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.
Battle City was officially underway in the city of Knapford on the Island of Sodor. Duelists all around were dueling and trying to earn new cards as well as Locator cards. No one knew where the finals were, so they needed to earn six of those locator cards first.
Thomas had already won his first duel of the tournament, earning himself a Locator card and Percy's Red-Eyes Black Dragon in the process.
Percy, who declined to take his Red-Eyes Black Dragon card back right now, had vowed to become a better duelist to the point of challenging Thomas when that time comes to see if he can truly earn his Red-Eyes Black Dragon card back.
Somewhere with Gordon, Henry, and James, they were exploring and trying to find duelists for James to face.
"Come on...come on!" The red-haired boy called out. "Who wants a piece of me?!"
"Someone sounds confident." Gordon commented.
"Well, why shouldn't I be?" asked James. "With my Neo-Spacians, my deck is one of the strongest around."
"I really hate to say this, James, but you're not one of the best around here." Henry pointed out. "That would be Thomas. You've also lost quite a number of duels up to now, too."
James was upset to be reminded of that. He thought for sure he was one of the best duelists on the island, and would go and prove it to everyone.
"We'll see about that." he said. "I'll prove to everybody that I, James Hughes, am one of the greatest duelists on the Island of Sodor!"
Gordon and Henry both sighed. This was gonna lead to trouble for certain. They just know it.
Title: Arrogance? Or a Weakness?
Somewhere in the city, Molly was roaming around admiring much of the duels going on.
"Oh, wow." she said. "So many duels going on. Spencer had really gone all out to make this great. Too bad I'm not competing though. I wouldn't last long in something like this."
"Hey, Molly!" called a male voice.
The voice belonged to a boy about 16-years old. He was tall, had short orange hair, and very well built. It was Murdoch Riddles, a gentle-hearted young man who was also taking part in the tournament.
"Hello, Murdoch." Molly greeted, smiling kindly. "How are you doing so far in the tournament?"
"I'm doing alright so far." said Murdoch bashfully.
"How many Locator cards do you have so far?" asked Molly.
The orange-haired boy took two see-through cards out of his pocket.
"I've just won my first duel." he said. "Along with the one I started with, I have two so far."
"That's great." smiled Molly. "Did you hear about Thomas's duel with some Rare Hunter?"
"I've heard." Murdoch nodded. "I don't know what a 'Rare Hunter' is, and frankly I don't want to know. They sound like bad news to me."
"Me too."
As the two teens talked, Gordon, Henry, and James were walking into the area.
"Man, I need a duel!" James complained.
"Hey, isn't that Molly talking with Murdoch over there?" Henry pointed out.
Gordon took a closer look and nodded. "It is them." he smiled. "Why don't we go over and say hi?"
The two teens then noticed James staring at Molly and Murdoch in silence.
"Um, you okay, James?" asked Henry, sounding and looking a bit nervous.
James was still staring at the two teens in the distance. The way they were chatting and laughing made it seem like they were enjoying each other's company. The red-haired boy was seething in anger and jealousy at the sight.
"Hey, you!" he finally shouted at Murdoch. This got the two teens's attention.
Murdoch, not knowing that James was mad, smiled. "Hi, guys!"
"Hello, everyone!" Molly added, waving to James, Henry, and Gordon.
Just then, without any warning, James lunged forth and tackled the bigger boy onto the ground. Molly was shocked to see this.
"James!" she cried. "What are you doing?"
"How dare you!?" shouted James to Murdoch.
"What'd I do?" Murdoch demanded, looking surprised but not angry.
"You tried to take her away from me!" snapped James.
"What're you talking about-?"
Quickly, Gordon and Henry both ran over and managed to pulled James off of Murdoch.
"James!" Gordon said angrily. "What on earth is with you?!"
"Yeah, they were just talking!" added Henry.
"I bet!" James retorted, looking towards Murdoch in anger. "You just want Molly all to yourself!"
Murdoch and Molly both looked surprised, the former shook his head.
"Molly and I are just friends." insisted Murdoch. "That is all."
"Shut it!" snapped James, activating his Duel Disk. "I challenge you to a duel!"
"James, what is with you?" Molly asked, trying her absolute hardest to not get angry. "You attacked Murdoch, and then challenge him to a duel just because he was talking to me?"
"He was trying to flirt with you!" protested James.
