//------------------------------// // Ride 1 - Vanguard of Equestria // Story: Cardfight!! Vanguard Crusaders Fighters // by GundamBrony //------------------------------// "A group of company ponies called Bushipone, came to Equestria before the coronation of Princess Twilight Sparkle without a warning as after the Everfree forest event, it start to spread Equestria's first ever TCG (Trading Card Game) here in Ponyville and the first one that gains a great deal of popularity that attracted foals to mares and stallion alike and even the griffons too was Cardfight!! Vanguard. This game is one of favorites to all ponies' hobbies all over of the countries as many ponies began to spread rumors of Bushipone came from the human world who actually the equivalent of their Bushiroad. Despite that, it attracts millions of ponies from Las Pegasus to Manehattan and so far. Then Bushipone announced of their new inventions that use crystal shards from the Crystal Empire and their highly secret technology to create a device that also another equivalent to human's tv, the CrystalVison or CV. With that, they also release of their show of the game, causing the series to gain a huge amount of positive view. Thus, Vanguard became a part of ponies daily life as while it release other card games like Weiss Shcwarz, a game that pitted characters from other shows against each other and Future Card BuddyFight a game that mostly did attract half of the ponies, Cardfight!! Vanguard remains one of the best Trading Card Game of Equestria. And thus a new filly starts her adventure........" A red dragon clad with gold armor was charging an armored pony with a spear on one hoof and the shield on the other while riding on a dragon. Then a dragon with two swords appeared the red dragon as it slash it with its sword and then slash at the armored pony who block the attack with his shield. "Pitiful Nehalem", a translucent red colt appeared and insulted. "You won't survive my Blazing Flare Dragon for that long!" "Heh", Nehalem said "It's that how you think?" Then with a great force that both warriors pushed out as a thunder boom echo as both warriors now face each other in a wasted land. "I got you!" "You got nothing!" Nehalem insulted. "There is no chance you can defeat me." "What?" "Time to show you the true Kagero dragon right now." With that the dragon knight glowed bright red. "NOW RIDE THE VANGUARD!" As the wasted land hear his cry, the ground start to shake up as flames rise up and engulf the knight. Once that's done, the knight now transform into a crimson dragon with a sword on the right. "COME FORTH THE CRIMSON DRAGON REAPER, DRAGONIC OVERLORD!" "No way....." the red pony/dragon gasped as his legs start to shiver in fear. "Not that dragon......no....no....." With that the dragon prepare to attacked, shouting flames from its mouth. "NOOOO!" In a card store, a violet mare with a mane similar to Rainbow Dash, watches a crowd of ponies watching a Vanguard battle with the red unicorn filly with a mane that give out a flaming style hence the cutie mark against a silver earth colt with a brown mane that at first give out a similar style to Toshiki Kai and a cutie mark with shooting stars. He got up with a hint of disinterest after the battle. "That's game. We're done." "I can't believe you beat my Blazing Flare Dragon!" the red filly said, holding his card. "I just pulled it out from Onslaught of the Dragon Soul set, yet you still win with your deck that hardly change! What's with your luck?" "Luck? Get real, you sounded like Morikawa would say." he insulted him as he turn to leave. "How dare he..." the red filly muttered on his defeat. "Your wining match as usual are you, Light?" another voice was heard as the silver colt saw another colt came with a emerald coat and a spiky yellow mane with a cutie mark symbolize emeralds all around. "Hey, Emerald." "Hey Light, so you haven't lost a single match, buddy?" "Not one bit." "Sweet!" he said with a eagerness. "Hey there, is there anypony out there who better at Vanguard than this guy?" "Don't know, don't care." the cashier replied with disinterest of his question. "Well if nopony would say then I would say, Light Pulsar, the next Toshiki Kai, is the best!" he said, placing his hoof on to his chest which he knock it away and headed out of the store. "Hey, man! Just because he got skills similar to him doesn't mean he's the best!" the red filly look at him incredulous. "Yeah right, newbie!" Emerald insulted him with a smile. "What did you say?!" the red stallion shouted, going to buck him only to be restrain by another filly who is identical to him. "Calm down, brother!" the other red colt trying to