//------------------------------// // Ride 3 - Welcome To Cosmic Card! // Story: Cardfight!! Vanguard Crusaders Fighters // by GundamBrony //------------------------------// With the trigger activate, Sweetie Belle/Blaster Blade slash Tahr out of the way and with their battle cry sync, stab Dragonic Overlord which exploded into red sparkles. Then with the sword now impaled to the ground, she/he saw the spirit of Light Pulsar. "That attack is quite too much.....even for my Dragonic Overlord........." he then starting to disappeared into nothingness as Sweetie Belle/Blaster Blade understand what he meant. "Now.......I'm a spirit...........my forces.....is now.......vanishing from the Planet Cray................I have lost..........." "SWEETIE BELLE! SWEETIE BELLE! SWEETIE BELLE!" Applebloom and Scootaloo said as Sweetie Belle snapped out of her memory lane and saw her Crusaders friends, having annoyed yet worried looks. "Huh?" "Sweetie Belle, are you paying attention?! We still need to discuss of finding other talents that we haven't tried yet to get our cutie marks!" Applebloom said, holding a list of other talents they listed. The Cutie Mark Crusaders were having a meeting on the usual crusade for their cutie marks on their clubhouse near to Sweet Apple Acres. "Oh, y-yeah....", she stammered a bit. "You haven't been yourself lately. You always being joyful on finding which talent that you think is the best that we should tried, but some reason you no longer anymore." Scootaloo asked with a hint of worries. "C'mon, tell us what your thinking?" However, she flinch a bit and with scratching her mane, looking down a bit, she face them and said "Nothing, just nothing. I'm fine, girls really." The others turned to each other then facing her with a hint of suspicion. "Well, all right then." With that, Sweetie Belle now join with the conversation for what other talent they haven't tried. However, there one thing in her mind that echo without giving a slip up : I must........ The next day, Sweetie Belle woke up a little bit early and trotted from her room upstairs to the kitchen where her sister, Rarity, is preparing a healthy dandelion sandwich. After a few bites, Rarity told her that she's going to be home late because of bring her new dresses creation for Sapphire Shores as with that, she drop her to the schoolhouse where Sweetie Belle's crusaders friends were waiting in the front. As when Rarity went back to the Carousel Boutique to get ready, the bell rang as while all of the fillies went inside (including the twin brother catching their breaths from galloping because of getting something from a store or something), Ms Cheerlie review them on the lesson of Star-Swirl The Bearded for a test coming next week. While most of them taking some notes, including the Crusaders, Burn was looking at some new cards from the new booster pack set BT-03 Demonic Lord Invasion, chuckling happily that he got some new powerful Kagero cards beneath his book so Ms. Cheerlie assume that he was paying attention. On recess, while everypony is playing, the Crusaders were at the bench, still thinking of the talent that they haven't tried yet placing a paper with the list of the talents that they listed, indicated by most of them were crossed. "So any talents that we haven't tried yet?" Scootaloo asked. "Well, to be honest, no......Applebloom?" Sweetie Belle replied, facing her. Applebloom then brainstorm a bit but as the same, she said, "No, not even a single idea comes to my head." She then turn to her Crusaders friends. "Well, we could tried to go to Twilight for some help on which talent that we haven't tried yet." "But didn't you two already went there on Twilight Time yesterday?" Sweetie Belle asked. "Yes, but we just need some help on any talents that we haven't tried. After all, maybe you should come too. You need to make up of what lesson you miss from her." Scootaloo said. "Well....ummmmm.......", Sweetie Belle then turn her heads sideways, scratching her back mane a bit causing the girls to look at her curiously. "You see......girls........I'm......just going to had to miss it." "What?!" both of them shocked in unison. "Your just going to