This story was done in collaboration between me and Jriddle41 (Sodormatchmaker on DeviantART), and we both own the OCs that are used in the story. Everything else belongs to their respective owners:
Thomas and Friends (c) Hit Entertainment and Mattel
The Railway Series (c) Rev Wilbert Awdry
Yu-Gi-Oh! (c) Konami
Song used in Intro and Outro (c) Unknown
WARNING: Again, this story is rated T (13-plus) for moments of violence, bloody moments, and some suggestive themes. Viewer discretion may be advised.
Opening up inside the gym of Sodor High School, Thomas was currently locked in a tight spot. Although all of the students and teachers had managed to unite against Diesel 10, the criminal was prepared for it and now forced Thomas into a duel to determine the fate of everyone and the school.
"You see? Even if you are the best of the whole school, you're still not a match for me!" Diesel 10 bragged (LP: 3200). "The power of my mighty Machine King will go and turn you into scrap metal!"
"Not if I scrap IT first!" snorted Thomas (LP: 1400).
"I'd like to see you try that!"
Over to Percy in the audience, he was looking pretty confident with the situation thus far.
"Taunt our friend all you want, Diesel 10!" The green-haired boy called out. "But Thomas will STILL defeat you! You'll see!"
"We'll just see about that." retorted Diesel 10, slotting a card into his Duel Disk. "First, I'll re-equip my Magic Metal Coat to Machine King, and end my turn."
"My turn!" announced Thomas, drawing a card.
Turn Eight: Thomas Billinton (LP: 1400)
Deck: (25)
Current Hand (4): Shift, Spider Web, Magic Formula, and Pot of Greed
On cue, the Pot of Greed Spell card flipped face-up and revealed itself.
"First, I'll use Pot of Greed!" The blue-haired boy held his drawn card out. "Now, I draw two more cards."
He was shown to have drawn Monster Reborn (Spell card) and Kuriboh (Effect Monster card).
"Next, I'll use the Spell card Monster Reborn!"
The mention Spell card materialized face-up on the field.
"Go ahead." Diesel 10 smirked. "Revive your Dark Magician. It's the only monster that can even stand up to my Machine King."
A card then came out of Thomas's graveyard.
"Welcome back, Dark Magician!" The blue-haired boy called out, taking and holding the card up.
The purple-haired, male spellcaster-type monster reappeared on the field in an instant (Level: 7/ATK: 2500/DEF: 2100).
"Just remember that you cannot attack with any spellcasters!" reminded Diesel 10. "...not unless you want their attacks to be reflected right back at you."
"I'm well aware of that!" snapped Thomas. "But I will figure a way out. I swear it!"
Yeah, that was gonna be easier said than done...
Title: Big Trouble at Sodor High, Part 4
Somewhere in the quarry, a sound that resembled the roar of a motorcycle could be heard around the area. All of a sudden, two Duel Runners roared by.
"I hope you're ready, Mike!" called the voice of a teenage boy. "Because my Stardust Dragon will take down your Red Dragon Archfiend!"
"HA! In your dreams, Matty!" laughed the voice of another teenage boy, who spoke in a British cockney accent.
The first boy was 17-years old; he had short dirty blonde hair, and wore a long-sleeved blue jacket with a high collar and amber gems, over a black and gray motorcyclist suit, plus a helmet. The dirty blonde-haired boy was riding a custom made Duel Runner (pained red and white, and named Fudo Go), while flying high above him was a majestic-looking dragon called Stardust Dragon.
"My turn!" The dirty blonde-haired boy announced, drawing a card.
Turn ?: Matt Fudo (LP: 2800)
Deck: (27)
Current Hand (2): One for One and De-Synchro
His drawn card was a Spell card called De-Synchro.
"This is it, Mike!" declared Matt, holding his shining, and drawn, card out. "The Spell card - De-Synchro!"
The other teenage boy, also 17-years old, had short lime green hair and wore a white motorcyclist suit, helmet, and white boots, riding his own custom-designed Duel Runner (painted white with blue and golden trimes, and named Wheel of Fortune), gasped in surprise.