calm him down, but so far no luck. "Is the newbie being ticked out by being a sore loser?" Emerald voice was heard before an angry filly voice was heard. "If my brother hadn't hold me, your going to be sorry!" "Yeah, right." "So that's it?" his thoughts raced looking down a bit. "Is that all of the challenge that this place have? These easy games doesn't satisfied my soul enough." "Is there anypony who's better around here?" he look up to the sky a bit, hoping to find a powerful fighter. Meanwhile, in the SchoolHouse in Ponyville, most of the fillies were listening to Miss Cheerilee for the lesson on history of Star-Swirl the Bearded. Most of the fillies were amaze by how Miss Cheerilee explain it in exciting way, but some aren't. "...and with that, Star Swirl the Bearded use the spell to calm of the reign pony clans that clash each other in the pre-classical era before Equestria was formed when he lead the Swirl clan to end the fighting! But then the Dark clan summoned their most powerful dark dragon to fight the heroes!" While she continue to make the history exciting, Sweetie Belle just look at the card of Star-Swirl and the Dark Dragon that most fillies have for the lesson. True that Star-Swirl the Bearded may stop the dark clan. her thoughts said as she pulled out of her saddle bag and grab her mini book and open out to revealed a Vanguard card with the illustration of a white gallent knight pined down his sword and hold it out on her hoof. But there is one thing that Star Swirl might need help against it. My knight, Blaster Blade the avatar of Aichi Sendou! In her image, the dark dragon able to dominate the battered Star-Swirl the Bearded while his magical knights fought other dark ponies. When the dark dragon shouting out dark flames from its mouth to incinerate him, a white blade block the attack and protected him. Then out of no where was a white knight got into a fighting stand with his sword to slay the dragon. "Who are you?!" the dark dragon growled at the newcomer. "I'm Blaster Blade! I have come from the United Sanctuary!" "Minions! Get rid of that thing!" the dark dragon ordered as more dark ponies came from underground and surrounded him. "Let's get rid of him!" all of them shouted as they charging at him while he prepare his sword. After her image is done, she smiled a bit for her knight card as in the back row seat, the same red filly place the book in a standing position and pulled out a booster pack and open up. Then he look into the new cards, desperately but he slump down a bit with disappointment. Man, I just bought another Onslaught of the Dragon Soul booster pack in hoping to get another Kagero unit! his mind echoed a bit. I suck.... No, it all because of Light! his mind screamed as a flashback happen when he lost against Light. I used to be the best Kagero master player in Cosmic Card! He had some nerve to just waltz in there out of nowhere and beat me with a trial deck that he hardly change! I need more cards to help me. Then he saw her still fixated her card spacing out a bit. Hey what does she is happy about? Wait a second......his eyes peeled to the card that she was spacing out a bit. A vanguard card and not just any Blaster Blade.......A SP version! That's the most rarest and the expensive card I might need for my deck! With that, she then store back into the book and put it on her saddle bag as the school bell ranged. Most of the ponies began to walking other directions, going back home while some stay here and start chatting. At the front, Sweetie Belle and her fellow Cutie Mark Crusaders begin walking down to Ponyville. "So, Apple Bloom, any ideas of what talents we should do to get our cutie marks?" Scootaloo, the orange pegasi filly, asked while she riding her scooter in a normal pace. "Well," the light yellow pony put her hoof to her chin to think about before replied. "We can try to help Twilight and Spike cleaning the library. After all, today is Twilight Time; we going to have another lesson from her." "That can work, but we need to put on our disguise so we won't be recognized by our classmates." While the others talked of other talents they try to do, Sweetie Belle then thinking about something that drift her mind. Usually she always thinking about getting her cutie mark or to impress her sister Rarity but now when she saw some of fillies starting to play Vanguard, she then thinking of something else. Wonder if I able to be ready to face him..... she thought about it, gazing to the skies. "Sweetie Belle? Sweetie Belle!" Applebloom's voice snapped her out of her trance, put her back to reality in which she was staring at the skies. "Huh? Wha...?" she looked to her