miss another lesson from Twilight?! Why?!" Scootaloo exclaimed. "Well...........there........something......that I had to do........and it's very........important........", she stammered a bit causing another suspicion from them. "What important thing your doing?" Scootaloo narrow her eyes at her. Sweetie Belle starting to flinch a bit and sweating a bit. She knew that her friends aren't going to let her out of this. Maybe just tell them the truth. she thought to herself. It's better than to let them know of your secret, than to left them in the dark. But before she can answer, the bell rang for recess is over. The Crusaders sighed at this each of them either felt annoyed or relief at this as they headed back to the classroom and to their respective desk and sat down. Ms. Cheerliee then discuss the class on different ponies who earned a special cutie marks. While Sweetie Belle paying attention, Applebloom and Scootaloo nodded to each other. Sweetie Belle's hiding something from them and they decide to follow her to find out her secret after school. After the last bell rang, all of the fillies say their goodbye to Ms. Cheerliee and headed out of the school. Applebloom and Scootaloo then lied to Sweetie Belle that they're now going to Twilight for a help on finding any talents that they missed. With that, they left her, leaving her to pack her stuff however, they quickly hid in the bushes on the left. Then Scootaloo peek quietly to make sure that nopony knows that they hid here. "Ok, we're set, Applebloom." she assured her which she nodded in approval. "Ok, so now it's operation finding Sweetie Belle's secret." Applebloom said. "We need to find out what Sweetie Belle being hiding from us." "Yeah, as friends, we shouldn't keep secrets from us, but now Sweetie Belle just kept something from us to know." Scootaloo agreeing with her. With hearing her coming out, they now peek quietly at her, walking out of the front. Then they saw the twin fire colts classmate starting to running to her. To them, these colts are known to be the average of their class and one of them Burn is known to be to all colts as 'the hot shot' for unknown reason and also very protective of his little brother, Inferno. This cause them to have a little social to some colts . "Hey, Sweetie Belle!" he called for her in which she turned around and saw them. "Oh, hi you guys." she said as once caught up with her, Burn wrapped around his hoof on her neck making her nervous yet holding a smile. "You not going anyway, Sweetie Belle. You think that you can get away with us, eh?" Burn said " We got other plans for you." Sweetie Belle sighed a bit, still not dispel her smile. While at the bushes, Scootaloo's and Applebloom's eyes widen at this scence. "Oh no, Sweetie Belle is now hanging with those guys!" Applebloom whispered as she imagined of them doing something awful to her. "Yeah, you going to handle over your saddle bag or something." he said holding her while she was crying. Then they continue peeking at them, making sure that they know of what they going to do. "Because today, I'm going to show my full strength! Hope you're ready for a beating!" "You want to battle me again?" she asked as Burn then got her in a neck lock. "Are you good enough to fight me?" he said with cocky childish tone. "No, I didn't mean like that, Burn." she said being honest to him. "Well then, what are we waiting for?" Inferno said, holding both of their saddle bags with a happy tone. "To battle!" he said with a triumphantly voice that kings from the middle age usually said as they now taking her somewhere while hearing voices like 'You going to face me next!' and 'Of course, if not let him have it' as once the coast is clear, Applebloom and Scootaloo got out of the bushes. Applebloom somehow got some of the twigs and leaves sticking on her mane and coat as well as Scootaloo also got it too. "What are we going to do now?!" the orange pegasus exclaimed, dusting out of the twig tangled her messy mane. "Those guys are going to beat her now!" "Well, we're not going to let anything happen to our Crusader friend!" Applebloom said, got out of the last twig from the bow tie. "We're going