Here is a revised version of Season 1 of Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sodor Chronicles with more mistakes fixed and new things added in. The original version of the story was originally posted on the account of Jriddle41, but it's gonna be moved to my account. The 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, the story is rated T (13-plus) for moments of violence and some suggestive themes. Viewer discretion may be advised.
Opening up at the arcade, Gordon, Henry, and James were each having a really bad day! ...well, it started out really good at first, but then a band of pirates stormed the place and had everyone frozen with fear due to the band wielding guns and having them at a point. And now that the three teenage boys were captured, they were going to be executed by those pirates rather than *eliminated* from the tournament. Will they be the first to go?
"Any last words?" One pirate asked, as he and his companions all prepared to open fire.
"You're not going to get away with this!" cried Henry.
Before anymore could be said, the sound of police sirens filled the air.
"It's the police!" gasped the leader of the pirate band. "Let's get out of here!"
"No!" cried another pirate. "We have to finish the job here and now!"
Unfortunately, that distraction cost them; as this allowed Gordon, Henry, and James to slip away undetected. It was only when they were out of the building did the pirates realize what had happened.
"Drat!" growled the pirate leader. "After them!"
Title: Double Duel – Double Trouble, Part 3
While some (around half) of the pirates managed to escape and start to search for the three teenagers, the rest were caught by the arriving police.
"You can't arrest us!" objected a pirate as he was tossed into the van. "We're innocent!"
"Tell it to the judge!" One police officer retorted, handcuffing that pirate.
(elsewhere...)
While Gordon, Henry, and James had big problems right now, Thomas and Percy had their own problems. Inside a warehouse, the two teens were locked in a duel against two pirate brothers by the names of Para and Dox, and if they (Thomas and Percy) both lose to that pair, they would never see Patch or Lily again.
"Now do you see how hopeless you are?" asked Para.
"Against our Gate Guardian, you have no hope of winning!" Dox added.
"Well, we're not giving up until we save our friends!" said Percy, drawing a card.
Turn Sixteen: Percy (Team LP: 7450)
Deck: (32)
Current Hand (4): Gearfried the Iron Knight, Double Snare, Salamandra, and Hayabusa Knight
Unfortunately, the green-haired boy's drawn card (and current hand) wasn't gonna help.
"Well this reeks." he sighed. "I'll leave my Little-Winguard in defense mode and end my turn."
"A good lot that will do!" Para chuckled. "You forget our Fairy Meteor Crush is still equipped to our Guardian, and so-"
"-our Guardian will STILL deal life point damage!" Dox finished, drawing his card.
Turn Seventeen: Dox (Team LP: 6350)
Deck: (28)
Current Hand (2): Kaiser Sea Horse and Guardian Axe(!)
His drawn card was an Equip Spell card called Guardian Axe.
"And now your fates are further sealed!" Dox laughed, after noticing what he drew. "I activate the powerful Guardian Axe!"
"What is that?!" demanded Thomas.
Para snickered. "This Equip Spell card can only be equipped to Gate Guardian... When it is equipped-"
"-Gate Guardian's attack and defense both increase by 1000 points!" Dox finished.
A battle axe-like weapon materialized in Gate Guardian's hands, making him grow more powerful than he already was (ATK: 3750 - 4750/DEF: 3400 - 4400).
"Now destroy Little-Winguard!" commanded Dox.
Gate Guardian obeyed, letting loose another bright pink beam of concentrated power. The beam slammed and destroyed the poor Little-Winguard in one blast. The force of this blast was so strong that it slammed and knocked Thomas and Percy both back a distance until they landed on their backs (Team LP: 4500).
"That had to hurt." Toby commented.
"We can't give up!" groaned Thomas, getting back up. "We have to keep fighting no matter what!"
"But how?" Percy asked in worry. "That Gate Guardian is nearly invincible! And even if we can get something powerful enough to stop it, that Defense Wall will only repel our attack."
Thomas merely drew a card from his deck. "We just have to believe in the Heart of the Cards.
Turn Eighteen: Thomas (Team LP: 4500)
Deck: (32)
Current Hand (5): Curse of Dragon, Magician of Faith, Sage's Stone, Monster Recovery, and Dark Magic Ritual
On cue, a Spell card called Monster Recovery materialized face-up.
"I activate the Spell card Monster Recovery!" The blue-haired boy announced, holding the mentioned Spell card from his hand. "Now Percy and I both return all cards we have on our fields to our respective decks. Then we combine our hands with our decks, shuffle them, and draw five new cards!"
