Allison and Jaden were beginning their duel. "Bastion, take Dimitri back to the dorms. And watch over him." said Jaden.
"Will do." said Bastion as he carried Dimitri on his back.
"Don't lose this, Jaden." said Ashley.
"Wasn't planning to." said Jaden. He and Allison turned on their duel disks. Then the mysterious black-and-purple fog came back out.
Allison: 4000
Jaden: 4000
"Since the shadows are in a satisfying mood, I think I'll let you start this duel." said Allison.
"Well, don't mind if I do." said Jaden as he drew his next card. "I summon Elemental Hero Sparkman in attack mode." (1600) "Then I lay 2 cards facedown and end my turn." (3 cards left in hand)
"Alrighty then." said Allison as she drew her next card. "I summon Luster Dragon." (1900) "Luster Dragon, attack his Sparkman."
"I activate this trap card. It's called A Hero Emerges. Now you have to pick a card randomly from my hand. If it's a monster, I get to summon it. Pick a card, any card. Don't be shy."
"This is just child's play. Since you only have 3 cards in your hand, I'll pick the middle one."
"Awesome. You just picked Elemental Hero Bladedge."
"No big deal. My dragon will still destroy your Sparkman."
"Nope, because I activate Ring of Destruction. This destroys your dragon and we both take damage equal to his attack points."
Allison: 2100
Jaden: 2100
"Well, then. I'll lay these 3 cards facedown and end my turn." said Allison. (2 cards left in hand)
"Alright. It's my turn again." said Jaden as he drew his next card. "If I attack her directly with Bladedge, I win. But then again, those 3 facedowns might be trouble. Well, it's worth a shot. Bladedge, attack her directly."
"Wow. That was a dumb move." said Allison.
"Why?"
"Because I activate this trap. It's called Draining Shield. Now I gain Life Points equal to Bladedge's attack points."
Allison: 4700
Jaden: 2100
"Sparkman can still deal you some damage. Attack her directly." said Jaden.
"No, he can't. Because I activate this trap called Sakuretsu Armor. Say goodbye to Sparkman."
"Well, I'll lay this card facedown and end my turn." said Jaden. (2 cards left in hand)
"My turn. I draw!" said Allison as she drew her next card. "I summon Vorse Raider in attack mode." (1900) "And next, I activate Axe of Despair. With this, Vorse Raider gets another 1000 attack points." (2900) "Vorse Raider, attack his Bladedge."
Allison: 4700
Jaden: 1800
"Soon, your soul will belong to the shadows. It's only a matter of time. I I end my turn with a facedown." said Allison. (1 card left in hand)
"It's my turn." said Jaden as he drew his next card. "Avian can't help me. And neither can Burstinatrix. But maybe Pot of Greed can. I activate the spell Pot of Greed. This allows me to draw 2 more cards." said Jaden as he drew 2 cards from his deck. "Polymerization and Miracle Fusion. Perfect." "I activate Polymerization to fuse Elemental Heroes Avian and Burstinatrix. Come on out, Elemental Hero Flame Wingman." (2100) "Next, I activate my facedown card Dust Tornado to get rid of your Axe of Despair."
"But you can't do that!" said Allison.
"I think I just did. Now I activate Miracle Fusion and banish Avian and Burstinatrix from the graveyard to summon another Flame Wingman." (2100) "Now, attack her Vorse Raider."
Allison: 4500
Jaden: 1800
"And I activate Flame Wingman's special ability. You get hit with damage equal to Vorse Raider's attack points."
Allison: 2400
Jaden: 1800
"And now my second Flame Wingman, attack her directly."
Allison: 300
Jaden: 1800
"With that, I end my turn." said Jaden. (0 cards left in hand)
"I call off the shadows." said Allison while looking at the ground.
"Say what?" asked Jaden. Suddenly, the purple-and-black fog disappeared. Jaden and Allison's bodies came back.
"Jaden, are you still alive?" asked Syrus.
"Sure am, Sy. But I want to know something. Why did you call off the shadows?"
"I know what I did was wrong."
"So, Allison, are you back to your old self?" asked Ashley.
"What do you mean 'her old self'? I'm confused." said Jaden.
"Sometimes, Allison can get grumpy and let her evil self take over her. But I guess while she was dueling Jaden, she got the strength to take control of her evil self. So, while she was dueling Dimitri, she had the power to open up the Shadow Realm." said Ashley.
"Like Yami Bakura and Yami Marik did in Yu-Gi-Oh seasons 2 and 3." said Allison.
"Yes. After Allison won the first duel, Dimitri's soul was taken by the shadows. Question is, will he be alright?" asked Syrus.
"Sure he will. That is, if you can still beat me, Jaden. But if you lose, then still nothing happens." said Allison.
"Alright. Now I don't have to worry about the shadows taking anyone else's soul. I believe it's your move."
Allison drew her next card. Then she shook her head. "I can't do this. With only 2 cards left in my hand." She placed her hand on top of her duel disk with a smile on her face. "I surrender, Jaden. You win."
"Now, where's Yugi's deck so that I can put it back where it belongs?" asked Jaden.
"I've been keeping it in my pocket." said Allison as she took the deck out of her pocket and gave it to Jaden.
"We saw the duel. Both of you did good. And I think Allison did the right thing by calling off the shadows like that." said Zane Truesdale as he and Alexis Rhodes appeared.
"Why are you guys here?" asked Jaden.
"Why else? To see the deck, but it was gone." answered Zane.
"We snuck into the event hall and saw how the display case was broken into. We figured the thief couldn't have gotten far. So we've decided to take a look around. Then we saw Allison here duel the thief and win." added Alexis.
"Dimitri's soul was taken by the Shadow Realm." said Jaden.
"Shadow Realm? You can't be serious." said Alexis as she stared at Allison. She nodded.
"It's true. I did that." said Allison.
"And then there was another duel against my sis and Jaden. Jaden won that duel because Allison surrendered."
"Yes, we saw that, too." said Zane.
"So, I have a question. Where's Dimitri?" asked Alexis.
"Oh, he went into unconsciousness after Allison won the first duel. So we sent him back to his room. But he should be fine now." said Syrus.
"Speaking of which, we should go check on him." said Ashley. The 8 kids went towards the Ra Yellow dorm.