"WHOA!" Serena Tsukino shot up in bed. Her dream had been so vivid that the oncoming blast of lightning from the two-mouthed dragon in her dream had actually scared her back to the waking world. She'd never even SEEN such a creature before, despite having fought all manner of foul creatures in the ongoing struggle to keep evil at bay from the Earth.

"What the hell was that thing…?" Serena muttered as she glanced at her digital clock, which responded with a blaring red 3:32 AM. "Ugh," She muttered. Thank God the next day was Saturday. But going back to sleep was apparently not in the leader of the Sailor Scouts' future, as she felt a light weight land next to her. "…Get off, Luna," She said, trying to sound demanding through a fierce yawn.

Luna cocked her head. "What, to quote, 'the hell' was what, Serena?" She asked. Serena frowned, thought about ignoring the cat and going to bed, and finally decided that Luna would simply pester her until she got what she wanted anyway. Sitting up, she described her dream; the dragon, the man with the strange hair that commanded it and the lightning that had awoken her. "Serena, you know better than to brush something like that off as just a dream. Something that vivid and that odd…perhaps you could describe the creature to Amy tomorrow? She might be able to find it," Luna suggested.

"Will it get you off my case so I can sleep again?" Serena asked. Luna sighed and nodded. "Alright then. Good night," The moon princess said, laying down and taking a comfortable position under the covers.

"Good- oh, good grief," Luna sighed as Serena's snoring cut her off.

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"A red, two-mouthed dragon?" Amy quirked an eyebrow. Serena had made a beeline for her fellow Scout's home as soon as she'd woken up. "Seriously?" Serena narrowed her eyes and gave a short growl. "Ok, ok, fine, keep your pigtails on," The bluenette put her hands in front of her in a sign of peace. "Let's see what we can see," Amy said, pulling out her laptop computer and stretching her fingers. Serena winced as several bones snapped back into place.

"OK… two-mouthed dragon," Amy narrated her typing. Google Images loaded various pictures in front of her, many of the same thing. "Is this your card?" Amy joked as she opened a page up and turned the computer towards Serena. Sure enough, the dragon of Serena's dream was depicted on some sort of playing card. Her eyebrows raised in surprise and she nodded. "Let's see…" Amy said as she turned the screen back around. "According to this, the creature is called Slifer, The Sky Dragon. It, along with Obelisk The Tormentor and The Winged Dragon of Ra make up a trio of cards known as the "Egyptian God cards" in the game of Duel Monsters," She read. "Duel Monsters… that name sounds familiar," She noted.

Serena nodded. "A couple kids at school play it. It's a card game, except way more strategically involved I think," She said. Then she frowned. "So… a creature that exists in a game I've never even played appears in my dreams for no reason and blasts a lightning bolt at me?" She summarized. Amy shrugged. "Well. That doesn't seem odd at all. Things like this happen all the time," The Sailor Scout said, her voice dripping sarcasm.

Amy looked thoughtful. "I don't think that was exactly a dream, Serena. I'd wager it to be a message, a premonition," She said. Serena sighed. She knew Amy was right, there was no other explanation. She opened her mouth to respond when the front door opened.

"Lita? Hi," Serena waved at the Warrior of Lightning. To her surprise, the Scout practically ignored her and went straight to Amy.

"Good, you already have the computer booted. I need to you search 'blue eyed dragon' or something of the like for me," She said. Amy shrugged and complied. Again, a Duel Monsters card showed as the primary result.

"Does 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon' come close enough?" Amy said as she brought up a picture of the card. Lita nodded and opened her mouth, but Serena interrupted her.

"Wait, let me guess. You saw it in a dream last night?" She ventured. Lita looked surprised, but nodded. "Alright, now we know it wasn't a dream. Now we just have to figure out why all of a sudden Lita and I are-" She was cut off by the door opening again, this time admitting the remaining Inner Scouts.

"Amy, look up…uhm…guy in purple curvy suit. Something, I don't know. Maybe…" Mina trailed off. Amy looked up amusedly at the blonde, then looked back as her finger accidentally hit the track pad causing her browser to load another page. "THERE!" Mina cried. Amy peered at the screen.