to save our friend!" "Mmk......" Scootaloo nodded as the two now headed to the same direction to where the twin burn brothers taking Sweetie Belle. They able to catch up with them, discreetly as they move into a slow pace to avoid attention from them. So far they haven't spot them yet as while they hid from buildings to carts (even hid into Big Mac's cart full of apples) they able to keep up with them. Why isn't she running away? They aren't holding her.....Applebloom thought to herself, still keeping her eyes onto the burn twin fillies who somehow are chatting. Once she and Scootaloo have a glimpse of Burn, they imagine of him with a evil grin. Both of them shake their head a bit as they look at Inferno, they too imagine of him with a evil grin and a narrowed eye. Both of them shake of their imaginations as they kept focus on their operation until they found them near to the building as they quickly hid at the side of the building. "We're here!" Burn exclaimed as both of them and Sweetie Belle went inside of it. Both of the Crusaders got out of their hiding spot and examine the building. It has a sign on top with a picture of cards coming out of what to be look like a milky way and letters that has stars shimmers onto it. Who ever made this sign work really hard to make it pop out. "Cosmic Card?" Scootaloo read the signed. "I never heard of this place in Ponyville. Do you Applebloom?" Applebloom shake her head. "No. Maybe this is the place......" Into their imagination, Sweetie Belle is surrounded by angry tough and rough ponies who gather around her, scaring her inside with wooden planks and dim lights. "So what do you think of our hideout?" Burn sneered at her. "Only this time, you're facing all of us!" Inferno added, having a evil grin as both chuckled. Then from behind, Sweetie Belle saw a bigger pony, clenching his hoof. "Heh, I only like ponies that're drastically outnumbered!" After their imagination, both of them shaking in fear a bit. They never face this kind of danger before and usually their sisters and their friends able to get them out of nick of time but this time, they're now on their own. Both of them take deep breaths as they now determined to get back their friend. With that, they now headed inside the building, but what they found is something that they wished they read the journal that Twilight and her friends wrote of their adventures so they can learn from it. Instead of the dim light, wooden plank empty building, it was clean and tidy as well with posters of dragons, knights, and others creatures with various pose that whoever made these poster might be amazing artist as they saw foals, stallion and mares alike are playing a game on the table. There was a counter with a mare reading a book while a white cat sleeping on the bed while behind them is some boxes of different booster packs, decks, sleeves, and deck box. On the middle of the game table is a strange device that was made in the same crystals from Crystal Empire, showing a bipedal creature playing card games that it attract some of the ponies who then gather to watch it and some went to buy from the counter with the bits they have. "What they hay?" Scootaloo tilted her head in confusion. "What is this place?" "I don't know.....", Applebloom said in the same manner as her. What place is this? This is new to all of us. she thought about herself. "Hello, fillies." a kind voice came as they turned, they saw a stallion with a grey mane that's spiky and a tan coat with a cutie mark of a milky way swirling with mini white stars shining like the cosmos. "Thanks for coming to Cosmic Card. I'm the manager of this store, Quasar Stellar. So what can I do for you two?" "Well, um........well......", Applebloom was having trouble to form a sentence as well as Scootaloo staying silence of this. "Is this the first time coming here?" he asked in which they nodded. "I see, okay," Quasar said " this is a store sells Trading Card Games or TCGs for short along with products and such as well the first TCG store every to open in Equestria." "What's Trading Card Games?" Scootaloo asked. "Well, there are games that you collect cards, build a deck out of them, and