"This lets me return your Red Dragon Archfiend back to your extra deck-" Matt continued, smirking. "-and bring back the monsters used in its Synchro Summon."
Michael watched in horror as his Red Dragon Archfiend vanished in an instant. On cue, a 'Tuner' monster called Dread Dragon (Level: 2/ATK: 1100/DEF: 400) and an effect monster called Strong Wind Dragon (Level: 6/ATK: 2400/DEF: 1000) took Red Dragon Archfiend's place.
"No... not again!" Michael complained bitterly. "You're about to beat me again!"
"Got that right!" Matt smirked some more, before entering the battle phase. "Stardust Dragon, attack Dread Dragon with-" Just before he could declare an attack, an alarm went off on Fudo Go. "Huh?"
Sensing something was wrong, Matt turned and called out to his friend/adopted brother/rival.
"Sorry, Mike, but we have to call of the duel, now!" The dirty blonde-haired boy called out. "I think something's wrong!"
The holograms vanished and Matt pushed a button on Fudo Go to halt the alarm, just as Michael rode up to his best friend/rival on Wheel of Fortune.
"What's the trouble?" The lime green-haired boy questioned, getting off his Duel Runner and walking over.
"I'm not sure." Matt replied thoughtfully. "My Duel Runner just started beeping an alarm of a sort. I know our friends decided to head into town for some food earlier, but just now..."
Michael folded his arms. "You're thinking you and I should go looking for them?"
"Yeah, just to be on the safe side."
With that being said, the two Turbo Duelists revved their respective Duel Runners up once more.
"Let's kick this search into overdrive!" declared Michael, grinning broadly at the thought of making a rescue.
"Let's rev it up!" came from Matt.
With that said, the two teenage boys rode off into the distance and towards the city of Knapford.
(elsewhere...)
Back inside the gym of Sodor High School, Diesel 10 grew rather gleeful.
"It's my turn, now!" he declared, drawing a card. "Draw!"
Turn Nine: Diesel 10 (LP: 3200)
Deck: (26)
Current Hand (4): Trap Jammer, Zoa, Monster Reborn, and Metalmorph
His drawn card was the Metalmorph Trap card.
"Excellent." The criminal thought to himself, before looking up. "I'll just set this card in my hand facedown."
A facedown card materialized on the field behind Machine King.
"That's all for me." said Diesel 10, smiling deviously.
"My turn!" announced Thomas, drawing a card of his own. "Draw!"
Turn Ten: Thomas Billinton (LP: 1400)
Deck: (23)
Current Hand (4): Shift, Spider Web, Kuriboh, and De-Spell
The blue-haired boy's card was the De-Spell Spell card.
"Your Equip Spell card is about to bite the dust, Diesel 10." he declared, now smiling himself.
With that said, Thomas slotted a card into a Spell/Trap slot on his Duel Disk.
"From my hand, I'll activate the Spell card De-Spell!" declared Thomas, just before thrusting his right hand forth. "Say goodbye to your Magic Metal Coat!"
The De-Spell Spell card materialized face-up on the field. Suddenly, on Diesel 10's side of the field, the face-up Magic Metal Coat Spell card fizzled and soon vanished.
"No!" The wicked criminal cried out. "Not my Equip Spell card!"
"That's right!" smirked Thomas. "Now, your Machine King is defenseless..." He entered the battle phase. "Dark Magician, destroy Diesel 10's Machine King with Dark Magic Attack!"
Dark Magician obeyed, firing a powerful blast of black magic from his scepter at Machine King, striking and causing it to shatter into pieces. Diesel 10 growled as he took damage (LP: 3000). While the wicked criminal was mad about it, there was someone else who was madder... On cue, the faint image of the same teenage boy reappeared.
"What did I say about slacking off, Diesel 10?" asked the teenage boy harshly.
"I can do this, master. Stay the hell out of my way!" snapped Diesel 10.
Big mistake...
"That does it!" growled the teenage boy angrily, having lost all patience, pulling out his golden Rod. "If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself!"
Suddenly, Diesel 10 clutched his forehead and yelled in pain.