friends with their expression of confusion. "Are you paying attention?" Scootaloo asked her. "We going to the Golden Oak Library for another lesson and to ask Twilight if she need any help. We need to get our disguise from our home first and we'll meet you at the library." "Oh right." she realize about it, feeling a little dumb a bit. She then walk to the direction to the Carousel Boutique as she open the door, she then trotted to her room as she got some of the disguise from it. Before that, she look around to make sure that her sister, Rarity isn't watching. Then she pulled out her saddle bag once more and look to the Blaster Blade card. You always there to be with me.......my knight....... her thoughts said as she put it back, she got it ready and headed outside. But before she can head there, a hoof then reached out to her shoulder and jerk to the side of the building. She then found herself corner between the twin red colts. "H-Hey, what are you......?!" She tried to confront them, but her fear of surrounding by bullies prevent that as a hoof slam to the side of her head, scaring her. "Hey, Sweetie Belle, is it? You do remember me do you?" the red filly said in a calm yet abused tone. "Yeah.....I know you......you're.....Burn......" She hoped that she recognize that name. "Along with your brother, Inferno....." "Great, now cut the introduction, so why didn't you tell me you're a Vanguard Fighter?" Burn sneered at her. "Vanguard....Fighter?" "Don't play dumb with us! If you a card, then you must be familiar with the game. You got some, right?" Burn then narrow her eyes at her. She then realize that they must saw her looking at her knight back at class. "W-Well, I hardly play......it.....but I'm not exactly......what you mean.......", Sweetie Belle trembled a bit and look down as she fidget her hoof a bit, hoping that they'll understand but as the twin brother look at each other, with a grin, Burn look back her. "Yeah, whatever, so show me the card you had on your saddle bag." He pointed to the saddle bag that she gripping on as with a tremble of fear, she then handle over to them slowly as he quickly grab it as he then digging through her stuff until he found her notebook and open to reveal to them much to his excitement. "Ha, ha, no way it's Blaster Blade!" he then take the card from it and look at it. "With this, I can finally beat that jerk!" "Let me see!" his brother asked as he showed to him, he was in pure excitement too. "No way, a SP ver! Awesome!" "How about we'll go to Cosmic Card today?!" Burn excitement as his brother agree and began to take Sweetie Belle's knight away from her and starting to gallop away. "No! You can't take that card away from me!" Sweetie went after them. "That card is a special gift!" But before she can caught up with them, Inferno then trip her, causing her to fall to her stomach. "Don't bother. You're not a 'real' Vanguard Fighter." said Burn as he wave her card at her. "And with a card that strong, deserve to battle everyday so I'll take it away from your hoof!" Then he turn to his brother."Ok, let's head to Cosmic Card!" With that, the two brothers galloping away from her, but she then slowly got back up. "G-Give back my card! You....can't have it...... that's not yours......." With got her hooves back, she then follow them to retrieve her card back. At the new card shop that's from the far left of Ponyville, Cosmic Card, both the twin brothers enter, his younger one catching his breath while Burn scanned the room until he found the silver earth pony who look over to his card along with his emerald unicorn colt as he trotted down to them. "All right, I challenge you!" he said, giving them attention to him. "You're no challenge, kid." The silver earth pony said, uninterested. "You talk like your the big shot, but I upgrade further and I want a rematch to see who's the best Kagero master right here and now!", said Burn who clench his hoof a bit, holding his deck box while at that, still Light Pulsar look disinterest while Emerald Flare look at him chuckled nervously as the silver earth pony then ignore his challenged. "No." "What?! Why...?" Burn disbelief of his decline to have a rematch. "You may be good, but you lack foresight and your strategy is pretty weak. All you care is pure power. If I face you again, you'll just be a waste of time, so why bother?" The silver earth pony said to him, mostly causing him to gather much anger while his friend just said, "Dude that's harsh." Then with a train whistle noise, his eyes were now in fire before returning them to normal, but not being riled up by him."Oh, you think I'll be a waste , huh?! Well if you beat me...." He got out