you battle with your friends. As you can see, when school is over, we get pretty busy around here." He then take a look at them with curiosity. "Say are you from Ms. Cheerliee's class?" "Yeah, we are." "I see, my old friend must being doing a good job being a teacher." he chuckled a bit. "Perhaps if I can get you two interesting in TCG, maybe Cheerliee might even joined to played." "Yeah, right." Scootaloo sweat drop at this. "Hey I got an idea how about a tour from the shop manager?" Quasar asked them in which they nodded at him. "The staffs usually stays in the counter; if you need anything you can ask them." he explained to them on the sleepy cat and the cashier. "The sleepy cat is Vanilla and she's a assistant manager cat and the angry mare is Nova Stellar." "Called me that one more time.....?!" she growled a bit, causing him to flinch. "D'ah! Scary!" he said in a sarcastic tone. "Just kidding, she's my little sister and she also love trading card games." The two start to understand this. "Speaking of, in this store, we have three card games that all came from the first TCG company, Bushipone." He grab a few packs from the boxes and showed them. " The first one is Future Card BuddyFight, a TCG that allows you and your ace monster or 'Buddy' to fight together with other monsters, the second is Wiess Shwarz which pitted Bushipone's tv series to battle each other, and finally the most popular card game that everypony loves, Cardfight!! Vanguard." Both of them gasped at he look to the direction of the tables, occupied by most of the foals, stallion, and mares too. "Those are the game tables. That's when you want to sit down to play." But they didn't pay attention to him as their eyes locked on to Sweetie Belle who was shuffling her deck while Burn also shuffling his too. "Sweetie Belle?" Scootaloo whispered. "Oh, it's look like those two are starting their Vanguard Fight! See the best part of this......" he stopped explaining as he observe the two as if they have seeing one of the foals before. Once they're done shuffling, they set their deck to their side and ready their starting Vanguards. "You ready to face the Kagero Master?" Burn asked. "Yeah, I'm ready." Sweetie Belle put a determination look on him, surprising both Applebloom and Scootaloo. They never seen her so determine in a card game. "Ooh, I can feeling my heart tingling with excitement!" Burn squeal a bit putting a grin on his face. "Stand up......" both began. "Vanguard!" Both of them flipped their starting Vanguard as their respective Vanguard circle glowed. With a bright flashed, in their imagination of the Planet Cray, both of them transformed into their starting Vangaurd. "Stardust Trumpeter!" [POW 6000] [G 0] (RG) (Stardust Trumpeter) (RG) (RG) (RG) (RG) "Go! Lizard Runner, Undeux!" [POW 6000] [G 0] (RG) (Lizard Runner, Undeux) (RG) (RG) (RG) (RG) In Brun's hands, he has his ace card, Blazing Flare Dragon [G 3], Dragon Knight, Nehalem [G 2], and Embodiment or armor, Bahr [ G 1 ], while his other hand is triggers. Good, my hand is set. Time to show her how a Kagero master does. his mind said with a grin. Not going to let Morikawa's curse get to me....... "Get ready, I'm going to burn this competition!" Burn clenched his right hoof. "Don't worry, I won't hold back." she drew a card from her deck. "Ride, Little Sage Marron!" (G1 POW 8000) She placed it on the Vanguard Circle transform his human kid into a young sage. "Then I call Wingal!" (G1 POW 6000) (RG) (Marron) (RG) (RG) (Wingal) (RG) Hand- 4 / Damage - 0 "That's end my turn." Sweetie Belle said. "Ok!" he drew a card and smirk at it. "Ride, Embodiment of Armor, Bahr!" (G1 POW 8000) He placed on the Vanguard Circle making the dragon changed into the armored demon. "Call! Flame of Hope, Aermo!" (G1 POW 6000) As onto the cue, a flaming imp came behind the demon with a smirk on it. (RG) (Bahr) (RG) (RG) (Aermo) (RG) Hand - 4 / Damage - 0 "With the boost from Aermo, Bahr's coming at your Vanguard!" ( POW 1500) As he rested his cards, the demon now charging at the young sage. "I guard with Elaine!" (G0 Heal Shield 1000) {Marron POW - 1800} She placed it on the Guardian Circle as a force field was