"Master, please!" he begged rather loudly. "I-I'm sorry... Give me another chance!"
"Diesel 10?" Thomas blinked in confusion.
"I gave you a chance, and you blew it!" shouted the teenage boy. "Now, I will take over this duel!"
The whole audience, including the hoodlums, were puzzled with what was going on.
"Um, what's up with that?" Percy asked nervously.
Diesel 10 let out another yell of pain before quieting down. Raising his head, everybody could now see that something was wrong. Diesel 10's face was now blank and emotionless, and the symbol of the Millennium Eye was glowing on his forehead.
"Diesel 10 is now gone, little Thomas." said Diesel 10, with a mixture of his own voice, along with a new voice.
"What the heck?" Zack gasped.
"What's wrong with him?" asked James R..
"I am merely speaking through this fool-" answered whoever was controlling Diesel 10. "-for he has now become my mind-controlled puppet."
"Who are you?!" demanded Thomas.
"I'm not one to give away my name too early." retorted the voice of the mysterious teenage boy. "Win this duel, and I'll tell you all that you'll need to know... But I'm afraid that won't be happening."
Thomas scowled. "And why not?"
"Because I am going to win! Prepare to die, Thomas Billinton!"
(elsewhere...)
Meanwhile, outside the school, the Millennium Ring began to glow, catching the attention of Duck. Suddenly, his face changed to that of Montague.
"I sense another Millennium Item at work." Montague said to himself. "I will use my Millennium Ring to track it down."
He began walking towards the school.
"Duck?" whispered Belle, but the Great Western green-haired boy didn't seem to listen.
"Hold it right there, squirt!" called a hoodlum.
Montague looked and saw that the ten members of Diesel 10's gang were now eyeing him. But did this worry him? Not in the slightest...
"Do you guys have a problem with me?" The 'boy' scoffed.
"Nobody's allowed in there!" said another hoodlum. "The boss says so."
"Oh, really?" quizzed Montague. He then got a serious and threatening look on his face. "Don't waste my time. Let me pass, or I'll have to kill you fools."
"Duck, what's the matter with you?!" Flynn gasped, noticing that the Great Western green-haired boy was acting differently.
The hoodlums, however, were laughing loudly at the boy's threat, not knowing that he was being deadly serious on it.
"You? Kill us?" laughed one hoodlum. "What a riot!"
"What a maroon!" came from another hoodlum.
Montague merely glared dangerously. "I supposed I'll just have to teach you a lesson." he remarked, reaching into his pocket and pulling out a deck of Duel Monsters cards. "Now, we'll be playing by 'my' rules!"
"Duck?" Belle gasped in surprise. "What are you doing?"
"Just teaching these fools a lesson." Montague answered, shuffling his deck.
"Enough talk! Get him!" cried a hoodlum, lunging forth.
The rest of the hoodlums charged at Montague, who just drew a card as though nothing was about to happen to him.
"Try this on for size." The green-haired spirit declared, holding the card up as his Millennium Ring started glowing. "The Man-Eater Big!"
"No silly little card can stop us!" snorted a hoodlum.
But he was wrong. Suddenly, the card began to glow as well and out from it came a huge bug.
"HOLY SH-!" cried a hoodlum, stopping before he could finish his sentence.
"What...on...Earth..." whispered Flynn.
"You fools don't know what powers you are dealing with." Montague chuckled darkly.
The hoodlums tried to shoot down the Man-Eater Bug with their guns, but it looked like it had no affect.
"Lets get out of here!" cried a hoodlum.
"Leaving so soon?" Montague asked sadistically, drawing another card from his deck. "The party's just getting started." He held up a monster card called Morphing Jar. "Now, say hello to the Morphing Jar!"
The huge jar appeared as a one eyed creature popped out of it and swallowed the hoodlums whole as they screamed in fright.
"HELP!" screamed a hoodlum.
"Save us!" came from another, but it was futile.
Montague laughed psychotically as he watched the suffering of the hoodlums, while Belle and Flynn both watched in complete terror.
"Oh my G-" Belle started to say, but never finished due to the shock cutting herself off.
"What did he-?" Was all Flynn was able to say, too.
