Maxus and the final Dark Signer stepped up to Bloom. "You requested us?" Maxus asked
"Yes," Bloom said. "I have a new assignment for you two".
"What is it?" Maxus asked. Bloom walked up and placed a finger on him. The Dark Signer disappeared into a small ball of light. The ball of light floated to the middle of the room. Once there it transformed into a giant chess board. On one side the rook pieces were missing and there was a gap between the king and queen. On the other side only there was only a gap between the king and queen.
"What is this?" the last dark signer asked.
"This is where you leave".
"Okay".
"Where you going?" Bloom asked angrily.
"You said you wanted me to leave".
"Come here". The dark fairy motioned the leaving dark signer to come back.
"Yes?"
"Turn around". The Dark Signer did as ordered. Bloom pulled a pistol out and pointed it at the unaware Dark Signer. "You are no longer needed". She pulled the trigger, a big band came from it and the Dark signer fell.
Akiza and everyone leaned against the wall. "We've been running for hours," Stella complained. "Where are those Dark Signers?"
"I don't know," Akiza said. Footsteps came from a distant. Everyone jumped up. They seemed fast and they seemed to get closer and closer. Out from the shadows Layla, Jack, Musa, Leo and Luna formed.
Everyone yelled the other people's names and ran up and hugged each other. After a long time of hugging and talking the girls heard a gunshot. "What was that?" Layla asked.
"I don't know?" Akiza said. "Sounds like gunshots".
"We should probably go see," Flora said. They ran towards the shot and saw a giant chess board. On their side they saw the rooks missing and a gap between the king and queen. On the other side there was only a gap between the king and queen.
"What the hell?" Tecna asked. "What is with the giant chess board?"
"Greetings," a voice said. On the other side Dark Bloom and Lockette formed from the shadows.
"You," everyone growled.
"Yes," she responded. "Now which three of you would like to fight me first?"
"I am," Tecna said.
"Same here," Stella said. "I'm not sitting back while my best friend is corrupted".
"I'm in," Akiza said. "I'm going to push my way through to Maxus".
"Oh you won't get to him since you are standing in front of him. The board is Maxus". Everyone gasped. "Now are we going to duel or what?"
"Duel," Stella yelled.
"Then take a spot on the board". The three duelists stepped onto the board. Stella took the center, Tecna took the king side rook and Akiza took the queen side rook. Bloom took the center across from Stella.
"Let's do this," Akiza said. Each person activated their duel disk and a giant hologram of the board was projected from the top.
"Now this is how we play this version". Bloom described how to play. "Each person gets four thousand but I get twelve thousand. When you summon a monster it can be placed on the row in front of you, behind you or on the row you are. A spell or trap card can be placed anywhere on your half of the field. The Red line divides the board in half. You can look at where and what your teammates played but the only thing you can't see are your opponent's spells and traps. Spells and traps are only activated when a monster steps on them. A monster can move in any direction based on their stars. Also some monsters have different effects. Finally you don't have to sacrifice, tune or fuse to summon a monster that would normally require one".
"Now we draw five cards and place them on them on the field".
Each player drew the top five cards. They placed them on the field. Tecna had placed two cards facedown, a Scrap Chimaera that replaced the bishop next to her, Scrap Searcher that replaced the rook and a Scrap Goblin that replaced the pawn in front of the Scrap Chimaera. Akiza summoned an Evil Thorn which replaced the pawn in front of her, Dark Verdure that replaced the king and Phoenixian Seed that replaced the knight next to Tecna. She also threw two cards facedown. Stella placed Tech Genus Catapult Dragon that replaced the pawn in front of her, Tech Genus Cyber Falcon which replaced the queen and Tech Genus Striker which replaced the bishop next to Akiza. She finally placed two cards facedown. Bloom placed three cards facedown and summoned two monsters; a Tuning Supporter that replaced the pawn in front of the king and a Darksea Rescue that replaced the pawn in front of the queen.