"James, that's not-"
"I accept your challenge." Murdoch interrupted, still not sounding or looking angry...but instead smiled. "This should be a good duel. I get to face one of the runner-ups of that San Francisco tournament."
Once Murdoch had activated his Duel Disk, the two drew their opening hands (LP: 4000).
"Time to duel!" They both said at once.
Gordon, Henry, and Molly each stood nearby to watch the duel happen.
"Why is this happening?" Molly asked, sounding upset.
"James thought Murdoch was flirting with you or something." said Gordon. "I'd say he's a little nuts."
"I think nuts is a little bit of an understatement." Henry commented.
Molly blushed in embarrassment.
"I'll go first." announced James.
Turn One: James Hughes (LP: 4000)
Deck: (35)
Current Hand (5): Elemental HERO Sparkman, E - Emergency Call, A Hero Emerges, Elemental HERO Bladedge, and Sabatiel - The Philosopher's Stone
The red-haired boy smirked. "Not too shabby if I say so myself."
Taking a card from his hand, he placed it onto a monster field slot on his Duel Disk.
"I summon Elemental HERO Sparkman in attack mode!"
The hero in the blue suit with the visor appeared (Level: 4/ATK: 1600/DEF: 1400).
"Next I play the spell card E - Emergency Call!" James added, sliding the card into a Spell/Trap slot on his Duel Disk. "This lets me add another Elemental HERO from my deck to my hand."
The card materialized face-up. James then took his deck out of his Duel Disk and searched it for what he was looking for.
"Ah ha!"
Taking the monster card in question from his deck, James added it to his hand, shuffled the deck, and then reinserted it into his Duel Disk.
"My turn is over now." he said. "Let's see what you can do, Murdoch."
"Very well, James." said Murdoch, drawing.
Turn Two: Murdoch Riddles (LP: 4000)
Deck: (34)
Current Hand (6): Sogen, Reinforcement of the Army, Reinforcements, Kojikocy, Sword Hunter, and Exile of the Wicked
"Not the best opening hand, but just about enough to give James a run." he thought to himself.
"So, what are you gonna play?" James called out, sounding impatient.
"First I play the Field Spell Sogen!" declared Murdoch, as the Field Spell part of his Duel Disk opened up.
James was puzzled. "Sogen?"
The Field Spell slot closed up. Suddenly, the town square suddenly morphed itself into a meadow of some kind.
"Sogen is a Field Spell card that benefits warrior and beast-warrior monsters." Murdoch explained. "Giving them an extra 200 attack and defense points."
Sparkman's attack and defense rose thanks to the field (ATK: 1600 - 1800/DEF: 1400 - 1600).
"Before you say anything..." Murdoch went on. "Yes - I'm aware it also affects many of your own monsters too." He took a card from his hand and held it up. "But I have my own monster to handle yours. So now, meet my Kojikocy!"
A warrior monster with a sword, shield, and white beard materialized (Level: 4/ATK: 1500 - 1700)
"Too bad it's much weaker than my Sparkman." James chuckled.
"In that case, I also play the Spell card Reinforcement of the Army!" said Murdoch, sliding the card into his Duel Disk. "This lets me add a level 4 or lower warrior monster from my deck to my hand."
A card automatically slipped from his deck, and the orange-haired boy took it before showing it to be a monster card called Marauding Captain.
"I'll now add Marauding Captain to my hand."
Suddenly, a facedown card materialized behind Kojikocy.
"Finally I'll place a card facedown and that will be it for me." said Murdoch.
"My turn!" announced James, drawing.
Turn Three: James Hughes (LP: 4000)
Deck: (33)
Current Hand (5): A Hero Emerges, Elemental HERO Bladedge, Sabatiel - The Philosopher's Stone, Elemental HERO Bubbleman, and Bubble Blaster
"Oh, you're in for it now." he snickered, taking and holding out a monster card from his hand. "I'll summon Elemental HERO Bubbleman in attack mode!"
The Aquatic hero appeared (Level: 4/ATK: 800 - 1000/DEF: 1200 - 1400).
"And I'll boost his strength with Bubble Blaster!" James went on, holding another card out.
A blaster materialized in Bubbleman's hand, increasing his strength further (ATK: 1000 - 1800).
"Now my monsters can destroy your monster and then attack you directly!"
"Looks like James will be getting ahead." said Gordon.
"Bubbleman!" ordered James. "Attack Kojikocy!"