a card from his deck and show to them. "......you can have this card!" "Ah, no way! That's Blaster Blade and it's a SP version!" Emerald said in excitement as he got out of his chair. "Those thing are a super rare and the expensive card that I ever seen, that's great man!" However even Light looked at it, with a little interest. "Blaster Blade.......could that be that card......" he muttered. "So how about it?!" Burn said to him with a fury passion in him. " *sigh* Fine." He said as he wave his hoof for Emerald to off the chair. "Oh, it is on!" Burn said as both players now start their cardfight. Meanwhile, Sweetie Belle catching her breath, trying to chase the two fillies that stole her card. My card.....My.....card......had to......hurry......her thoughts said as with her stamina she kept running to the direction that the fillies went. As the same time, Burn starting to struggle with the cards in his hoofs. "Seriously, c'mon! What's with my luck today?!" "Luck is not needed." The silent silver colt slam a card on the table. "Now, Ride the Vanguard!" With that, Burn flinch knew that what card he ride, he's in deep trouble. Outside, Sweetie Belle finally reached the card store. "So this is where the colts are." With that, she enter, and saw Burn lost the battle. "Six damage so that's game." The silver colt said, picking up his cards. "No, c'mon another rematch!" Burn said, still holding his card until Emerald take one of it. "He said that's game, so a deal's a deal." He then throw to him lightly. "Here buddy!" With that card in front of him, he look at it as if he's trying to recall a memory or something else. Blaster Blade....his mind said still not taking off this card. "C'mon buddy, you won!" Emerald trying to cheer him up until another voice was heard from the front. "Give me back my card, Burn!" The others turn and saw a snow white filly with dual light purple and pink mane and tail, looked like she ran into a marathon. "Who's she?" Emerald asked them. "Sweetie Belle." Infernos replied to him. "Burn, give my card back! C'mon that's card mean to me!" she begging him to return it but he grunted to her, "Listen, I...don't had it anymore." "Missing card? You mean that one?" Emerald pointed the Blaster Blade card. "Yeah, that's my card. My knight." She was about to get it back, but Light then swiped it away from her. "Uh, please give it back......" However, he look at her eyes with the same look that Toshiki Kai did, causing the answer that shocked her : "No.......that card belong to me now." Everything is silence for the others, as Emerald trying to confront him. Sweetie Belle was shocked by him that he won't give her special card back to him. It's like when Aichi trying to regain his avatar from Morikawa when he and his friend Izaki stole it from him and Kai now got it in a Vanguard fight. "But...." She tried to reason with him, only that he got back up. "Perhaps that you need to learn and respect of the term of a Vanguard fight, don't you think, little filly?" His eyes now turn to him in which she look at him too. "This guy bet me the card and lost." Burn then growl a bit, looking down. "So...can....I....have it back?" Sweetie Belle tried asked him once,but it the same answer. "Sorry, but what was lost in Vanguard Fight, can only regain in Vanguard Fight." he take a glimpse to his prize. With that, she then felt that she had no choice but to do it. Even if I'm not ready, I had to. If Aichi can do it, then so can I. her mind said as with a familiar determination, she said to him,"Fine, I'll fight you to get it back!" That cause the others to be surprise by the filly determination, even the earth pony mare too as everything in silence. Light then stare to her eyes, seeing through her mind if she worthy to face him. After that, he closed to them and open with a little interest. "Very well, little filly, it's a deal." "Hold on!" Burn got back up and pointed at her. "You hardly play Vanguard! You don't even had a deck, do you?" "You're right, I hardy play Vanguard," she then grab her saddle bag and got her deck case with her deck, causing the twin brothers be surprised as she look to it. "But I train with this deck so much secretly until I'm ready to face him." "Say what?" Burn confuse by her answer. "Take a seat and get comfy." Light pointed her to sit down in which Emerald push Burn out, even calling him 'newbie' as she got to the chair and sat down. "What you so happy about?" Burn asked him, still holding his grin. "This battle...we about to witness the next Toshiki Kai and a filly who hardy play it in secretly....this is going to be hilarious!"said Emerald, still holding his grin. "Stop say that Light is