conjured on the young sage. "Drive check!" He revealed a copy of Dragon Monk, Gojo and added to his hand; the demon slashed the force field as it was bounced back. Sweetie Belle then puts the card she guard back to the drop zone. "Guess I end my turn, but you won't survive once I ride my ultimate dragon!" he wave his hand at her "The clock is ticking so you better prepare for the outcome!" Sweetie Belle smiled a bit. "Don't worry, me and my knight will conquer your dragon." Her knight.......Applebloom's thoughts asked along with Scootaloo asking the same thing. Quasar then narrow his eyes to get a view of his hand. "Ah, looks like his hand is very balance. Looks like this is going to be a interesting battle." he turned to them who they're completely focus onto it. "You two are watching the game really closely. Do you two understand of what's going on?" Applebloom shook her head. "No, not really. It's just goes by fast." "Same thing. I can't even understand too." Scootaloo added. "It's ok, the rules are not hard to follow so it'll take time to follow it. Hey, I got an idea; why don't I open up a Vanguard classes lesson for you two?" Quasar asked while he chuckled. "Don't you need to get back to work?" Nova bluntly asked him which he flinch again. "Well if you two need any more question, just asked." he whispered in which both of them said 'sure' as he got back to work while the two fillies continue to watch Sweetie Belle drew a card from her deck. "Ok, get ready." she said earning a confused look from him as he revealed his knight to him. "Aw snap! Not that!" he flinched with a scared tone which Applebloom and Scootaloo were still confused by this event. "Let's go! From the blade of noble justice comes a legendary avatar of the legendary fighter! Stand up, my knight! Ride!" she slammed it on the Vanguard circle, transforming her sage into her white and shining knight. "Blaster Blade!" "Then I call two Gallatin, Marron, and Wingal to rear guards!" She then placed three more to the rear guards as two more blind knights appeared in each side of the white gallant knight and a young sage and a bat eared dog appeared behind them. (Gallatin) (Blaster Blade) (Gallatin) (Marron) (Wingal) (RG) Hand - 3 / Damage - 0 "With that, my first Gallatin will attack your Vanguard!" (POW 1000) With that, the blindfolded knight charging at the demon. "Guard!" he blocked using, Gattling Claw Dragon (Shield 5000), as a big dragon with a gattling gun taken the hit, disappeared into white sparks. "Next, with the support boost from Wingal, Blaster Blade is coming at your Vanguard next! Wingal's skill : adding 4000 when boosted "Blaster Blade" (POW 1900) Then her knight now charging at it, making it flinch at the attacker. "No guard!" Burn gritted his teeth. "Drive check!" she reveal the top card which is Starlight Unicorn (G1 POW 6000) as her knight swung his sword at it, while Burn do a damage check and reveal Dragon Monk, Gojo (G3 POW 10000) and set it on the damage zone. Damage - 1 "With a support boost from Marron, my second Gallatin goes next!" (POW 1800) she declared only for Burn to guard it with Demonic Dragon Mage, Rakshasa (Shield 10000). "Guess that's end of my turn." she said. "Ok, stand and draw!" he stand all of his units and drew a card from his deck, smirk at what he got. "Time to show you the power of my Kageros! Ride, Dragon Knight, Nehalem!" ( G2 POW 1000) The demon now engulf into a fire malestrom and turning into a bipedal knight riding on a dragon. "Calling two more Dragon Knights with Dragon Monk, Gojo!" he set two more of Dragon Knight, Nehalem ( G2 POW 1000) and one Dragon Monk, Gojo on the right. (G1 POW 7000) (Nehalem) (Nehalem) (Nehalem) (RG) (Aermo) (Gojo) "Dragon Monk, Gojo's skill!" he rested it as he drop a card from his hand and draw a new one from his hand. "Now I call Embodiment of Armor, Bahr!" (G1 POW 8000) (Nehalem) (Nehalem) (Nehalem) (Bahr) (Aermo) (Gojo) He placed it on the left rear - guard circle as another demon now in the same color as the one before appeared behind it. "My right rear guard Nehalem will come at your Vanguard!" (POW 1000) the orange coated knight now charging at Blaster Blade. "I guard!" Sweetie