Bubbleman obeyed, firing a bubble shot at the bearded warrior.
"I'm afraid I can't let you do that." sighed Murdoch, pressing a button on his Duel Disk. "I play the Trap card Reinforcements!"
The facedown card flipped up and revealed itself.
"This Trap card gives my monster an additional 500 attack points for the remainder of the turn."
Kojikocy grew stronger (ATK: 1700 - 2200).
"This doesn't look good..." James mumbled.
"Kojikocy, counterattack!" commanded Murdoch.
Kojikocy obeyed, slashing through the bubble before charging at Bubbleman himself.
"I play Bubble Blaster's other effect!" said James. "It takes the hit instead of Bubbleman and I take no damage!"
The sword slashed into Bubble Blaster, destroying it. But Bubbleman was still standing (ATK: 1800 - 1000).
"Not bad." smiled Murdoch. "That was something I did not expect."
"Flattery won't get you anywhere." James replied. "I won't have Sparkman attack this turn."
Before ending his turn, the red-haired boy slotted a card into a Spell/Trap slot on his Duel Disk.
"My turn!" said Murdoch, just as he drew from his deck.
Turn Four: Murdoch Riddles (LP: 4000)
Deck: (32)
Current Hand (4): Sword Hunter, Exiled of the Wicked, Marauding Captain, and Marauding Captain
"Okay, James." The orange-haired boy held out his drawn card. "Meet the Marauding Captain in defense mode!"
An armored warrior appeared to the field kneeling (Level: 3/ATK: 1200 - 1400/DEF: 400 - 600).
"And when he's summoned-" said Murdoch, holding up another card. "I can special summon another level 4 or lower monster from my hand. And I choose to summon another Marauding Captain!"
A second armored warrior appeared.
"So?" James scoffed. "They're both weak monsters"
"Attack points aren't everything." said Murdoch, motioning a finger out. "As long as Marauding Captain is out, he will protect his fellow warrior comrades by being the only one you can attack. But as there are two out, you can't attack any of my monsters at all."
"What?!"
"Ooh, tough break." Gordon commented. "Unless James can get something out that can wipe out at least one of those captains, he's a sitting duck."
Molly didn't say a single word.
"Kojikocy!" commanded Murdoch, "Attack Bubbleman!"
Kojikocy obeyed, charging at Bubbleman with his sword.
"I don't have anything to save my monster." James thought to himself.
Bubbleman was struck by the sword of Kojikocy and was destroyed.
"There goes your Bubbleman!" declared Murdoch.
James scowled as he took damage (LP: 3300).
"Not off to a good start, is he?" Henry asked about James.
"Doesn't look like it." said Gordon.
"You'll pay for that!" yelled James, while he drew from his deck.
Turn Five: James Hughes (LP: 3300)
Deck: (32)
Current Hand (3): Elemental HERO Bladedge, Sabatiel - The Philosopher's Stone, and Hero's Rule 1: Five Freedoms
"Nuts!" thought James. "This won't help me!"
With a sigh, he slid another card into another Spell/Trap slot on his Duel Disk.
"Since your captains are out-" said James, as a facedown card materialized. "-I can't attack. So I end my turn."
Murdoch silently drew his card.
Turn Six: Murdoch Riddles (LP: 4000)
Deck: (30)
Current Hand (2): Sword Hunter, Exiled of the Wicked, Cost Down
"This will work quite well." he thought. "First I need to make my monster low enough in level."
"What's Murdoch up to?" asked Henry.
"I'm not sure." Gordon replied. "But I've got the feeling we're about to find out now."
And he was right. Murdoch took his drawn card and slotted it into his Duel Disk, causing the card to materialize face-up.
"I activate the Spell card Cost Down." he said. "By discarding one card, I can downgrade the levels of all monsters in my hand by two."
Murdoch sent one card from his hand to the graveyard.
"Now I sacrifice Kojikocy in order to summon my Sword Hunter!" Murdoch held up the last card in his hand.
James had a look of worry of his face. He knew this was about to get very rough indeed. The bearded warrior disappeared and in his place was a warrior armed with many swords (Level: 7/ATK: 2450 - 2650/DEF: 1700 - 1900)
"This is what happens when arrogance gets the best of you." Henry mumbled.
"I second that." agreed Gordon. "And think James would agree. Look at that monster!"