"I sent them to a little place called the Shadow Realm." said Montague calmly, turning towards the two fire fighters with his Millennium Ring still glowing all gold. "But I think it would be best if you both forgot you saw all of that."
The Millennium Ring's power activated, this time causing the two lead fire fighters, and their whole squad, to fall unconscious (thankfully, they weren't hurt).
"Enough time wasted." Montague sighed to himself, walking towards the school entrance. "Now to find where that Millennium signal is coming from."
(elsewhere...)
Inside the gym, Diesel 10 (being possessed) continued to talk to Thomas.
"You are no match to my superior power." he taunted. "Prepare to lose everything!"
With that said, the possessed criminal drew his card.
Turn Eleven: Diesel 10 (LP: 3000)
Deck: (25)
Current Hand (4): Zoa, Monster Reborn, Metalmorph, and Graceful Charity
"I'll start with the Spell card Graceful Charity."
On cue, the mentioned Spell card materialized face-up on the field.
"Using it, I draw three cards from my deck." Diesel 10 (possessed) explained, doing exactly what the card says and does.
"Don't forget you have to discard two cards from your hand afterward!" Thomas reminded.
Diesel 10 (possessed) did as he was told (and what the card did). Then looking at his hand, which contained Zera the Mant, Zera Ritual, Zoa, and Monster Reborn, the villain smiled.
"Now, before you face your fate, I'll activate the Spell card Monster Reborn!"
The mentioned Spell card materialized face-up on the field.
"Come back to me, Mechanicalchaser!" commanded Diesel 10 (possessed).
The monster, Mechanicalchaser, reappeared on his side of the field (Level: 4/ATK: 1850/DEF: 800).
"Finally, I'll play the Ritual Spell card Zera Ritual!" Diesel 10 (possessed) held his card out. "This will allow me to summon one of the most feared monsters in the whole game!"
Appearing on the field was a large throne with a dark figure sitting in it.
"How are you going to summon Zera the Mant?" Thomas asked quaintly. "You only have Mechanicalchaser on your field."
Diesel 10 (possessed) only held up his Zoa monster card.
"I'll offer Zoa from my hand as well."
Zoa appeared briefly on the field as it and Mechanicalchaser were sacrificed.
"Come forth - Zera the Mant!" called Diesel 10 (possessed).
The ritual commenced.
"Wow..." Percy breathed.
"Thomas..." whispered Rosie.
Once the two monsters were gone, the silhouette of another monster appeared in the fog.
"Meet the instrument of your destruction!" announced Diesel 10 (possessed).
A huge blue and black fiend-type monster with a sharp claws and wearing a large purple cape showed itself, giving a roar in the process (Level: 8/ATK: 2800/DEF: 2300).
"No way..." gasped Thomas.
"I'm afraid so!" shouted Diesel 10 (possessed). "Zera the Mant, destroy the boy's Dark Magician, now!"
Zera the Mant obeyed and charged forth towards the defenseless Dark Magician.
"Not this time!" Thomas called out. "Go Magic Cylinder!"
Thomas's facedown card flipped up and revealed itself.
"I won't have that!" Diesel 10 (possessed) remarked, pressing a button on his Duel Disk, causing his own facedown card to flip up and reveal itself. "I counter with Trap Jammer!"
Thomas's Trap card shorted out and disappeared.
"That's not good." Toby gulped.
"Now where was I?" Diesel 10 (possessed) mocked. "Oh, yes... Destroy the Dark Magician, my Zera!"
Zera the Mant obeyed, picking up where he left off.
"Oh no, you don't!" growled Thomas, grabbing a card in his hand and quickly discarding it.
Suddenly, Zera the Mant's claw smacked into a wall of forming Kuribohs.
"Kuriboh?!" shouted Diesel 10 (possessed).
"That's right!" nodded Thomas. "Kuriboh has protected my Dark Magician, and also made the damage I would have taken become zero."
"So be it."
(elsewhere...)
Somewhere in the hallway, Montague was walking around looking for whatever it was he was looking for.
"It must be close by." The green-haired spirit said only to himself. "I can feel it."
