami yelled," I activate my Time Seal so you can't draw this turn. Looks like you can't win yet!" ************************************************** Rare hunter's turn: He can't draw due to Yami using Time Seal effect so he ends his turn. Status: Hand-5 Life- 4000 Monsters-1 Face down cards-0. ************************************************** Alright this is it, Yami thought, If I don't draw the right card then he wins. But the fate of the world is depending on me and I can't fail. Please heart of the cards guide me. After drawing Yami said," Alright here goes. I play Lightforce Sword! It will attack one card in your hand! So I'll aim for a piece of Exodia!" The sword chooses Exodia's right arm. "Your the man Yug!", shouted Joey. ************************************************** Yami's Turn: Yami activates Lightforce Sword which removes Right Arm of the Forbidden One from play for three turns. Yami tributes Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast to tribute summon Summoned Skull (ATK: 2500 DEF: 1200) Summon Skull attacks and destroys the rare hunter's Golem. He then ends his turn. Status: Hand-1 Life- 4000 Monsters-1 Face down cards-1. ************************************************** "Yugi! Great move!," said Twilight. He replied,"Thanks! I knew if I believed in the heart of the cards I could draw the right card. And now let's see what you've got rare hunter!" ************************************************** Rare hunter's turn: He activates Swords of Revealing Light which makes Yami unable to attack for three turns. He then ends his turn. Status: Hand-5 Life- 4000 Monsters-0 Face down cards-0. ************************************************** "Come on Yugi! You have to get to him before he can get his last piece!," said Spike. ************************************************** Yami's turn: Yami draws and then ends his turn. Status: Hand-2 Life- 4000 Monsters-1 Face down cards-1. ************************************************** The rare hunter was laughing at Yugi. He knew there's was nothing he could do as long as his magic card is in effect. "You think I'll have to wait for my right arm you banished but I don't! I have two other copies of it in my deck!," said the rare hunter. Yami then smiled. Yami then said,"That may be but with your deck full of Exodia cards the chances of drawing a right arm are slim to none. A good deck consists of balance between cards. And your a prisoner of my Lightforce Sword so i have 3 turns to defeat you!" ************************************************** Rare hunter's turn: He draws and ends his turn. Status: Hand-5 Life- 4000 Monsters-0 Face down cards-0. ************************************************** Yami's turn: Yami sets one card and summons Alpha The Magnet Warrior in attack position (ATK:1400 DEF: 1700). He then ends his turn. Status: Hand-1 Life- 4000 Monsters-2 Face down cards-2. ================================================================================ "Chances of your victory are slim. I have destroyed all of your summoned monsters and the only thing stopping me is your magic card a weak and temporary shield. Once my monsters are free I can begin attacking your life points! Your deck needs some re-working," Yami said. The rare hunter was looking nervous. He was worried of the possibility of Yami having a card that could destroy his Swords of Revealing Light. So he decided to play one of the parts of Exodia. ================================================================================ Rare Hunter's turn: He summons Head of Exodia in defense position (ATK:1000 DEF:1000). Since he normal summoned a monster, Yami activates Chain Destruction to destroy every copy of Head of Exodia in the rare hunters deck and his hand. Yami then activates Dust Tornado the to destroy Swords of Revealing Light. He then ends his turn. Status: Hand-3 Life- 4000 Monsters-1 Face down cards-0. ================================================================================ "All of your heads have been destroyed so you can't summon Exodia. Rare hunter it's time to end this duel!" shouted Yami. ================================================================================ Yami's Turn: He activates Monster Reborn to special summon Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast in Attack Position (ATK:2100 DEF: 1800). Chimera the Flying Mythical Beast attacks and destroys Head of Exodia. Summoned Skull attacks directly. Rare hunter's Life Points: 4000-> 1500 Yami then uses the effect of Alpha the Magnet Warrior so it gains 200 ATK as Summoned Skull had already attacked. He then attacks the rare hunter directly. Rare hunter's Life Points: 1500-> 0. Yami wins the duel. ________________________________________________________________________________________ The rare hunter fell to his knees. His deck of cards spread throughout the ground. The three friends came over to their victorious buddy. "Good Duel Yugi! I know now their is no doubt that we will get my element back!," said Twilight. Yami smiled at the girl, and he looked through the deck. He took the Red-Eyes Black Dragon, and the rare hunter's locator card. "Hey whats on my fingers? These cards are marked!," said Yami. Spike replied,"Then he was cheating!" Yami ripped up the cards while saying,"Not any more!" Joey patted his best friend on the back for a job well done. Suddenly the rare hunter started freaking out! His body was shaking. "Master! Please spare me! I tried my best!," the rare hunter screamed. "I've seen this before," said Yugi to Yami. After a bit the millennium symbol appeared on the mans forehead. Yami was shocked as he recognized the sign. Spike hid behind Twilight. Twilight was wondering the same thing as Joey what was going on. The man stood up and said,"We meet again Pharaoh!" Yami, and Twilight were shocked by the man's choice of word. How did he know that Yami was a pharaoh?, Yugi asked himself. The man then contunued,"Actually you don't remember meeting me. Your spirit was trapped in the puzzle when I dueled your little friend Yugi. I congratulate you on defeating my rare