"Like my monster?" asked Murdoch. "Because not only does he have a high attack power, but a useful ability too. Everytime my Sword Hunter destroys a monster in battle, that monster gets equipped to him and he gains an additional 200 attack points. Now attack Sparkman!"
"Darn it, darn it, DARN IT!" James thought to himself in a panic.
Sword Hunter charged forward towards Sparkman until suddenly the red-haired boy remembered something.
"Hang on a second!" James said quickly, pressing a button on his Duel Disk. "I activate the Trap card A Hero Emerges!"
The facedown card flipped up and revealed itself.
"A Hero Emerges?" Murdoch blinked. "What does that card do?"
"This trap lets you select one card in my hand." said James. "If it's a monster, I can automatically summon it. If not, it goes to the graveyard."
He held up his two cards.
"I have two cards, so this means you have a 50/50 chance."
Gordon looked surprised. "What would the be point of that? Sword Hunter would destroy Sparkman anyway and get stronger in the process."
"Guess James is getting desperate to make a comeback." said Henry.
"Well, come on." James insisted. "Pick a card already. You have a 50/50 chance of choosing right or wrong, you know."
"One can't just rush into these things." said Murdoch. "I pick the card on the left."
James held the chosen card up, and revealed it to be...
"Congratulations..." James began. "You've chosen..."
It was Elemental HERO Bladedge.
"Bladgedge?!" cried Murdoch.
James placed the card on his Duel Disk, causing the metal wearing hero to appear (Level: 7/ATK: 2600 - 2800/DEF: 1800 - 2000).
"No matter." Murdoch recovered. "I'll still attack your Sparkman!"
Sword Hunter's attack continued, destroying Sparkman.
"Your Sparkman has fallen!" declared Murdoch. "And because my Sword Hunter destroyed a monster in battle, the beaten monster is equipped to Sword Hunter, granting my monster 200 extra attack points!"
Part of Sparkman's armor appeared on Sword Hunter, making it stronger (ATK: 2650 - 2850).
James scowled as he had taken even more damage (LP: 2450).
"I still don't see the point of why James summoned Bladedge." Gordon complained.
"I just hope he has a plan." Henry stated. "Because if Murdoch destroys Bladedge, then James will be out of the tournament."
"Not to sound rude." said Murdoch. "But don't you think now would be a good time to surrender? I've got an unbeatable defense, and a powerful monster. Why continue?"
James snorted. "Me? Surrender to you? Just so you could have Molly to yourself?!"
"Again with that?" Murdoch sighed. "Molly and I are just friends."
"Liar!" snapped James. "My turn!" He fiercely drew his card.
Turn Seven: James Hughes (LP: 2450)
Deck: (31)
Current Hand (2): Sabatiel - The Philosopher's Stone and Pot of Greed
"I'll play Pot of Greed!" The red-haired boy held his drawn card out. "Now I draw two cards."
He drew his two cards, and then slotted one of them into his Duel Disk.
"I'll place one card facedown now."
A facedown card materialized behind Bladedge. James then took his final card from his hand.
"Finally, I'll summon Elemental HERO Avian in defense mode!"
The avionic wearing hero appeared in defense mode (Level: 3/ATK: 1000 - 1200/DEF: 1000 - 1200).
"My turn," said Murdoch, drawing.
Turn Eight: Murdoch Riddles (LP: 4000)
Deck: (29)
Current Hand (1): Goblin Attack Force
First I'll switch my two Captains into attack mode!"
The two Marauding Captains stood up into a battle position.
"Sword Hunter, strike down Elemental HERO Bladedge!" The orange-haired boy commanded.
Sword Hunter obeyed, charging at James's hero.
"I activate my Trap card!" declared James, poking a button on his Duel Disk.
The facedown card flipped up and revealed itself to be...
"Edge Hammer?!" cried Murdoch.
"That's right!" said James. "By tributing Bladedge, I can destroy your Sword Hunter and dish out damage to you equal to his attack points! Bladedge, go get him!"
Elemental HERO Bladedge obeyed and turned himself into a beam of light, lunging and striking Sword Hunter, destroying both him (Sword Hunter) and himself (Bladedge).
"And since Sword Hunter had 2850 attack points-" James continued. "-say goodbye to that many life points!"
Murdoch yelled as he lost life points (LP: 1150).
"Wow, James did some big time damage." Gordon said in amazement.
"But he's not out of danger just yet." Henry reminded. "Those two Marauding Captains are in attack mode and haven't struck yet."