(elsewhere...)
Back inside the gym, Thomas continued to face the possessed Diesel 10 bravely.
"My turn is over." Diesel 10 (possessed) said arrogantly. "But if you were wise, you'd forfeit to me."
"I will never surrender to you!" declared Thomas defiantly. "As long as I keep my trust in the Heart of the Cards, I will defeat you!"
"Then try me, fool!" The possessed criminal dared. "Show me..." Suddenly, he started clutching his head in pain. "GAH! Who's...?"
There, standing at the entrance to the gym, was Montague. His Millennium Ring was glowing all gold (at its strongest).
"Duck?" Thomas gasped.
"DUCK?!" came from the whole gym.
"Y-You!" seethed Diesel 10 (possessed).
The possessed criminal let out another groan of pain as he covered his face. After taking his hand away, it looked as though Diesel 10's face had returned to what it normally was.
"Help...me..." The wicked criminal whimpered, before clutching his head in pain again.
"Diesel 10?" Thomas turned around, looking surprised.
Suddenly, Diesel 10's face became expressionless once more.
"Silence!" he yelled in two voices once again. "That fool is gone!"
Montague merely watched the little scene in dark amusement.
"So, somebody is using Diesel 10 to duel against Thomas." The green-haired spirit thought to himself. "And I appear to be blocking his Millennium Item's power."
"Get on with the duel, boy!" Diesel 10 (possessed) shouted.
"Looks like it's time for me to step in." Montague thought to himself again. "The boy, Thomas, must not be allowed to lose to this fool."
Montague's Millennium Ring began to glow once again.
"With the power of my Millennium Ring, I break Alexander Swindon free from his possession!"
"What's Duck doing with his Millennium Ring?" asked Emily in shock, seeing what 'Duck' was doing.
All of a sudden, Diesel 10 felt himself getting his mind back.
"Where...am I?"
"Looks like Diesel 10's back to normal." exclaimed Percy.
"It's my turn!" said Thomas, placing two fingers on his deck. "Heart of the Cards... guide me."
With that said, he finally drew his card in a Destiny Draw. But despite Thomas drawing his card, Diesel 10 took one look at the boy and felt his anger officially reach its breaking point.
"BILLINTON!" The criminal roared in rage, taking out a metal pipe from his inside his coat. "I'LL KILL YOU!"
"Thomas, look out!" cried Rosie.
Diesel 10 rushed forth and tried to hit Thomas with the pipe, but the blue-haired boy ducked and rolled along the ground.
"Go get him, boss!" cheered a hoodlum.
"Sock it to him!" added a second hoodlum.
"YOU CAN'T ESCAPE FROM ME, BOY!" Diesel 10 shouted in pure hatred.
The criminal kept swinging his metal pipe, and Thomas kept dodging. Eventually though, it happened - Diesel 10 eventually swung his weapon trying to hit Thomas, but missed and accidentally hitting a nearby generator with all of his might, shorting it out and causing sparks to touch the wall...and catch fire.
"Fire!" cried Edward.
Everyone, including the hoodlums, began to make their escape from the gym. Unfortunately for Thomas, just as he, Annie, and Clarabel reached the door, an insane looking Diesel 10 blocked their way out.
"No..." The criminal said slowly, breathing deeply. "If I have to die in a fire, I'll make sure you and your sisters die here with me, Thomas!"
"You can keep me here, but let my sisters go!" demanded Thomas.
"Now, why would I want to break up loving siblings?" asked Diesel 10 coldly. "In fact, why don't we finish our little duel to decide who lives?"
"Gladly!"
(elsewhere...)
Outside, everyone was evacuating the building. Gordon soon spotted Belle and Flynn both waking up from being unconscious.
"Flynn! Belle!" he called.
"Are you two alright?" asked Henry. "What happened?"
The two adults got back onto their feet, feeling a little groggy.
"Ugh... I don't really remember." muttered Belle.
"Right now, a fire has broken out in the gym of the school!" Emily exclaimed. "Diesel 10 had gone berserk during a duel between him and Thomas, and he started the fire!"
