This chapter's featured card: Vylon Omega
Synchro Monster Level: 10 ATK: 3200 DEF: 1900 Attribute: LIGHT Type: Fairy
2 Tuners + 1 non-Tuner "Vylon" monster
When this card is Synchro Summoned: Destroy all face-up Normal Summoned monsters on the field. Once per turn: You can target 1 "Vylon" monster in your Graveyard; equip it to this card. When the effect of an Effect Monster is activated: You can send 1 Equip Card equipped to this card to the Graveyard; negate that activation, and destroy that monster.
It was 6 o’clock in the afternoon, and with the efficient process the humans made, everybody was registered. Scott packed up his things and made his way towards the theater. As he walked, he saw a traveling magic act being performed by a familiar looking pony. “Watch and be amazed as the great and powerful Trixie performs magic unseen by pony eye!” cried Trixie. The crowd remembered what happened during her last visit to Ponyville and they were less than impressed. “I see,” said Trixie defiantly, “You seem to not be mesmerized by my feats. I guess that means you can do so much better than me.” Twilight and her friends were in the middle rolling their eyes, as it was Twilight who showed Trixie up and embarrassed her. “Who thinks they can dare challenge the great and powerful Trixie?” she declared. “I!” cried a voice in the crowd. Everyone gasped and parted to reveal Scott standing in the back with a smile on his face. “Well, well, well,” said Trixie. “It seems this strange looking creature wants to challenge me.” Scott was annoyed at the prospect of being called a creature ran down the parted path the ponies made and jumped up on stage. “The great and powerful Trixie,” yelled Scott, “I challenge you to a duel!” Trixie knew she couldn’t let people see her deck for fear of having future opponents knowing how to defeat her. “I’m sorry, but I will not engage in that activity until the day of the tournament.” Scott, annoyed at her brash attitude, decided to goad her. “A challenger comes up to you and you run away like a scared little puppy with her tail between her legs? Tsk tsk.” The crowd of ponies giggled at Trixie, who subsequently became annoyed. “Great and powerful Trixie?” continued Scott. “More like meek and wimpy Trixie.” Trixie had all she could take. “FINE!” she yelled. “But you will rue the day you crossed the path of the great and powerful Trixie!” She then had her duel disk appear on her arm through her magic. Scott put a small wrist dealer on his arm, and then he threw his pearl finished electronic tablet from his bag up into the air. The tablet landed on the dealer and attached itself to it. The zones then unsheathed from it and folded 90° inwards while the last two zones folded about 30° inwards. Scott then took his deck from the case hooked onto his belt and inserted it into the deck slot. Trixie then unsheathed her duel disk and they both drew 5 cards from their decks. “DUEL!” they both cried.
Scott vs. Trixie
Scott’s Turn: Scott summons Vylon Pentacro (ATK: 500 DEF: 400).
Scott places 1 card face down and ends his turn.
Status: Hand-4 Life-4000 Monsters-1 Face Down Cards-1
“Is that all?” said Trixie haughtily. “This game is as good as won… for me, of course.”
Trixie’s Turn: Trixie summons Arcana Force I – The Magician (ATK: 1100 DEF: 1100). A coin is flipped. It ends up heads. Trixie then activates the spell Court of Justice, allowing her to special summon a fairy type monster from her hand, choosing Arcana Force XVIII - The Moon (ATK: 2800 DEF: 2800). A coin is tossed. It ends up tails. Because Trixie activated a spell card, Arcana Force I – The Magician’s heads effect has its ATK doubled until the end phase (ATK: 1100 -> 2200). Trixie attacks Vylon Pentacro with Arcana Force I – The Magician.
Scott’s Life Points: 4000 -> 2300
Trixie then attacks Scott directly with Arcana Force XVIII - The Moon, but Scott activates Battle Stun Sonic, negating the attack and special summoning a tuner monster from his hand, choosing Vylon Prism (ATK: 1500 DEF: 1500).
Trixie places 1 card face down. During the end phase, due to Arcana Force XVIII - The Moon’s tails effect, Trixie must give control of a monster of hers to Scott, and she chooses Arcana Force I - The Magician. Trixie ends her turn.
Status: Hand-2 Life-4000 Monsters-1 Face Down Cards-1
“Just try and best that,” said Trixie. Scott replied, “Oh, I’ll do more than that.”
Scott’s Turn: Scott activates Graceful Charity, drawing 3 cards and discarding 2. Next, he activates Pot of Greed, drawing 2 cards. Next, he summons Vylon Tetrah (ATK: 900 DEF: 900). Then, Scott activates Necro Swap, sending a monster he controls to the graveyard to special summon a monster with the same level from his graveyard, choosing Vylon Pentacro. Scott tunes Vylon Pentacro with Vylon Tetrah and Vylon Prism to synchro summon Vylon Omega (ATK: 3200 DEF: 1900). Scott activates the effect of both Vylon Tetrah and Vylon Prism in his graveyard. When they are sent from the monster card zone to the graveyard, by paying 500 life points, Scott can equip them to a face up monster he controls, choosing Vylon Omega.