"Marauding Captain!" said Murdoch. "Destroy Avian now!"
One of the Marauding Captains obeyed and slashed his sword on Elemental HERO Avian, destroying him.
"Now James is defenseless." Molly thought to herself.
"Now my second Marauding Captain will attack you directly!" said Murdoch.
The second Marauding Captain went and slashed James with his sword, making the red-haired boy yell in pain as he took more damage (LP: 1050).
"James!" called out both Gordon and Henry.
Panting, James looked up. "Is that the best you've got?"
"You're more stubborn than I thought." said Murdoch, sighing unhappily. "Now will you surrender before you embarrass yourself?"
"Not a chance." James replied. "I was in the top three in the San Francisco tournament. There's no way I'll let someone like you beat me!"
"Alright." Murdoch moaned. "Don't say I didn't warn you."
Turn Nine: James Hughes (LP: 1050)
Deck: (28)
Current Hand (2): Sabatiel - The Philosopher's Stone and Card of Sanctity
Looking at his drawn card, James smirked.
"I'll begin by playing Card of Sanctity."
The mentioned card materialized face-up.
"This lets us both draw until we have six cards in our hands." explained James.
Both players drew new hands.
Looking at what he drew, James took his first card and held it out.
"I'd like you to meet my good friend, Winged Kuriboh!" he grinned.
The winged ball of fluff appeared on James's field (Level: 1/ATK: 300/DEF: 200).
"Hey, Henry." Gordon spoke up. "You recognize this action, right?"
"I sure do." nodded Henry. "This is the same move he used against Sledge."
Murdoch, meanwhile, thought James had lost it at this point.
"Why on earth would you summon a monster like that against me?" he asked.
"You'll just have to see." said James, slotting a card into his Duel Disk. "I place one card facedown and end my turn."
Murdoch merely gave a grim look.
"As you wish." he sighed, drawing his card.
Turn Ten: Murdoch Riddles (LP: 1150)
Deck: (23)
Current Hand (6): Goblin Attack Force, Collected Power, Axe of Despair, Monster Reborn, Enraged Battle Ox, and Judge Man
"I begin by playing Monster Reborn!" Murdoch began, holding his mentioned card out. "And I'll use it to revive my Sword Hunter from the graveyard."
The mighty Sword Hunter returned to the field.
"It's all over for him." thought Molly about James.
"I'll also add the Enraged Battle Ox to my attack force." Murdoch continued, placing a card onto a monster field slot on his Duel Disk.
Appearing to the field was what looked like a tougher looking Battle Ox (Level: 4/ATK: 1700 - 1900/DEF: 1000 - 1200).
"As much as I want to congratulate you on getting this far-" said Murdoch regretfully. "You were way in over your head. Now watch as one of my Marauding Captains slays your final monster!"
James merely grunted.
"Marauding Captain, destroy Winged Kuriboh now!" commanded Murdoch, pointing forth.
Marauding Captain obeyed, charging forward.
"I don't think so!" declared James, poking a button on his Duel Disk after discarding two cards. "By discarding two cards from my hand, I activate Transcendent Wings!"
The facedown card flipped up and revealed itself before getting surrounded by a celestial light of some sort.
"Transcendent Wings?" Murdoch blinked.
"That's right." nodded James. "This spell evolves my Winged Kuriboh into Winged Kuriboh Lv.10!"
The ray of light covers Winged Kuriboh. When the light died down, there was Winged Kuriboh in its most supreme form (Level: 10/ATK: 300/DEF: 200).
"No real change though." Murdoch commented. "In either case, I'll send Sword Hunter to attack instead! Wipe out Winged Kuriboh Lv.10 and end this duel!"
Sword Hunter obeyed, charging at Winged Kuriboh Lv..10.
"That's what I was hoping for." grinned James.
"Why do you mean?"
"I play Winged Kuriboh Lv.10's special ability!" declared James. "When he's attacked, I can tribute him and destroy all your monsters, dealing damage to you for the combined attack of them all!"
"What did you say?" Murdoch cried out.
"You've heard me." James replied. "Say goodbye to all of your monsters!"
Winged Kuriboh Lv.10 became engulfed in light as it grew, all of destroying Murdoch's monsters before a shock-wave came and struck him causing him to fly back and yell as he lost the rest of his life points (LP: 0).
DUEL RESULTS: James Hughes wins!