the best! With the right cards I'll...." He was cut out when Light now glare at Sweetie Belle in which she still hold her determination even she flinch a bit. "Since this will be your first 'real' battle, I'll explain the rules as we go, ok?" Sweetie Belle nodded. "Oh, yeah, your deck may be at least 50 so otherwise you need this Blaster Blade, right?" He show the card to her in which she also nodded. "Yeah." "So, you can borrow it, until I beat you and take it back." He then threw to her in which she got it in her hoof. Blaster Blade......"T-Thank you." She then put into her deck and start shuffle it as Light also did the same. "You're leading a card and you're going to explain the rules? How unusually sweet of you, Light." Emerald remarked of him as once done, Light place on the table. "You're done? I'm going to explain the rules once, so you better listen." He hold a card as both place their starting Vanguard on the Vanguard circle. "Now close your eyes and imagine........our spirits taken us to another world, similar to both Earth and Equestria called Cray." He explained to her as both close their eyes, both of them are at their spirit forms indicated by the translucent version of themselves. "In this form, there are two type of powers given to us. One of which will allows to summon the monsters from the planet, Call. But first we need to draw our first 5 cards from our deck." Both of them draw the same amount of the cards they did. "If there's a hand that you don't like, you had one chance of redrawing the same numbers of your hand. It's important to have hand of Grade 1, 2, and 3. So how's your hand?" "Mine's good." Sweetie Belle said with no worries. "Good, now the cards you draw can both attack and defend. These are your units." He pointed to the cards in his hoofs as Sweetie Belle understand it well. "Each of the cards have a power and ability written on to the text of it. And there's the second power of our spirit forms." "Seriously?" Burn felt bored of this lecture. "Dude." Emerald trying to quiet him down. "The second power is to posses our unit called Ride. The unit that we merge with is called our Vanguard, you got it? The word Vanguard means the one who lead the way." "The Vanguard........lead the way......" Sweetie Belle muttered. "Now the objective of the game is to land your opponent six damage on their Vanguard. Yours is a Starting Vanguard, Grade 0 and no trigger indicated into it, right?" He looked the card that Sweetie Belle placed it in the Vanguard circle. "Yes." She said with no worries. "Good, now we flipped ours and say in unison 'Stand up Vanguard'." Both of ponies got ready to flip their starting Vanguard. "Ready?" "Stand Up...." both began. "The...." the stallion added. "Vanguard!" Both of them flipped their cards as a blue and red Vanguard circle activate from it. With that, both of their spirits that they imagined changed into each of the starting Vanguard. Sweetie Belle changed into a bipedal 'human' kid with a trumpet and Light changed into a lizard warrior. "Lizard Runner, Undeux!" (RG) (Lizard Runner, Undeux) (RG) (RG) (RG) (RG) Damage - 0 / Hand : 5 "Stardust Trumpeter!" (RG) (Stardust Trumpeter) (RG) (RG) (RG) (RG) Damage-0 / Hand : 5 "Now our units are ready to battle for the planet Cray. It would be easier if I'll go first, ok?" Light asked her in which she nodded. "You start each of your turn by drawing a card, then you Ride your Vanguard with no more than Grade 1 or above. Then stack that unit on top of the Vanguard." He showed to by Riding a Grade 1. "Ride, Embodiment of Armor, Bahr!" (G1/POW 8000) (RG) (Bahr) (RG) (RG) (RG) (RG) Then with that, the dragon transformed into a demon clad armor with a vicious sword. "Once you Ride your Vanguard, you can Call units from your hand as long if the Grades are equal or less." He also showed another example by Call another unit to the rear guard circle behind the Vanguard. "Call, Flame of Hope, Aermo!" (G1/POW 6000) (RG) (Bahr) (RG) (RG) (Aermo) (RG) Hand - 4/ Damag - 0 As on cue, another unit came behind Bahr and with that comes a Flame imp kid. "However, since I gone first I can't attack. So, it's your turn." Light replied. "Ok I draw and I Ride Little Sage, Marron! (G1/ POW 8000) Call Wingal! (G1/ POW 6000)" She Ride a human sage card that almost look give an impression of being a studious student and Call a bat ear dog carrying a dagger as with that, the human 'kid' transformed too as well the bat ear dog appeared too. (RG) (Marron) (RG) (RG) (Wingal) (RG) Hand - 4/ Damage - 0 "Good, looks like you're catching up. So are you going to attack?"Light asked. Sweetie Belle nodded in response. "I-I attack your vanguard." "Okay, turn