Scott’s Life Points: 2300 -> 1300
Scott then activates the effect of Vylon Omega. It can equip one Vylon monster from his graveyard onto it, choosing Vylon Tesseract. Scott attacks Arcana Force XVIII – The Moon. When a monster equipped with Vylon Prism attacks, it gains 1000 ATK during the battle phase (ATK: 3200 -> 4200).
Trixie’s Life Points: 4000 -> 2600
Trixie activates Card of Last Will, drawing 5 cards from her deck when a monster of hers is destroyed.
Scott ends his turn. Vylon Omega’s ATK returns to normal (ATK: 4200 -> 3200).
Status: Hand-3 Life-1300 Monsters-1 Face Down Cards-0
Trixie looked at her replenished hand and laughed, which confused Scott. “Remember this moment well, Scotty,” said Trixie, “because this is the moment where your dignity crumbles under the might of the great and powerful Trixie.”
Trixie’s Turn: Trixie plays the field spell Light Barrier. A coin is flipped. It ends up heads. Next, Trixie summons Arcana Force 0 - The Fool (ATK: 0 DEF: 0). Because of Light Barrier’s effect, Trixie can choose either the heads or tails effect of Arcana Force 0 - The Fool, and she chooses the tails effect. Next, with Court of Justice’s effect, she special summons Arcana Force VI - The Lovers (ATK: 1600 DEF: 1600). She picks the heads effect. Next, she activates Photon Lead, special summoning Arcana Force IV - The Emperor from her hand (ATK: 1400 DEF: 1400). Trixie then tributes Arcana Force IV - The Emperor, Arcana Force VI - The Lovers, and Arcana Force 0 - The Fool to special summon Arcana Force EX – The Dark Ruler (ATK: 4000 DEF: 4000). She chooses the heads effect. Next, she equips it with Axe of Despair, increasing its ATK by 1000 (ATK: 4000 -> 5000). Trixie attacks Vylon Omega, but Scott activates Vylon Tetrah’s effect, sending itself to the graveyard to negate Vylon Omega’s destruction. Damage is still applied though (ATK: 3200 -> 4200).
Scott’s Life Points: 1300 -> 500
Trixie places 1 card face down and ends her turn.
Status: Hand-0 Life-2600 Monsters-1 Face Down Cards-1
“Lucky,” grumbled Trixie. “Luck had nothing to do with it,” laughed Scott as he got up from the attack, “but yours is about to run dry!”
Scott’s Turn: Scott activates Double Cyclone, destroying his Vylon Prism to destroy Trixie’s face down trap card, which was a Ring of Destruction. Scott then summons Vylon Charger (ATK: 1000 DEF: 1000). Scott activates the effect of his Vylon Tesseract, un-equipping itself to special summon itself (ATK: 800 DEF: 600). Next, Scott activates the effect of Vylon Omega, equipping one Vylon monster to itself from the graveyard, choosing Vylon Pentacro. Scott then activates the effect of Vylon Pentacro, un-equipping itself to special summon itself. Scott overlays Vylon Charger, Vylon Pentacro, and Vylon Tesseract to xyz summon Vylon Disigma (ATK: 2500 DEF: 2100). Scott activates the effect of Vylon Disigma. By removing one xyz material monster from it, Scott can equip one monster from his opponent’s side of the field onto it, choosing Arcana Force EX – The Dark Ruler. Scott then attacks Trixie directly with Vylon Omega.
Trixie’s Life Points: 2600 -> 0
Scott wins.
“No,” said Trixie. “I will not accept defeat. You must have cheated somehow.” Scott was merely amused at Trixie’s half baked attempts to discredit him. “Aww,” he said in a mocking tone, “did the sore little loser just get owned in front of her audience? Poor thing.” “SILENCE!” Trixie roared. “I will not be talked to like that. I’m the great and powerful Trixie! Nobody can defeat me!” “Wanna bet?” asked a voice on the stage. Trixie looked and saw Maddie standing there with Scott behind her. She had her duel disk on her arm. “You people don’t know when to quit, do you?” said Trixie confidently. “Funny, I was about to ask you the same thing,” said Maddie coldly. “Then you should run away so I don’t defeat you in front of your strange looking friends.” Maddie then smirked and proudly said, “No, you should run away, because I’m going to defeat you on my first turn to show you and everybody watching how much of an arrogant and moronic little floozy you really are.” All of the ponies gasped at the audacity of Maddie’s words. Trixie was even stunned. Boiling with anger, she quietly said, “What did you just say?” Maddie, still calm and collected, said, “You heard me.” Trixie, still stunned by her defiance, said, “No, I don’t think I heard you-” “Yes, you did,” Maddie said quickly. Trixie remembered Maddie’s first statement and then smiled. “First turn, you say? That seems like an impossible task, especially when one is up against the great and powerful Trixie. I accept your wager. If you win on the first turn, I will concede and declare you superior. But that will never happen, so when I win, you will bow down to me and beg for forgiveness, and the great and powerful Trixie may just be merciful enough to forgive you.” “Sounds fair to me,” said Maddie as she unsheathed her duel disk. Trixie re-shuffled her deck, and then both duelists drew 5 cards from their deck. “DUEL!” they both yelled.