"And that's game." James stated, while all of the holograms vanished.
"Wow!" gasped Henry.
"I guess he won after all." added Gordon.
Molly then rushed forth. James turned and saw the black-haired girl running towards him.
"Hey!" The red-haired boy smiled, opening his arms out.
But then...the black-haired girl rushed past him.
"Huh?"
Molly had instead run over to see if Murdoch was okay.
"Murdoch!" she cried. "Oh, Murdoch, are you okay?"
The orange-haired boy grimaced and rubbed the top of his head.
"That attack did hurt." he groaned. "But I'll certainly make it."
"Oh come on!" pouted James. "I'm the one who won, not him! Besides, those were holograms, so they shouldn't hurt at all!"
"Um, James?" Gordon started. "Maybe you should cool it..."
But James wouldn't listen and just kept on ranting.
"You're supposed to be paying attention to ME!" he went on. "I was in the top 3 of the San Francisco tournament for crying out loud! Why is it that every time I try to hang with you, you make up some excuse to ditch me? It's not fair!"
"James?" Henry tried to speak up.
Still, James didn't stop with his ranting.
"I mean Murdoch's not even that great of a duelist! Why are you always avoiding a chance for us to hang out?"
Unfortunately, by that point, sweet-natured Molly Russell had had enough of James's arrogant and conceited attitude.
"Stop it." she said suddenly.
James let his sentence hang. "Wha-?"
Molly stood up, turned around, and gave the red-haired boy a very dangerous stare that made him hush up in an instant.
"He's dead." whispered Gordon and Henry to each other.
After a moment of silence, Molly began speaking. And she sounded dead serious too.
"James Hughes!" she said acidly. "You are by far the most arrogant and self-centered boy I have ever met. You brag to everybody thinking that you are the greatest thing since sliced bread even though you're not. You, for instance, back in middle school, bullied Emily to the point she became a bossy brat, which also got her to briefly bully me. Not to mention you even had the nerve to scare Percy and almost cause him to leave Sodor forever! To be honest, I don't care at all for your arrogant nature! Why can't you be a better person like Thomas?"
James completely flinched upon hearing that. But did Molly stop there? Don't bet on it.
"Ever since we met-" she went on, "-I've been wondering to myself what was wrong with you. Why is it that you're always trying to show off and make people think you're the best instead of thinking about other people's feelings? You didn't even show any concern for Murdoch when he got hurt at the end of your duel! I don't like a guy that's arrogant and doesn't care for those around him, James Hughes."
Gordon and Henry were both amazed that someone so soft-spoken and nice like Molly could house quite the temper when pushed too far.
"Whoa." muttered Henry.
"Remind me to never make her mad." Gordon agreed.
James, having never seen or heard a girl say that to him...well, let's just say he didn't take it (more like the rejection part seemingly) very well to say the least. He began to speak right back.
"I think I understand perfectly on what you're saying, Molly." he said, trying to sound as calm as possible yet with hints of anger. "What you're saying is that you have ALWAYS DESPISED ME!" His calmness was immediately replaced with great anger, frightening Molly a bit. "All this time you've been lying to me, making me THINK you cared about me when all along you were feeding me false hopes to make me think that one day we'd be a couple, only to rip my heart out and crush my dreams just to satisfy your sadistic fantasies!"
"James?!" Henry, Gordon, and even Murdoch all gasped.
"James?" Molly added, all of her own anger was gone in an instant.
Unfortunately, James, with angry tears, still didn't stop there.
"I can't believe I wasted nearly five years trying to get a selfish, heartbreaking witch like you to notice me!" he continued, causing Molly to fearfully back up into a wall. "If you never intended on being my girlfriend at all, then you should have at least have the decency to just come out and say so instead of waiting to break my heart! If you want nothing to do with me, then I want nothing to do with you! I hate you, Molly Russell! Do you hear me?! I HATE YOU! I never want to see or talk to you ever again!"
With that said, James walked away in a terrible mood. Molly, meanwhile, slowly slumped down onto the ground as she felt her heart break.
"James..." she whispered, while starting to tear up.
Gordon, Henry, and Murdoch each approached the black-haired girl. They felt terrible for what they just witnessed James said to her.
"Are you okay, Molly?" asked Henry.
He never got an answer, as poor Molly finally broke down to cry. James may have won the duel...but at the same time, he lost.
Lost his friendship with Molly Russell that is.