The Cutie Mark Crusaders walked on the road to they school while Sweetie Belle eyed her two friends on the way over there. With both of them wearing big stupid grins on they face.
"So you girls told no pony about my duel." Sweetie Belle said causing the two to quickly look at each other
"Of course we didn't tell anypony" Scootaloo said, making Sweetie Belle just give her a stare.
"What ah want to know is, why do ya not want anypony to know?" Apple Bloom asked, Sweetie Belle let out a sign
"It because if anypony would to know about it would be nothing but 'oh duel me, Sweetie Belle!' I played the game once and that's good enough for me" Sweetie Belle said just before the Cutie Mark Crusaders entered the School grounds.
"Hey look it's Sweetie Belle! The filly who defeated Blueblood!" A colt cried out causing all of the other fillies and colts to stop and run up to the unicorn filly.
"You told no pony I see" Sweetie Belle said making Scootaloo let out a laugh and Apple Bloom rub the back of her neck.
"Sweetie we didn't do this" Scootaloo said
"I did and your welcome" the voice of Diamond Tiara said walking by them with her friend.
"I tried to talk her out of it. Really!" Silver Spoon said making the farm filly mad at the pink coated mare.
"Diamond, ya know that Sweetie doesn' like being in the spotlight. Isn't that right?" Apple Bloom question, looking at where her friend once was but now gone. Making Apple Bloom cause I glare aim at Scootaloo
"What? Oh where did Sweetie go?" Scootaloo asked just noticing the one crusader gone. Just before the bell rang causing Apple Bloom and Scootaloo not able to go and search for they friend.
"Oh come on. How bad can it get?" Diamond Tiara question
"Oh Sweetie gets really weird when she's in the spotlight" Scootaloo stated
"Wait. How weird?" Silver Spoon asked
Sweetie Belle sat on her bed while being wrapped around by her blankets. Hiding herself from the ponies outside.
"They was all looking at me. No pony else, why am I so special?" Sweetie question out loud to no pony since she by herself.
"See, she's not even trying" a voice sounding female said making the young filly be frozen in shock
"What?" She whispered
"I trust her, I know lady Sweetie Belle won't let us down" a different voice this time sounding male said.
"Who's....Who's there? Show your...Self" Sweetie Belle said sounding terrified
"Wait. She can hear us?" A weird sounding voice question
"It seems so, that just fantastic" the same female said making Sweetie Belle look around the empty room.
"Okay I'm hearing voices now. Nothing that bad I'm sure it nothing" Sweetie said to herself, probably causing whomever else in the room to roll his or her eyes.
"We should show our self to her. I know it the right thing to do" the male voice said causing the young unicorn filly to look at her bedside table.
"Umm...Duel Monster deck, you can talk?" Sweetie Belle asked drawing her top card The Dark Magician and placing him face up.
"Yes lady Sweetie Belle we can talk" The Dark Magician said causing Sweetie Belle to faint.
Sweetie Belle's eyes slowly flutter open seeing that she now lay on the floor of her room.
"I had the strangest dream, where my Duel Monster deck talk to me" Sweetie Belle said to herself before letting out a small laugh.
"You have faint four times already, please don't freak out" Dark Magician said causing Sweetie to laugh like a crazy pony
"So you can talk?" She question with three cards face up her Dark Magician, Black Luster Soldier and Mystical Elf.
"Indeed Sweetie Belle, it an old and forgotten magic that no many can use" Mystical Elf said
"Only few ponies now can hear us monsters and you are one of them" Dark Magician said making Sweetie Belle blink in confusion.
"So I can hear my duel monster cards talk even though I don't like this game and only know one card" Sweetie pointed out
"Pretty much, you are the worst choice to have this power" The Black Luster Soldier said
"Wait then why couldn't I hear you in my duel against Blueblood?" She asked
"Because we didn't know you had that power lady Sweetie Belle. If we did then maybe" The Dark Magician answered.
"Makes sense sort of, I don't know what to think" Sweetie Belle said, breathing in and out with her eyes closed.
"I think I know what to do" she said grabbing her duel deck and placing it in her saddlebag before running out the door.
Somewhere hidden deep underground lay a cave with strange and out-dated writing that no pony to this day can understand and read.
A red stallion pegaus with a black and blue mane with a boxing bag as his cutie mark walk next to an amber coloured Earth pony mare with a red and white mane with an amber stone as her cutie mark.
The pair walk to a unicorn stallion with a black coat and mane with red eyes and no cutie mark sat and talked in the language on the walls.
"You called us master" the mare said causing the unicorn to stop talking and look at the pair
"Welcome Amber and Knuckles do you know what happen yesterday?" The Master question them
"No sir, what happen?" The stallion known as Knuckles question
"Blueblood got defeat by a filly oh happy days" The Master said
"What so special about that sir" the mare also known as Amber asked "It was just dumb luck"
"Oh Amber there is nothing known as dumb luck. You win or you lose that the end of the story" The Master said causing Amber and Knuckles to share a look.
"But that would if it wasn't time. Legend states once the prince falls from grace the age of Shadows will begin" The Master added
"You want us to begin getting more ponies to join" Amber said
"No Amber I need that filly known as Sweetie Belle out of the picture" The Master said "And I know perfect pair of brothers to do so. Get me Flim and Flam"
Celestia eyes shot open from the vision she saw with one pony came to her mind.
"He returned. But what does he want with the filly who beat Blueblood?" Celestia question before she began writing a letter.
"Apple Bloom, Scootaloo!" Sweetie Belle cried running into the clubhouse causing the two to turn and look at her
"What's up Sweetie?" Scootaloo question
"My duel monster cards can talk" Sweetie Belle said making the pair of fillies to share a look before falling on their backs and laughing.