Trixie vs. Maddie
Trixie’s Turn: Trixie summons Arcana Force VII - The Chariot (ATK: 1700 DEF: 1700).
Trixie places 2 cards face down and ends her turn.
Status: Hand-3 Life-4000 Monsters-1 Face Down Cards-1
Maddie’s Turn: Maddie plays the spell Magic Triangle of the Ice Barrier, allowing her to reveal 3 Ice Barrier monsters in her hand, and destroy one card on Trixie’s side of the field. She chooses Force VII - The Chariot. Also, she can special summon one Ice Barrier monster from her hand. She chooses General Grunard of the Ice Barrier (ATK: 2800 DEF: 1000). Next, she normal summons Dance Princess of the Ice Barrier (ATK: 1700 DEF: 900). With General Grunard of the Ice Barrier’s effect, Maddie can normal summon once more this turn, and she summons Defender of the Ice Barrier (ATK: 200 DEF: 1600). Maddie tunes Dance Princess of the Ice Barrier with Defender of the Ice Barrier to synchro summon Gungnir, Dragon of the Ice Barrier (ATK: 2500 DEF: 1700). With its effect, Maddie can discard up to two cards in her hand to destroy that many cards her opponent controls. She discards 2 cards in her hand to destroy Trixie’s two face down cards. Maddie attacks Trixie directly with General Grunard of the Ice Barrier.
Trixie’s Life Points: 4000 -> 1200
Maddie then attacks Trixie directly with Gungnir, Dragon of the Ice Barrier.
Trixie’s Life Points: 1200 -> 0
Maddie wins.
The crowd cheered upon witnessing what was thought to be impossible. Trixie was convulsing with anger and embarrassment. “Come on,” said Maddie waiting for Trixie to hold up her end of the bargain, “I’m waiting.” “NOOOOO!” yelled Trixie. “You couldn’t have defeated me. It’s impossible! I want a rematch! Come on!” Maddie just closed her eyes with a frown and said, “You know Jenny, you really are a worthless, miserable hag of a woman.” Trixie exploded with anger and shot a ball of red energy out at Maddie. Maddie braced herself, but the spell hit an aura that appeared before Maddie, deflecting the spell. Maddie looked at the crowd and found Twilight’s glowing horn. Trixie found her nemesis at last. “You!” she hissed. “You,” said Twilight. Orion then used the distraction between the two as the opportunity to take out his wand and fire a spell at Trixie, causing her to fly back into her carriage. The others then went inside to find her, but the inside was empty. She must have vanished.
The crowd had dispersed once the fight began, all except for Twilight’s friends who were watching the two duels. Maddie then went to the edge of the carriage’s stage and sat down exhausted. “You alright, sugar cube?” asked Applejack concernedly. “Yeah,” said Maddie, “but she really ticks me off something fierce.” “By the way,” said Applejack, “You called Trixie Jenny. Who or what is Jenny?” “She was this girl I went to high school with. Like Trixie, she was a narcissistic little floozy who always tried to better herself over everybody, especially me. Whether it was dueling, drumming, or academics, she always made sure she was at least 1 step ahead of me. And everybody catered to her every whim because of how popular she was. Senior year though, things changed. The end of the first semester was the holiday talent show. She tried playing a difficult Rush tune, but her arrogance made her think she didn’t need to practice, and she ended up blowing it. I came on and performed the exact same song much better than she did, thanks to the practice I got with Alex and Sammy. Then at the end of the school year, I ended up with a higher cumulative GPA than hers by just .1 point. Angered at being beaten in two things, she then decided to duel me. Needless to say, I wiped the floor with her as well. After the duel, she walked up with me and slapped me hard in the face. This act didn’t go as well as she planned though. Not only did I not stoop to her level and hit her back, but a student aid caught her and gave her the first detention of her life. Of course, she tried blaming me and started calling me names, but the damage was already done, and I never had to put up with her again. Last time I saw her, she was working as a manager of a Jamba Juice. I’ve never seen her so miserable. But unlike her, I knew that thinking you’re better from other people and being better are two different things. That’s why I work my butt off every day to become greater than I was yesterday, and no one can take that from me.” “Amen to that,” said Sammy. “Anyways, I’m going back to the theater and practicing a little,” said Maddie. Orion then said, “I’m going with Twilight back to her house for some tea.” “Can I come with?” asked Alex. “Of course,” said Twilight. They all made their separate ways, and Alex, Orion, and Twilight headed for the library for a cup of tea.