Ayukat came and challenged Takuya to a duel at the hospital. With Takuya's arm in a cast Zoe was with him drawing his cards and placing them on his duel disk. Ayukat had his own Emperorgreymon at 3000atk points and had 1800LP. Takuya and Zoe had no monsters with 1400LP.
"It's your turn now." Ayukat said.
"Right." Takuya said and Zoe drew the card.
"Takuya you need to get me on the field." Emperorgreymon said.
"I know that, but right now I have nothing to work with on my field." Takuya said and looked at his cards. "But that's about to change. I summon Fire Tuner in attack mode." His robot flew up with 1300atk points. "Now I'm activating the Reignite spell card."
"Reignite?" Ayukat said.
"Yeah it allows me to bring back one fire attribute monster. Come back Burninggreymon." Takuya said and Burningggreymon came up with 1900atk points. "Now I tune Fire Tuner with Burninggreymon." Fire Tuner became four green circles that came around Burninggreymon. "I syncro summon Emperorgreymon." His Emperorgreymon came up with 3000atk points. "Now I equip him Salamandra."
"Excellent Takuya." Emperorgreymon said as his sword was covered in flames and his attack points went to 3700.
"Emperorgreymon destroy that fake." Takuya said. Emperorgreymon flew in and slashed at the other one and destroyed it and brought Ayukat to 1100.
"Alright Takuya and Zoe, finish him off." Tommy said.
"He can't because he can't attack again." Koji said.
"Yeah, but there's no way Ayukat can match Emperorgreymon's attack points." J.P. said.
"It's your move now." Takuya said.
"We've got him now." Zoe said.
"I wouldn't call it so soon girlie." Ayukat said. "Watch this. I activate my own Reignite spell card."
"He has Reignite too?" Takuya said.
"That's right now my Emperorgreymon can come back." Ayukat said as his Emperorgreymon rose back to the field. "Now I'm activating the Burning Steak spell card. Now I can't destroy your monster, but your spell is destroyed and your monster loses attack points equal to that spell gave your monster." Takuya's Emperorgreymon was chained to a wooden cross and caught on fire.
"Emperorgreymon!" Takuya said.
"Don't worry a little fire can't hurt me." Emperorgreymon said as his points went down to 2300.
"Now Emperorgreymon attack. Dragon Fire Crossbow." Ayukat said. His Emperorgreymon fired the energy blast and hit Takuya's Emperorgreymon and brought his points to 700. "Don't forget Emperorgreymon's ability. Since you still have a monster on the field he can attack again. This is where it ends."
"Not yet because I have Fire Tuner's ability. If I have less than 1000 life points, by banishing him he block your attack." Takuya said. His tuner came up and blocked the attack. "Emperorgreymon's ability only works if you destroyed a monster."
"You got lucky, but I wonder how long it will last." Ayukat said.
"Takuya what are we going to do?" Zoe said.
"Don't you worry about a thing." Takuya said.
"But the damage is real and you're already in a cast." Zoe said.
"Just trust me." Takuya said. Zoe trusted him and drew his card.
"I activate the Magic Mallet spell card. Now I can return some cards in my hand to my deck and draw the amount I sent." Takuya said. "Zoe send all, but that spell card, second from the left, to my deck."
"Okay." Zoe said. She sent all, but that one card back to the deck and redrew.
"Don't think you can still protect your precious Emperorgreymon. Burning Steak prevents you from also switching him to defense mode." Ayukat said.
"So what are you going to do?" Zoe said.
"Not much I can do right now. I'll place three face downs and end my turn." Takuya said.
"What a waste!" Ayukat said and drew his card. When he saw what he drew he was laughing. "It's all over for you now. I want you to truly suffer so watch!" He glowed a bright red light and changed into his baron form. He looked like a Barian with red skin and had a mask that looked like a fire. "What do you think of my true form?"
"You mean what do I think that you made yourself ugly? You actually looked good before." Takuya said.