"We're on it!" nodded Belle. She turned to the rest of the department. "Get the water going, lads!"
"Yes, ma'am!" The team of firefighters shouted, and immediately set to work.
"Is there anything we can do to help?" Carlie asked helpfully.
"We need to finish evacuating the building." Flynn stated.
"We're on it!" Zack nodded, turning to run back to the burning building.
"Wait for me!" called James R., following his friends.
(elsewhere...)
Back inside the gym, Thomas held his drawn card out.
Turn Twelve: Thomas Billinton (LP: 1400)
Deck: (22)
Current Hand (3): Shift, Spider Web, and Card of Sanctity
"I activate Card of Sanctity!" he said. "I believe you know what it does."
"We draw until we hold six cards." Diesel 10 stated.
Thomas drew his four cards, showing them to be Hand Control, Dark Burning Attack, Premature Burial, and Excalibur.
"First I activate Premature Burial." Thomas continued, taking a large life point hit (LP: 600). "At the cost of 800 life points, I can call from my graveyard any monster I wish."
"Dark Magician Girl?" Diesel 10 yawned, before coughing due to accidentally sucking in smoke. "Thought so."
"Yes! Return to the field, Dark Magician Girl!"
The female spellcaster appeared on the field (Level: 6/ATK: 2000). Upon seeing the flames around the area, as well as Thomas trying to keep himself standing due to the heat and smoke, Dark Magician Girl and Dark Magician both grew worried.
"So, you have your two ace monsters back. Big deal!" Diesel 10 scoffed, though he started to feel weak himself.
"Big brother..." whispered Clarabel, as Annie gave a cough due to the smoke.
"Hold on, you two." Thomas said to his sisters. "Just a little longer." He returned his attention to Diesel 10. "Next I activate a powerful Spell card called Dark Burning Attack!"
The mentioned Spell card materialized face-up on the field.
"Dark Burning Attack!?" coughed Diesel 10.
"That's right!" Thomas confirmed. "This allows my Dark Magician Girl to destroy all monsters on your side of the field! Go, my Dark Magician Girl!"
The female spellcaster leaped into the air and fired off a shockwave from her wand that destroyed Zera the Mant in an instant. Diesel 10 screamed in rage and horror at his impending loss to the blue-haired boy.
"And, now, you're wide open!" Thomas declared, pointing forth. "Finish him off, my Dark Magicians... DOUBLE DARK MAGIC ATTACK!"
The male and female spellcasters both obeyed, crossing their weapons together and firing off a very powerful blast of Dark Magic/Burning Attack at Diesel 10, striking and causing him to yell, fly back, and crash into a wall (LP: 0).
DUEL RESULTS: Thomas Billinton wins!
"Yay, Thomas!" cheered Annie and Clarabel at once. "You've won, big brother!"
"Come on!" called Thomas, taking his two sisters by their hands.
Unfortunately, the flames had spread so much that the door was now blocked off, thus preventing any escape from happening.
"No!"
"Too bad." Diesel 10's voice had said. Nearby, the villain stood back up, glaring menacingly at his enemies. "Looks like we're all gonna die together, anyway."
(elsewhere...)
Outside, the firefighters were doing their best to contain the flames. Eventually, Zack, James R., and Carlie all came out of the building with the remaining students.
"That's all of them!" called Zack.
Emily then realized something. "Wait... what about Thomas?!"
"And Annie, Clarabel, and Diesel 10?!" added Rosie.
"Oh no!" cried Carlie.
"They must still be inside the gym!" exclaimed Edward.
Just then, the roar of two motorcycles echoed the air. Just then, two more Duel Runners (Fudo Go and Wheel of Fortune) drove up. It was James R., Zack, and Carlie's friends' Matt and Michael.
"Matt! Mike!" Zack exclaimed.
"You both made it!" Carlie added.
"What's going on?" asked Michael, taking off his helmet.
"There are people still trapped inside the gym!" wailed Emily. "And it's on fire! Please save them!"
"In that case, leave this to us." Matt nodded, putting his helmet back on and looking to his right. "Ready, Mike?"
Michael gave a confident nod. "You know it, man."