hunter, yet he was weakest duelist in my army! My other minons will be much more formidable opponents Yami!" "Yug this is getting weird," said Joey. "Pharaoh I've been waiting my whole life for you, and now after all this time I will destroy you!," the rare hunter said. The group was shocked. Twilight was getting really upset so she then stepped next to Yami. "Why do you want to destroy him? What has he ever done to you?," Twilight said. The man then said,"Well Pharaoh it seems you have made some new allies since the duel. And they seem to be a bit unique. Tell me princess why do you care so much about someone who has nothing to do with your world!" "How. How do you know Twilight's true identity? Explain yourself!," Yami shouted. The man laughed. "It seems I've touched a nerve. Pharaoh I won't let my other servants fail me like this one did. For his failure I sent his mind to the shadow realm and took over his body! I'm in complete control!," said the man talking through the rare hunter. The rare hunter's body started to move in crazy ways that freaked the group out. "How are you controlling him?," asked Yami. He replied,"Each of the seven millennium items has a unique power so mind control is a simple task for my Millennium Rod!" Twilight then said,"No good came from that power!" "Mhm", said Spike. Yami, and Yugi were having flashbacks of their visit at the museum. They then started to think that the man controlling the rare hunter was the evil Ishizu spoke of. "Please allow me to introduce my self. Remember my name Marik!," said Marik. "Marik. What is it you want from me Marik?," said Yami. Marik then said,"I want want belongs to me, and I'll take it using the power of the Egyptian god cards!" "Egyptian what?," said Yami. Marik then explained that the three Egyptian gods once spread destruction throughout the world, and that Pegasus made them into cards. He also said that with their power he will claim the power he deserves. "You'll never get the Millennium Puzzle!," said Yami. Marik laughed for a bit and then said,"You seem to mis-understand I want more than the puzzle's power. I want the Pharaoh's power the boundless energy of the ancient ruler himself. With it I will rule the world and be unstoppable. The end is near Pharaoh it's my world now!" Then the man fell to his knees. Marik was finished controlling him. "Twilight he never answered why he knew who we really are! That creep!," said Spike. "Maybe I should shed some sunlight on the situation," said a mysterious voice. Twilight said,"Who's there?" Suddenly a sun beam came down in front of the four and displayed a image of a girl with red and orange curled hair and who had a black jacket on. "What? Sunset Shimmer? What are you doing here?," asked Joey. Twilight responded,"So that's her! The cause of all this!" Sunset Shimmer then said,"Well we meet again your High-ness! It seems you hooked up with the king of games and his little cheerleaders. How pathetic!" Twilight stepped closer to the image, and said,"How dare you speak about them that way! Besides Yugi kicked your behind at Duelist Kingdom!" Sunset Shimmer twirled her hair, and then replied,"Well did you know I threw the duel?" "What? You lost our duel on purpose? But why?," asked Yami. "Before the duel began my adopted father pulled me aside. He told me to threw the duel so that he could guarantee you being in the final round. But he still told me too push you so hard that you embrace the power of your puzzle. Which I did as he asked, and I got these lovely earrings. They aren't really ordinary because according to Pegasus he found them on one of his trips and they came from a unknown world.They were made from the same materials as the other magical artifacts in Equestria such as the Alicorn Amulet. Once I put them on it gave me a unique power! It allowed me to use my magic from Equestria, but in a limited form.So who's pathetic oh yea you!," said Sunset. Twilight took her words hard. She felt helpless as of her not having any magic. Spike hugged Twi to make her feel better, and Yami stepped in front of the the two. Yami shouted,"That's enough! Stop hurting my friends! Sunset Shimmer why are you after Twilight's crown? Don't you know its a form of protection?" "Of course I know Yugi. And that's the reason I want it! The crown has many secrets even Miss Sparkle doesn't even know about.,"said Miss Shimmer. Twilight then wiped her tears and said,"What do you mean by secrets that I don't know about? Do you mean to say the Elements of Harmony act differently in this world?" "Well I don't know all of the changes, but I do know that once a Element is taken into another world the other five elements of harmony choose five different spirits to be the new representatives of the elements in this world. Don't worry your friends are still the representatives in Equestria, but the actual elements don't appear until the chosen person commits a major act of the element they represent," Sunset Shimmer said. "So then what happens once the five elements appear?," Yami asked. She put her finger up and shook it side to side. The girl then said,"I don't know exactly, but II do know this: you better start preparing for the end Princess ta tah!" The sun beam disappeared along with Sunset Shimmer's image. "Man that was interesting to say the least. Sunset Shimmer and this Marik creep are trying to cause some trouble, but I know we'll stop um right Yug!," Joey said. He nodded, and then replied,"Yes we will Joey. It's the only way I can fulfill my destiny! But I still wonder how Marik knows that Twilight's a princess. Maybe he knows Sunset Shimmer. Well I guess we will find out. Oh, and before I forget here Joey." Yami tried to hand Joey his card but Joey wouldn't take it. He thought that it wasn't his to take, and that he wanted Yugi to hold onto it so that he could use to defeat Marik. Joey also promised Yugi and Twilight that he would help them in their quest. So the four went their separate ways, and one thought was in Twi's mind just why Sunset truly wanted the crown, but she was determined to find out the answer.