Author's note:
There are a lot of changes made to attack and defense when using Dash's deck, I would know since it's based off of one of my own. It can get redundant, and I apologize for this. Hope you all enjoy chapter 2!
Draw Phase, Turn 2
It took mere moments for the aura of wonderment to pass. Both Dash and Blueblood snapped their attention back to the duel.
“Oh, where was I?” Blueblood asked to no one in particular. He looked at his hand and said, “ah yes, I’ll play one card face down and end my turn.”
Dash perked up and drew a card. This was potentially embarrassing. Her hand consisted of only one monster, three traps, and two spells. She decided to roll with it. “I’ll set one monster in face down defense position, then I play two cards face down. I end my turn.” It was the best that she could do for the time being. She needed to get a monster next turn.
Blueblood’s smile grew as he said, “What a pitiful excuse for a turn.” He drew his card, “Now it’s my move. I set one card face down and activate the quick play spell Scapegoat, giving me four goat tokens.” Four creatures appeared. Each of them looked more like cotton balls than anything else.
“I’ll enter my battle phase. By sacrificing one of my goats I give my Panther Warrior the ability to attack this turn.” Sure enough, one of the goats turned into a ball of light and was absorbed by the bipedal cat. “Panther Warrior, attack her face down monster.”
Dash’s monster revealed itself to be a hulking green dragon.
The Dragon Dwelling in the Cave, Defense: 2000
The furred warrior attacked the dragon, but the sword glanced off of its scales. Its attack having failed, the cat retreated to its rectangle on Blueblood’s side of the field.
Blueblood’s smile turned into a disappointed frown as he said, “I end my turn.”
Dash drew her card, and her face instantly lit up. “I summon my Harpie Lady 1 in face up attack position. Its effect activates, giving all wind attribute monsters on my side of the field 300 extra attack points.”
Harpie Lady 1, Attack: 1600
The Dragon Dwelling in the Cave, Attack: 1600
“But I’m not done; I play the spell card Elegant Egotist! Since I control a Harpie Lady, I can special summon another from my hand or deck. I choose my other Harpie Lady 1, giving my monsters another 300 point bonus!
2x Harpie Lady 1, Attack: 1900
The Dragon Dwelling in the Cave, Attack: 1900
“And finally, I’ll play the field spell Rising Air Current. This gives all of my wind monsters another 500 attack, but they also lose 400 defense.”
2x Harpie Lady 1, Attack: 2400, Defense: 1000
The Dragon Dwelling in the Cave, Attack: 2400, Defense: 1600
Dash’s face perfectly defined confidence at this point, “Now I’ll change my Dragon into attack position and enter my battle phase. Harpie Lady 1, attack his Panther Warrior!”
“I think not! You have triggered my trap card, Mirror Force! All of your monsters are destroyed. You’re good, I’ll give you that, but my cards are simply stronger.” Blueblood stated with his smug, and ever arrogant, grin dominating his face as Dash’s monsters were obliterated.
Dash wasn’t fazed at all by this turn of events, “I think that you’ll find that skill beats strength… well, most of the time… Anyways, I activate the trap card Hysteric Party! By discarding one card from my hand, I can special summon as many Harpie Lady monsters from my graveyard as possible. So I'll discard my Trap Hole to welcome back my two Harpie Lady 1s!” There was a hawk-like screech as her two monsters emerged from the ground. They flew up in a synchronized helix with one another before settling down on their respective rectangles.
The purple haired girl that had been arguing with Trixie earlier turned to Discord and asked, “It must have taken forever to program all of these interactions between the separate cards!”
“Program? Oh no, the holograms just kind of do what they want. It can be pretty chaotic at times, but I don’t mind.” Discord said without even glancing at the girl.
The girl’s face became the essence of confusion as she said, “Just do what they want? That can’t be right! It’s a program, you must have programed it, otherwise it just doesn’t make any sense!”
The man turned and looked Twilight (It’s pretty obvious that it’s her at this point) in the face, a goofy grin on his face as he said, “Oh, but what fun is there in making sense?” He stared at her for a brief moment before turning back to the action.
“Since Hysteric Party is a trap card, I didn't have to end my battle phase to use it. So my monsters can still attack this turn!” Dash continued, “Harpie Lady 1, attack Panther Warrior!”
The Harpie flew up and dived at the cat, landing talons first on its chest. Unable to fend off the attack, Panther Warrior was destroyed.
Life Points:
Blueblood: 3600
“My warrior may be gone, but I still have three goat tokens! My life points are shielded!” Blueblood shouted, his smirk reduced to a furious grimace.
“Actually, you only have two goat tokens. My other Harpie attacks one of them.” Argued Dash as her monster destroyed the fluff ball.
From the crowd of observers came a cheer, “Yahoo! Go Rainbow Dash!” Derpy jumped as she cheered, causing everyone to look at her. “Uh... Oops, my bad.” She said with a sheepish grin. Everyone turned back to the game.
“Your move Blueblood.” Dash stated.
“I draw!” He yelled as he picked up his next card. He grinned as a plan formed in his head. “First off, I'll play Monster Reborn to bring back my Panther Warrior. Next I summon my Road Synchron in attack position. I tune my Road Synchron, Panther Warrior, and my two remaining goats to synchro summon an eight star monster. I choose my Red Dragon Archfiend!”
The four creatures each transformed into stars. Road Synchron became at first four stars, but those four became two as they combined with the other six. The mass of stars flew skyward, hovered for a moment, and plummeted to the ground. There was a bright flash of light as as the monster formed.
"The ruler's heartbeats will now file through here! Take witness to its creation-shaking power! Synchro Summon! My very soul, Red Dragon Archfiend!". He chanted.
The light subsided and revealed a large black and red dragon with three horns on the field where Panther Warrior had been standing moments ago. It let out a loud, echoing roar as it unfolded its wings and assumed an offensive stance.
Red Dragon Archfiend, Attack: 3000, Defense: 2000
“Behold you peasants! Behold my glorious dragon in all its destructive beauty!”
End Phase, Turn 2
*Note: I've been editing in small changes as I think of them. Let me know if you guys think I should keep the chants for Red Dragon and other cards. I'm trying not to use the signer dragons, but this one seemed to fit pretty well.