With that said, the two champion duelists revved their respective Duel Runners, and off they went into the burning school. However, Montague, not wanting to have Thomas die from the fire, started to follow in response.
"Duck!" called Edward. "What are you doing?!"
"I have to go help Thomas!" said Montague, using Duck's voice as not to raise suspicions.
"But it's too dangerous!" protested Toby.
"I'll be fine!"
With that said, Montague ran into the burning building.
(elsewhere...)
Back in the burning gym, Diesel 10 was walking menacingly over to Thomas and his sisters.
"Now...to...finish...you...off!" he struggled to say.
Thomas merely looked on bravely as he held onto his two frightened sisters protectively. Suddenly, they heard the sound of motorcycles. Within seconds, Matt and Michael both burst into the gym on their Duel Runners (Fudo Go: Matt, Wheel of Fortune: Michael).
"Thomas!" called Matt, struggling to withstand the heat of the flames. "Where are you?!"
"Over here!" called the blue-haired boy.
Diesel 10 was getting closer to the three innocent civilians, but Michael sprung into action immediately.
"Hang on!"
Michael jumped off of his Duel Runner and charged at Diesel 10, tackling the villain to the ground.
"Get off me, you-!" Diesel 10 struggled to say... but the smoke, heat, and his exhaustion from the duel finally took its toll and he fell unconscious.
"Hmph! Not a very tough customer." scoffed Michael
"No time for that." said Matt firmly. "We gotta get out of here."
"Bad news; our Duel Runners can only hold an extra person besides us." Michael pointed out.
"Then take my sisters and come back for me and Diesel 10!" Thomas stated.
"No, big brother!" wailed Annie. "We can't leave you!"
"We have no choice." Matt pointed out, coughing from the smoke. "So, let's go!"
Reluctantly, Annie and Clarabel went with Matt and Michael while Thomas did his best to stay strong until they could come back.
"This...can't...end."
But, despite his best effort, he collapsed onto the ground and finally passed out from the smoke, heat, and exhaustion. Montague had arrived in the burning gym around here...
"Not on my watch!" The green-haired spirit said to himself as he rushed over to the unconscious Thomas. "Time to ensure that in case something happens to me and my host, I'll have a backup just to be safe."
With that said, Montague's Millennium Ring was braced onto Thomas's head as it glowed gold for a moment before stopping.
"There." smirked Montague, before hearing a motorcycle roar. "Now to fake unconsciousness."
The green-haired spirit then pretended to pass out as Michael and Matt both came back in.
"Okay, let's get Thomas and-" Matt began.
"Hey! How'd he get here?!" Michael suddenly demanded, referring to seeing Montague.
The dirty blonde-haird boy was dismayed. "Great... This could be a problem."
"We'll have to take them." said Michael. "But what about Diesel 10?"
"I'll take him." Matt replied slowly. "And before you say your Duel Runner can only fit two people, namely you and one other person, you'll just have to make it work."
The lime green-haired boy sighed. "Fine, but we have to hurry."
Matt picked up Diesel 10, and carried him over to his Duel Runner, while Michael brought both Montague and Thomas to his own Duel Runner. The two teenage boys then got back onto their Duel Runners and revved them up.
(elsewhere...)
Outside the school, the firefighters were still fighting the fire, while everyone else waited anxiously for Matt and Michael to come back with Thomas, Duck, and Diesel 10.
"Where are they?" asked Carlie.
"They should have been out by now." added Emily.
At last, they could see the two Duel Runners (Fudo Go and Wheel of Fortune) bursting out of the burning building.
"There they are!" exclaimed Zack.
Everyone ran over to the two Duel Runners, just as Matt and Michael got off of them and removed their helmets.
"Are they okay?" asked Stanley.
"We don't know." Michael answered grimly.
"An ambulance will be arriving shortly, along with the police." reassured James R.. "We also had Flynn call up the school principal and tell him what had happened."
(later...)
Before long, an ambulance arrived along with the police. Both Sir Topham Hatt and Mr. Percival was both also among them, and the former was NOT a happy chap when he had heard what happened.