your vanguard to the 'rest' position to signal the attack." Light said as Sweetie Belle did what he told her to do. "Marron will attack your Vanguard." "One thing is when your Vanguard attack, you can increase the power by support it from the unit in the back row. The Grade 1 units have a 'Boost' symbol under the grade and the only units along with Grade 0 can boosts." Light pointed out the symbol on her card's Rear Guard Boost symbol. With that, she understand and 'rested' Wingal too."With the support of Wingal, Marron will attack your Vanguard." Marron POW -1400 "No guard." he said. "Now when your Vanguard attack, you need to reveal the top card of your deck. That's called drive check." Sweetie Belle then reveal the top card from her deck and reveal another copy of Little Sage, Marron. "Look for the trigger symbol on the top right corner. If there isn't there, you add it to your hand." "Then my attack go through?" Sweetie Belle asked. "Yep." With that, Marron use a spell and fires lighting bolts from its hand and landed damaged into the demon. "Your attack had hit my Vanguard. Now I do a damage check." He check the top card and reveal a Dragon Monk, Goku (G3/ POW 1000), a human with a grin, wielding a spear, and placed it into the damage zone. "It's important to check for triggers when doing a drive check and/or damage check. They'll help you to turn the tide of the battles. As for now, I'd one damage and if you give me five more, then my forces will vanished from the surface of Cray. In other words, I'll lose. Does that make all that sense?" "Yeah." Sweetie Belle nodded in understanding. "Good, now that your catching up, it's my turn." he said as he drew a card. "Ride! Dragon Knight, Nehalem! (G2/1000)" as he said this, his 'Bahr' transformed into a human shaped naval dragon knight wielding a spear and a shield on top of a dragon. "Next, I call Bahr! Ride the Vanguard!" With that, another demon placed on the left side of the dragon knight. (Bahr) (Nehalem) (RG) (RG) (Aermo) (RG) D- 1/ H - 3 "No mister nice, Light, huh?" Emerald remarked of this. "Looks like Sweetie Belle doesn't stand a chance.", Burn snicked at this while the mare cashier look at the battle a bit before back to reading a book. "Bahr, will attack your Vanguard!" said Light as he 'rested' it. "Um both Bahr and Marron have the same attack points so then......" Sweetie Belle wonder about it. "If both the attack points are the same, the attack go through." he answer it for her. "Then that's means I'll take one damage and another from Nehalem, putting me at two." she said with a hint of surprised. "True but you can weaken your opponent's attack by using the cards from your hand to guardian circle. That is called Guard. However you need to guard as long the card you guard's Grade is equal or less to your Vanguard." "Then I guard with Bringer of Good Luck, Epona! (Shield - 1000)" She then placed it to middle of both mat or the guardian circle. Hand - 3 "The shield power number that indicated on the side of the cards temporary add to your Vanguard's power. (Marron -1800) Bahr's power isn't strong to break through. My attack hadn't gone through, however since you use that unit to guard, it has to go to the drop zone." Light explained it further to her as Sweetie Belle then placed it to the drop zone beneath her deck. "Next, with the combine power of Aermo, Nehalem will attack your Vanguard. (Nehalem - 1600)" he said as he 'rested' both units next. "Um, no guard." "Okay, drive check." he said as he pulled another card as it reveal to be a armored dragon knight. With that, the dragon knight slash the sage, as for Sweetie Belle, she also did a damage check and reveal to be a human conjuring a magic shield. "Kay, now it's your turn. When your units are in the rest position, you need to stand them before you draw. That's called Stand and Draw." Light explaining more of the rules. "Okay, Stand and Draw." she put her 'rested' units into 'stand' and drew a card. "I Ride, Knight of Silence, Gallatin! (G2/1000) Then I call Marron(G1/8000) and Flogal! (G0/Stand/ 5000)" (Marron) (Gallatin) (RG) (Flogal) (Wingal) (RG) H - 2/ D - 1 With that, the sage transform into a blindfolded knight, draw his sword as right on cue, another sage appeared in the left and a pink dog too behind the sage. "With the support from Wingal, Gallatin is come after at your Vanguard! (Gallatin - 1600)" The knight charges at the dragon knight and swing its sword in which the dragon knight block it using his shield. At the same time, both do their respective drive/damage check and reveal to them as no trigger , they place it into the hand/damage zone. "Next, Marron is coming after your