Belle guard it using Weapon Dealer, Govannon as the knight slash the Gnome away, as the dragon knight attempt to swing his sword only to be block by Blaster Blade's too. "With a boost from Aermo, my Vanguard Nehalem will go next!" (POW 1600) With that, the purple armored dragon knight now charging at Blaster Blade. "No guard!" Sweetie Belle said. Burn smirk at this and said, "Drive trigger check!" He revealed a Demonic Dragon Mage, Rakshasa as it glows yellow. "Nice, critical trigger! My Vanguard gets the critical while my second Nehalem will keep the power bonus!" (Vanguard - POW - 1600 / 2 Critical) (Nehalem - POW - 1500) As the dragon knight impale the white knight with his spear, Blaster Blade kneel down at that attack. "Damage trigger, check!" She then revealed Weapon Dealer, Govannon as it glows light brown. "Draw trigger, give everything to my knight and I draw!" (Blaster Blade - POW - 1400) She place it on her damage zone and drew a card from her deck as she do another damage check due to the critical trigger, "Second check!" She revealed another trigger, Yggdrasil Maiden, Elaine. "Heal trigger, gives another bonus to Blaster Blade and I heal one damage." (Blaster Blade- POW - 1900) She placed on her damage zone as she take one from it and put it into the drop zone. Damage - 1 Burn grunted at this as he rested the remaining of his units for another combat, "With a boost from Bahr, my second Nehalem will go next on your first Gallatin!" (POW - 2300) "Guard!" she blocked with Bringer of Good Luck, Epona (Shield 1000) as Burn gritted his teeth at his attempt being blocked. "Guess that's the end of my turn." Burn said. While Sweetie Belle nodded as she stand her rested units and drew, Applebloom and Scootaloo were amazed that something that changed her. Scootaloo whispered to Applebloom's ears silently, "This is the first time that we saw a new side of her." "Yeah...." she agreeing with her as they continue to watch the game. At first, we were always been focus on getting our cutie marks by doing various talents, but none of them work. We about to give up on them but yet Sweetie Belle told us that we should never give up on finding our paths..........Applebloom thought of this as Sweetie Belle continue to battle with Burn who flinched at this. No wonder why she distant of finding our cutie marks, she apparently become different new pony that we never seen because of that card game, Vanguard. Scootaloo thoughts ranged. Burn's field - (RG) (Blazing Flare Dragon) (Nehalem) (Bahr)(Aermo) (Gojo) Damage - 4 Hand - 3 Sweetie's field - (Gallatin) (Blaster Blade) (Gallatin) (Marron) (Wingal) (RG) Damage - 3 Hand - 5 "Stand and draw!" Burn stand his units and drew a card, smiling at what he got "Call, Bellicosity Dragon!" (G2 POW 9000) As emerge from the spot that once the other Nehalem is, now replacing with a crimson spike bulk dragon. "Nehalem will attack Gallatin!" (POW 1000) Then with the thrust of his spear, the dragon knight impaled the blinded knight, dissolving into sparks. Sweetie Belle gritted at this as she place it into the drop zone. (RG) (Blaster Blade) (Gallatin) (Marron) (Wingal (RG) "With a support from Aermo, my dragon is coming at you!" (POW 1600) Burn declared as the armored dragon roared as it locked onto the knight. "Guard!" she placing another copy of Stardust Trumpeter (G0 Shield 10000) and Little sage Marron (G1 5000) as both the sage and the kid halted the dragon's rampage. (Blaster Blade - POW 2400) "Keh, two to pass....." he muttered "Twin Drive check! First check......" He revealed another copy of Demonic Dragon Mage, Rakasha glowing yellow. "Ok, critical trigger! My Bellicosity Dragon keeps everything. (POW - 1400 / 2 criticals) Second check......" He revealed another copy of Dragon Monk, Goku which grunted at this. "With the support from Bahr, go Bellicosity Dragon!" (POW - 2200/ 2 criticals ) With an roared from it, the dragon shot out a torrential flames at the white knight as explosion burst out. Damage - 5 "It's your turn." he said which she nodded as she stand her units and drew a unit from her deck. Hand - 4 "Call, Covenant Knight, Randolf!" (G2 POW 8000) As taking place from the