"A wise guy are you? We'll see if you're so smart after I play this. Baron Negative Force!" Ayukat said. "Now watch as Emperorgreymon turns into something truly devastating. An actual emperor of fire that burns everything to crisp and ash. Come Emperorgreymon Wisp!" His Emperorgreymon's armor was blue with purple lining and his helmet was black with razor teeth and still had 3000atk points.
"Look at that thing!" Zoe said.
"It's an abomination." Emperorgreymon said.
"The worst is yet to come. Emperorgreymon Wisp attack with Demonic Fire Demise." Ayukat said. The sword was covered in flames and went to attack.
"Not so fast. I activate The Burn Out Spark trap." Takuya said. "Now both our monsters in battle return to our hand." Both of them returned to their owners hands.
"You may have saved Emperorgreymon, but not yourself." Ayukat said.
"Takuya I don't like this." Zoe said.
"This spell will make sure you stay in the hospital permanently." Ayukat said. "I activate Ring Of The Wisp. Now you lose half of your life points." A ring of blue flames were shot straight at them. Zoe stood in front of Takuya and took the attack.
"Zoe!" Takuya said.
"What the heck?" Ayukat said.
"Zoe what are you doing?" Takuya said.
"What I have to. I won't let you get hurt." Zoe said. Takuya was brought to 350 and Zoe was about to fall over, but Takuya caught her.
"Takuya is she okay?" Davis said.
"I think so." Takuya said.
"Yeah I'm okay." Zoe said as she was able to get up.
"Zoe why would you do that?" Takuya said.
"I just couldn't see you get hurt Takuya." Zoe said. "It's bad enough that you're already in the hospital. I couldn't bear the thought of you getting hurt again which is why I came up here to try and stop him."
"Thanks Zoe. You're a great friend." Takuya said as they stared into each other's eyes and the fire wasn't the only thing that had sparks.
"Oh that's so sweet. I'm going to puke." Ayukat said.
"I wouldn't expect someone like you to understand what one friend does for the other." Takuya said. "Zoe what do you say we finish this duel together."
"Let's do it." Zoe said.
"Let's get this over with." Ayukat said. "I place one face down and end my turn."
"Now that it's the end phase both our monsters return." Takuya said and both of their monsters came back on the field.
"Nice moves Takuya. Now let's put an end to this." Takuya said.
"Right it's mine…." Takuya said.
"And mine…." Zoe said.
"Turn!" They both said.
"We activate the Flames Of The Spirits." Takuya said. "Now all the attack points of a monster in our graveyard goes to Emperorgreymon and we choose Aldamon."
"Excellent." Emperorgreymon said as his points went to 5200.
"Hold it. I'm activating the Intense Flames trap." Ayukat said. "Since you played a card that increased your monsters attack points I can double my monsters." Emperorgreymon's Wisp went to 7400.
"7400! That's insane." Koji said.
"Too bad for you we have Meteor Crater." Takuya said activating his trap. "This trap nullifies yours." Emperorgreymon Wisp's points went back to 3000. "Emperorgreymon finish this." He went in to attack with his sword.
"I think not. I activate Emperorgreymon Wisp's ability. By paying half of my life points I can cut your monsters attack points in half" Ayukat said.. His points dropped to 700 and Emperorgreymon's went to 2600.
"He has less than 400 point difference. That's just enough to finish this." Koichi said.
"Victory is mine." Ayukat said.
"No it isn't because we have Flames Of The Ancients." Zoe said. "This trap allows us to take a monster in YOUR graveyard and give it to Emperorgreymon."
"You're using the power of a monster in my graveyard!?" Ayukat said.
"Twice the Emperorgreymon." Takuya said and his Emperorgreymon went to 5600.
"This battle is now over." Emperorgreymon said. He slashed at Emperorgreymon Wisp and was destroyed.
"This cannot be!" Ayukat said and the explosion blew him and the last of his points away. After the duel the dome faded away.
"Thanks Zoe. I couldn't have won without you." Takuya said.
"It was nothing." Zoe said.
"Heads up he's getting back up." Davis said as they saw Ayukat back in human form and getting back up.
"Give it up Ayukat it's over." Takuya said.
"This isn't over. You haven't seen the last of me." Ayukat said and went through the portal. One Baron is down, but the worse is yet to come.