"Girls!" Sweetie Belle cried out
"Sorry Sweets but ya can' talk to ya cards because they are ya know. Cards" Apple Bloom said making Sweetie Belle lips form a smile.
"Apple Bloom how about a duel?" Sweetie question
"Ya want to duel me, ah sorry Sweets but ya just an learner it won' be fair" Apple Bloom said
"But if you beat me you be better then both me and Blueblood but if I win you believe me" Sweetie Belle said causing the young Earth pony to start thinking.
"Fine then Sweetie, ma deck against ya's four thousand life points each and sacrifices" Apple Bloom said while Scootaloo got a pen and paper.
"Fine by me Apple Bloom, what's sacrifices?" She question
"It you can only summon level one to four, five and six need one monster while seven and eight need two. You getting rid of one monster to summon a more powerful one" Scootaloo explained to the beginner.
"Makes sense" Sweetie said just before Apple Bloom got ready
"Let' duel ma friend" Apple Bloom said making Sweetie place her deck on the floor of the clubhouse.
"Ah'll start. Ahem place two cards face down and one in face down defense ya move" Apple Bloom said placing the cards on the floor of the clubhouse.
"Ok, so I place two cards face down and active my magic spell card thing it says that get rid of one card from my hand to get rid of your monster. Then I end with one card face down your move Apple Bloom."
"Ah summon ma Giant Rat and active ma Blustering Winds" Apple Bloom said making her monster gain 1000 attack points "Destroy her face down monster"
Sweetie Belle moved her Mystical Elf to the graveyard seeing Apple Bloom monster which was at 1400 now at 2400.
"I pass" Sweetie said making the Rat monster attack points go back to 1400.
"Ah summon ma Zubaba Knight in attack mode and then ah'll end ya move." Apple Bloom said causing both of the other crusaders to look at her.
Sweetie Belle drawed just seeing another trap that she just placed on the field before passing.
"Ah get rid of ma two monster to summon ma Buster Blader in attack mode now attack Sweetie!" Apple Bloom said
"Sorry A.B I got a trap go my cylinder card. It umm..." Sweetie Belle just knowing now that she had no idea which any of her cards did.
"It take ma attack and goes back at me ya don' get hurt." Apple Bloom said telling her friend about her card
Apple Bloom: 4000 - 1400
"My turn and I place my friend in face down defense mode, then I'll end" Sweetie said
"Ah do the same but ahem going to attack ya face down" Apple Bloom said making Sweetie lose her Mine Golem making Apple Bloom lose 500 more life points.
Apple Bloom: 1400 - 900
"Ma turn now Ah summon ma Gogogo Golem and flip ma Spirit of the Harp to XYZ summon ma Maestroke The Symphony Djinn. Then Ah active ma trap XYZ Effect to destroy one of ya cards and ah chose ya face down card in ya magic and trap zone by ya deck." Apple Bloom said making Sweetie get rid of her trap card. "Ah end"
"And here I am placing two cards face down" Sweetie Belle joked informing it now her friend turn.
"Ah active ma Card Destruction getting rid of our hooves and replacing them with the number of card we both had before. Then ah end" Apple Bloom said making Sweetie Belle smile.
"I active one of my face downs a magic card called Black Luster Ritual and I use my two level four cards to summon my Black Solider in a Luster mode in attack mode" Sweetie Belle said said causing Scootaloo and Apple Bloom to look at each other.
"Close Sweetie, it called the Black Luster Soldier" Scootaloo said making Sweetie Belle blush.
"Oops, destroy her Buster Blader!"
Apple Bloom: 900 - 500
Apple Bloom move her best card to her graveyard before drawing a new one. "Ah active ma magic card Fissure. It destroys ya the monster with lower-est attack, face up. So say goodbye to ya Black Luster Soldier then ah place one card face down, ya move" Apple Bloom said
"I active my Typhoon and Tornado to destroy both of the cards in your magic and trap card zone. Then place one card in face down defense mode and active Rain of Mercy"
Sweetie Belle: 4000 - 5000
Apple Bloom: 500 - 1500
"Then end by placing a card in my trap zone" Sweetie Belle finished
"Ah active ma Swords of Revealing Light. It makes it so ya can' attack for three turns and ya face down get flipped up but stay in defense mode" Apple Bloom said seeing Sweetie's two monsters Inpachi and Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress.
"Attack her dragon"
"Sorry Apple Bloom, I active my trap card. My move I get rid of my two monsters to summon my Red Eyes Black Dragon and end my turn"
"Ah active ma XYZ Energy. All ah have to do is get rid of ma XYZ monster to destroy ya Red Eyes then ah end"
"I active my Monster Reborn to bring back my Black Luster Soldier in attack mode and end" Sweetie Belle said
"Ah give. There is nothin' in ma deck that can stand to ya Black Luster Soldier"
"Wait. I won?" Sweetie Belle question
"Without losing any life points as well" Scootaloo added
"So ya hear duel monster cards talk?" Apple Bloom asked while picking up her cards
"Yeah but only a few ponies can hear them so I guess I'm one of them"
"That doesn't make any sense" Scootaloo pointed out
"Sense or no sense ya girls need to git on home so ya two can have ya dinner we'll talk 'bout this more 'morrow" Apple Bloom said making the other two crusaders leave the clubhouse.
"See you later Apple Bloom" Sweetie Belle said before leaving
"See ya later alligator" Scootaloo said before leaving
Apple Bloom smiled watching her friends go on home. Closing her eyes knowing she will see them the next day still pains her on watching them go off.