front left rear guard circle, another human clad in a gun metal knight armor wielding a strange sword. "Ok, here I go, Burn! Gallatin will attack Blazing Flare Dragon!" (POW 1000) "Nehalem will Intercept it!" (POW 1500) he move his rear guard to the guardian circle which the blinded knight swing his sword as the dragon knight disappeared into red sparks. "Then, my knight will go next and with Wingal's skill, gains 4000 power!" (POW 1900) she declared, rest the two units. "Guard!" he placed one Dragon Dancer, Monica and Demonic Dragon Mage, Rahkasha on the guardian circle as the two appeared blocking the knight's assault. (POW 2500) No through...... her thoughts said as she place her hoof onto her deck, "Drive trigger, check!" Then as she revealed a card, it glows yellow. "Ok, critical trigger, given everything to Randolf!" (POW 1300 / 2 criticals) She then drew a card as her knight swung his sword at them, then grunted that the dragon still there. Sweetie Belle's Hand - 4 "With a boost from Marron, Randolf will end it plus with the skill, giving him 3000 as long as I had more cards than you!" (POW 2300) With that, the knight now dash toward the dragon as his sword glows. Burn check to his hand, but so far the only card he had is a Grade 3. "No, I don't had enough to guard that!" he muttered as with the gun metal knight's sword glows bright, he slash the flame dragon as the explosion was seen as the card from his deck place two more damage and with no heal trigger was seen thus ending the battle. "Aw, man! You got me, Sweetie Belle! My Grade 3 is bested by a Grade 2!" he complained though not in a annoyed tone but more of happiness. "Well you almost got me too, Burn." she said with a grin as she returning some of her cards to her deck and start shuffling a bit. As both of the brothers begin to chat each other, she sighed as she picked up her knight with a smile. Thank you, my knight...... "Sweetie Belle." Applebloom's voice was heard as she look at the voice direction and flinch at her friends here at the store. "Huh!? Applebloom! Scootaloo!" "Oh do you know that filly?" Quasar asked them setting down new cards on the stocks. "Well, sir.....they're my friends.....", Sweetie Belle explained as the two now come to his table. "So that's your secret, huh? You come here and start playing card games." Scootaloo asked her which she nodded which they picked up some of the cards from her deck, surprising her. "So that's the popular game, Cardfight!! Vanguard.....", said Applebloom, looking at the cards. "Really like the pictures." "Yeah.....", Scootaloo added "Blaster Blade........" Flashback, "Let's go! From the blade of noble justice comes a legendary avatar of the legendary fighter! Stand up, my knight! Ride!", she slammed it into the VG as the sage now transform into a white gallant knight. "Blaster Blade!" Then they return the cards to her as Sweetie Belle pleaded to them, "Please I....I didn't want you girls to.......know this...... otherwise you might.......... tell Rarity or the others about this...... and" "Say no more, we'll won't tell anypony about your secret right, Scoots? " asked Applebloom which she nodded, caught Sweetie Belle surprise of this, but holds a genuine smile. "Thanks girls." she said. "However, you need to tell us why you kept it as a secret from us by tomorrow." she said with air of annoyed. "As friends and the cutie mark crusaders, we shouldn't keep secrets from us." She sighed at the oath that she took year ago but still retain her grin, "Of course." "So can you and Burn play again?" Scootaloo asked which the two fighters look at each other. "C'mon, I want to see how you're good at this?" Both of them in silence until Burn break it, "Of course! I can go for another rematch! And this time, the Kagero master isn't losing this time!" Sweetie Belle's eyes widened then with nodded she said, "Sure, Burn!" "Pulverize him, Sweetie!" Applebloom and Scootaloo said in unison as both of them getting ready. Nova then looks at them with a hint of grin. Once their decks are shuffle and both drew their cards. Both Applebloom and Scootaloo then watch the battle as both fighters said in unison, "Stand up, Vanguard!"