"What did you think you were doing?!" The principal bellowed at the Smelter Teens. "The school was almost burned down, my office and the hallways are trashed, and you let an escaped convict, and my former assistant, take over my school! I'm deeply disappointed with all of you..."
The bad Smelter Teens (mostly Diesel, Arry, Bert, and their gang) whimpered and cowered at their principal's angry, booming voice, while Den, Dart, Paxton, and Sidney, however, all look ashamed from what they've done. Feeling sorry for them, Rosie stepped forward to confess her misdeed...
"It wasn't their fault sir." The pink-haired girl spoke up selflessly. "They just wanted a bigger, safer classroom. Their old one was too hazardous and small to be used. Diesel 10 told them that you were too greedy and selfish to give them a new classroom, and talked them into helping him take over the school."
Sir Topham Hatt looked over to Rosie with a raised eyebrow.
"And I...helped Diesel 10 with his plan. So, if you want to expel me from school... then go ahead. I deserve it."
Emily chose this moment to back her friend up...
"Please, sir... You can't expel her, sir." The dark green-haired girl objected. "Rosie was upset that Thomas had been too busy to spend time with her and Diesel 10 took advantage of her sadness. He tricked her into thinking that she would be doing a good thing, and Rosie thought she was doing what was right. Even then, she still managed to get help to put an end to Diesel 10's plans."
Sir Topham Hatt folded his arms and stared long and hard at Rosie and Emily before he speaking to the former.
"Well, I'm not all that happy that you allowed Diesel 10 to take over the school." Sir Topham Hatt started sternly, but soon a small smile appeared on his face. "But, I'm very pleased by what you did to help everyone and make up for the mistakes you've made. For that, I won't punish you, and neither will your parents."
Rosie and Emily both smiled as the former then continued...
"And sir, may the Smelter Teens have a new classroom?" asked Rosie hopefully. "It's dark, dusty, dirty, oily, and there's not enough space to move around."
Sir Topham Hatt smiled again. "Of course, they can have a new classroom. I was planning on giving them a new classroom anyway. That's what my meeting with the mayor was all about."
"It was?" The pink-haired girl blinked in surprise. "But Ms. Stacey Jones said you had nothing to discuss about it."
"I told her to say that in order to keep it a surprise." explained Sir Topham Hatt.
Either way, Rosie was very happy to hear that the Smelter Teens would get a new classroom.
(elsewhere...)
A while later inside Knapford Hospital, Thomas finally woke up to find most of his friends, his sisters, and his parents all watching over him in worry.
"Hey, everybody." said Thomas, smiling.
In an instant, the blue-haired boy was nearly crushed by his friends' (along with parents) hugs.
"We were so worried!" sobbed Mrs. Billinton.
"Never scare us like that again, son!" added Mr. Billinton.
"I'm sorry." Thomas apologized, but then saw the five new faces. "It's you guys!"
"Yup." Carlie smiled brightly. "In case you need a memory refresher, I'm Carlie."
"I'm Zack." said Zack.
"And I'm James." added James R. "But so as not to confuse me for your guys's James, call me James R.."
"As you can tell, I'm Matt." threw in Matt.
"And I'm Michael." finished Michael. "We five are champion duelists from San Francisco, and are the adopted children of Discord J. Crawford."
"So, you're the five adopted children Discord told us about." said Edward.
"Wait a minute. I thought Zack said he didn't duel?" Rosie asked curiously.
"I don't." insisted Zack coolly. "But even though I dopn't play it, I actually know quite a bit about Duel Monsters."
"It was Discord J. Crawford who taught us all how to play the game." explained Michael. "Zack here took up to studying the game inside and out, instead."
"As for me-" Matt spoke up. "-I learned the game when living on the streets of Vancouver."
"Wow." said Edward in amazement. "And I thought I knew much about the game."
"Either way, at least now the school is safe." Thomas pointed out in great relief. "And Diesel 10 is back behind bars where he belongs."
"No doubt he'll be staying there for good, too." Percy agreed.
"And we'll never see him ever again." added Stanley.
With that said, the other Tidmouth Teens, along with their new friends, all couldn't agree more.