Vanguard with the support of Flogal! (Marron - 1300)" "Not going to let that happen!" he then guard with another copy of Flaming of Hope, Aremo. (Nehalem - 1500) "Your attempt had failed!" "Guess that means that's the end of my turn." she said in a disappointed tone, then look a bit to her and his damage zone. At least I damage him a bit. If I can continue defend and attack, I'll might barely win. she thought to it in which, Light smirked at her. "Why your so happy?" Light asked her, somehow reading her mind. "Do you seriously think I'll end that way?" He stand his units and drew a card and then face her. "Time for your final lesson." "I call Wyvern Strike, Tejas (G2/8000) and Jarran! (G1/6000)" (Bahr) (Nehalem) (Tejas) (RG) (Aermo) (Jarran) "Imagine it. The forces that I'm about to use." He grinned at her in which she flinch a bit. "Bahr will attack Marron!" "I guard with Flogal! (Marron -1800)" H- 1 "Next with the boost from Jarran, Tejas is coming at your Gallatin!" (Tejas - 1400) "I can't....guard that attack." "And here's a little bonus from Jarran! An extra +4000 to my Tejas! (Tejas - 1800)" With that, the mechanical wyvern shot multiple rounds at the knight who holds on the ground as Sweetie Belle did a damage check as no trigger placed it on the damage zone. (D- 3) "Now where both at 2 damage. Guess that means we're tied." "Oh, I still got one more attack. With the support from Aermo, Nehalem attack your Vanguard! (Nehalem -1600)" "1600 power?!" Sweetie Belle flinch a bit. "You sure that's enough?" At the drive check, he reveal a card in which that card glows yellow. "Embodiment of Spear, Tahr but look at the top right corner." Sweetie Belle was astonished by it. At the top right corner there was the symbol that he mention. The trigger symbol that he trigger that he drive check. "This is the trigger that I was explaining before. There are 4 types of trigger, Stand, Draw, Heal, and Critical. The blue trigger, Stand, allows you to re-stand your rested rear guards, the brown trigger, Draw, allows you to draw an extra card, the green trigger, Heal, allows you to heal one damage as long as your damage zone is more than your opponent, and finally the one that I trigger, the yellow one is the Critical Trigger, allow you to do an extra damage to your opponent and all triggers have a +5000 extra power bonus that you can give to your Vanguard or Rear Guards." "Then that's means....." Sweetie Belle dared to asked. "That's means you'll be taking two damage and once I take the lead, I won't stop there." (Nehalem - 2100/2 criticals) With that, Nehalem pointed his spear as with enough lighting energy, he shot out of the tip of the spear as with wild energy now crashes onto Gallatin causing him great damage. With seeing the attack, she flinch almost lost rocked out of the chair but Burn and Emerald able to catch her. "Whoa, you ok?" Burn somehow concern for her as with two damage taken, both cards flew from her deck and into the damage zone. (D-4) "Two damage...putting me at four....that can't be good....." Sweetie Belle muttered. "Looks like you're able to imagine it. Witness, true Vanguard!" Light replied as Sweetie Belle able to get back to her seat. At the same time, the mare earth pony look a bit to the battle again before back to reading. "Now it's your turn." With that, she stand her units and drew a card. Then suddenly she was surprise by the card that she drew and close her eyes a bit. (H-2/ D -4) "What's wrong? Have you lost the will to fight?" Light taunted her a bit as she disagree and holds a chuckled. "Um, Sweetie Belle?" Burn confused by her. "Now I understand why this battle is whole a lot of fun." she said feeling a little happy. The others were confuse as if she knew Light before like how Aichi knew Kai in the first episode. "Do you know her or something?" Emerald ask him only to give a silence treatment. "I always hope we can fight each other when we see each other." she said open her eyes now filled with determination in which Light hold a grinned. "I knew it. Your name is Sweetie Belle, right?" Light guessed it in which she nodded. "That's right, Light. And now, you gave the power to stand up before you today." She then reveal a white regal knight that she always attached to it. "Heh, I see." "Here I go! From the blade of noble justice, shine your light to defend the weak! The avatar of the legendary fighter is with me! Stand up, My knight! Blaster Blade!" With that, a surge of energy course through Gallatin and before it, he transformed into the same knight only now, Sweetie Belle 's face was now showed with her curly hair now in the right direction. Now the fight really heating up............