"Dark Magician? Hm. It seems to be linked to the Blue-Eyes somehow, there was a transferring hyperlink to it," Amy said. Then she turned to Rei. "And so what did YOU see in your dream?" She asked. Rei blinked and looked around the room.

"Seriously? All of us had this same dream?" Rei asked. Serena nodded. "Well…I didn't see him," She said, pointing at Amy's computer. "I saw some huge… I don't even know. I saw maybe two seconds of a face only a mother could love before a fist the size of Hong Kong came flying at me," She said. Amy thought for a second.

Hmm… so Lita and Mina had a dream about two monsters that are connected. Serena had a dream about one of these "God Cards"… Amy's fingers flew across the keyboard, finally tapping the enter key. One more click and she was staring at the three Egyptian Gods. Amy smiled as Rei pointed to one of them. Score one for logic, She thought.

"That one is Obelisk the Tormentor," Amy read.

"Didn't you say that card was related to Slifer?" Serena asked. Amy nodded, then read the entire page.

"Well, this is certainly interesting," She said. All eyes turned to her. "Listen to this,"

She said, clearing her throat. " 'Slifer The Sky Dragon is a one-of-a-kind card, as are the other God Cards. Though the current whereabouts of The Winged Dragon of Ra is unknown, Slifer The Sky Dragon is currently in the possession of the current King of Games, Yugi Moto. In relation, Obelisk The Tormentor is owned by the man who is largely considered to be the most dangerous competition for Yugi's gaming title, the CEO of KaibaCorp Seto Kaiba.

In the first annual Battle City tournament, Yugi Moto won Slifer from a mysterious man named Strings, countering his infinite Revival Jam combination with a well-timed Brain Control after his primary strategies revolving around his signature card, the Dark Magician, failed,' " Amy finished. "And then, if we go back to the Dark Magician's page, that card is linked to the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's page. And guess who owns it?" She said.

"Kaiba?" Serena ventured. Amy nodded.

"Apparently, four copies of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon were ever printed. Seto Kaiba collected three of them, but in Duel Monsters one is only allowed three copies of any one card in their deck. Kaiba set out to destroy the fourth one so it would never be used against him, but it has ultimately remained in the possession of Solomon Moto," She read.

"So, to summarize so far: Everyone except Amy has had a dream concerning this 'Duel Monsters' Game. Mina and Serena dreamt of cards famously owned by the number one player, and Rei and I saw two similar cards owned by said player's best competition. Did I leave anything out?" Lita asked. Everyone shook their heads. " So why Amy? Why didn't she have the dream?"

"…I never said I didn't," Amy said. All eyes went to again. "I… had a similar dream. Not the exact same as yours, though. I dreamt that those four creatures were together, side by side. In front of them stood a… darkness, it's the best I know how to describe it. The attacks came fierce, but the monsters did no good against the force before them. An attack, some kind of energy wave was launched, but came up against a shining barrier. I woke up just as both sides geared up for round two…" She said.

"Far be it from me to have an idea that makes perfect sense, but it seems to me like we need to find this Yugi guy and see what he's all about," Serena finally said. The Scouts considered for a minute, then Lita finally spoke up.

"Y'know, she's right. Ain't that just the damndest thing?" She said. Serena stuck her tongue out briefly before Luna cleared her throat.

"If you are quite finished behaving like ten-year olds…" Luna let that hang in the air. "Serena is right. We've got to locate this boy and talk to him," She said. Amy nodded and went back to her computer.

"Well, that's not too far. He lives in Domino City. Not too far out, we can get there via car into a couple of hours," She said.

"Well, what're we waiting for then? Let's move," Lita said. Then she stopped. "Wait, what car exactly do we have access to?" She wondered aloud. Amy gave a rare grin, walked over to the kitchen table and picked up a set of keys.

"My parents are out for the week… they said I could use the car as long as I was careful and didn't leave the tank empty for them," She told her friends. Nodding in agreement, the Scouts headed out to the driveway, where a brilliant red Barchetta sat gleaming in the sun. "It'll be a tight fit… we might have to put Serena in the trunk," Amy teased as she opened the driver's door.

It took a bit of finagling, but the Scouts finally all piled into the car and they were off.