//------------------------------// // Duel 2: Old Friend, New Rival // Story: Yu-Gi-Oh! EQG // by Bahamut0 //------------------------------// After Burst's first win in Duelist Kingdom, Rainbow was pretty pumped-up to find her own duel. Then she noticed two people at a designated duel area. One was using Harpy Lady cards, and the other was using a mixed deck. "Harpy Lady! Attack him directly!", the girl cried out, "I'll be taking those two star chips now." As Rainbow approached the winner to challenge her, she couldn't believe who it was. "Gilda?! I knew you were a duelist, but I had no idea I'd ever see you here!" Gilda chuckled, "Nice to see you to Dash. So, what brings you here?" "Just looking for some duels! Some of my other friends and I are in the tournament too, and I can't wait for my chance to duel them in the finals! You know, once I get there." "Tell ya what Dash, I've got six star chips already. I'll duel you and wager half of them. There's plenty of lower-level duelists here, so I've got no shortage of opponents. What do you say?" "Bring it on G! Let's show her what we're made of Rainbow Dragon!" "Finally, I get to see some action!", Rainbow Dragon roared. Harpy Lady materialized on Gilda's side. "I like this one Gilda. She's got plenty of spirit!" "That's Dash for ya! Now let's duel!" Rainbow Dash: 4000 Gilda: 4000 Rainbow drew her hand, "First, I'll summon a crystal beast in defense mode. Then I'll put two cards facedown. Your move G!" "I draw!", Gilda said, "I'll summon Harpy Channeler in attack mode! Attack her monster!" Harpy Channeler made a dive-bomb swipe at Rainbow's monster, but it's attack didn't even make a dent! Rainbow Dash: 4000 Gilda: 3400 "Aw man! I forgot how sturdy your Emerald Tortoise is!" "My turn! I summon Amethyst Cat in attack mode! Now I'll use her effect and cut her attack points in half! Now she can attack you directly!" Gilda winced as Rainbow's cat pounced right past her monster and swiped at her directly! "It's my move now! First, I'll use Channeler's effect to special summon Harpy Lady from my deck! Next, I'll use elegant egotist to special summon Harpy Lady Sisters from my deck! And I'll also equip my Harpy Lady with cyber shield to power her up more! Harpy Sisters, attack her Amethyst Cat!" Rainbow Dash: 3250 Gilda: 3400 "Now Amethyst Cat goes to my spell and trap card zone! Now I'll summon Amber Mammoth and equip him with my facedown card, crystal release to boost him by 800 points! Now I play hand destruction, meaning we ditch two cards from our hands and draw 2 new cards! I'll discard two of my crystal beasts! Amber Mammoth, take down her Harpy Lady!" "Unghh!", Gilda cried out as she took damage. Rainbow Dash: 3250 Gilda: 2700 "Now to whip out my secret weapon! I'll activate cost down to lower all the monsters in my hand by 2 levels! Next, I'll sacrifice my Harpy Lady Sisters to Summon Harpie's Pet Dragon! And now that he's on the field, he gains 300 attack for each Harpy Lady on my field! It just so happens that Harpy Channeler is treated as a Harpy Lady when she's in the graveyard or on the field! Roast her Amber Mammoth!" Rainbow Dash: 3150 Gilda: 2700 "Time to turn this duel around! I'll activate two crystal beacons and special summon Crystal Beasts Sapphire Pegasus and Topaz Tiger from my deck! Now that I have all seven Crystal Beasts on my field and in my graveyard, I can summon Rainbow Dragon! Now I'll send all the Crystal Beasts I control to the graveyard and he gains 1,000 attack for each one sent! Finish off her Pet Dragon! Go Spectrum Blast!" "Taste the rainbow harpies!", Rainbow Dragon cried out as he shot a beam of rainbow-colored energy from his mouth! Rainbow Dash: 3150, win Gilda: 0, lose "Good duel Dash. Here's the star chips I promised. You got me this time, but I'll have to settle the score when I see you in the finals!", Gilda said with a smile. Rainbow couldn't contain her joy, "I'm now officially 20% cooler! And it's all thanks to you being my own rival G!" "Catch ya later Dash!", Gilda said as she went off to find other duels. 'See you in the finals G!', Rainbow thought with a smile on her face. Eagerly awaiting her chance to duel with her new rival in the Duelist Kingdom finals!