Big Shield Gardna turned into an orb of light and flew into Thomas's deck. Then both teammates combined their current hands with their decks, shuffled them, and then drew five new cards:
-Percy's new hand consisted of Knight of Dark Dragon, Dark Dragon Ritual, Dragon Nails, Burning Soul Sword, and Alligator's Sword.
-Thomas's new hand consisted of Swords of Revealing Light, Polymerization, Summoned Skull, Monster Reborn, and Magical Hats.
"Now I activate Swords of Revealing Light!" continued Thomas, slotting another card into a Spell/Trap slot on his Duel Disk.
Swords made entirely of light started raining down from the sky, striking the Paradox Brothers' side of the field.
"What is the-" Para began.
"-meaning of this outrage!?" Dox finished.
"These magical swords will prevent you both from attacking for three turns." explained Thomas. "Giving us time to prepare a counter."
"Grr... so be it." The brothers both growled at once.
"And now, I'll play Monster Reborn and resurrect from my graveyard Buster Blader!" Thomas continued, slotting a card into his Duel Disk.
Thomas's warrior monster reappeared and posed with his sword fiercely (Level: 7/ATK: 2600).
"Finally, I'll tribute my warrior to call forth from my hand the Summoned Skull!" Thomas announced.
Buster Blader vanished and in his place was a large skeleton looking fiend with wings and pink muscles behind its bones (Level: 6/ATK: 2500/DEF: 1200).
"But Buster Blader was stronger." exclaimed Mavis. "Why would Thomas tribute it for Summoned Skull?"
"Thomas must have something up his sleeve." Edward stated. "Let's just watch and see what happens."
Thomas then slotted one more card from his hand into his Duel Disk.
"Finally, I'll set this card facedown and end my turn"
A facedown card appeared before Summoned Skull.
"Is that your best?" asked Para, drawing his card. "That was pathetic."
"We'll see about that." Thomas retorted. "Now it's your turn."
"As you wish!"
Turn Nineteen: Para (Team LP: 6350)
Deck: (31)
Current Hand (2): Dungeon Worm and Polymerization
Swords of Revealing Light: 3 Turns
Almost immediately, the pirate entered his end phase.
"I shall pass my turn." Para stated at once. "Now go and take your turn, Percy!"
"Okay!" The green-haired boy nodded, drawing his card.
Turn Twenty: Percy (Team LP: 4500)
Deck: (30)
Current Hand (6): Knight of Dark Dragon, Dark Dragon Ritual, Dragon Nails, Burning Soul Sword, Alligator's Sword, and Red-Eyes Black Dragon
His drawn card was the Red-Eyes Black Dragon monster card.
"Yes!" Percy thought happily. "I drew the Red-Eyes Black Dragon card I've won from Dennis! These two clowns are soooo in for it now." He took a card from his hand and slotted it into a Spell/Trap slot on his Duel Disk. "I activate the Ritual Spell card Dark Dragon Ritual!"
The mentioned Spell card materialized face-up.
"By offering a monster from my field or hand with a star level of four or higher, I can call upon from my hand a powerful monster!"
Suddenly, Alligator's Sword materialized briefly before being offered for the tribute.
"Behold!" declared Percy, placing the card onto a monster field slot on his Duel Disk. "The Knight of Dark Dragon!"
A warrior resembling the Paladin of White Dragon materialized...but was wearing black armor, and had no steed to ride on (Level: 4/ATK: 1900/DEF: 1200).
"But my monster won't be here for long." Percy continued, clenching the fist of his right hand. "Now I'll play its special effect!"
"Effect?!" cried Para and Dox.
"By sacrificing my knight, I can special summon my deck's newest ace!"
Knight of Dark Dragon disappeared in a flash as a swirl of fire appeared.
"I summon the Red-Eye Black Dragon!" announced Percy, placing the card on a monster field slot on his Duel Disk.
On cue, the black scaled dragon with glowing red-eyes materialized in the blaze of fire with a mighty screeching roar (Level: 7/ATK: 2400/DEF: 2000). All of a sudden, Para and Dox both laughed at what looked like to be th worst move they ever seen...
"That's it? That's all you went through just to summon?!" asked Para dismissively.
"It was pointless!" Dox added. "Our Gate Guardian can overcome those two monsters without even putting up a fight!"
"Laugh all you want-" retorted Percy. "-but we'll have the last laugh. Besides, did you forget your own little rule?"
Para and Dox both stopped laughing.
"You can use your teammate's cards in addition to your own." The green-haired boy continued. "And now I'm gonna use my teammate's facedown card as if it were my own!"
Thomas nodded in agreement and poked a button on his Duel Disk to reveal his facedown. The card facedown was revealed to be...
...Polymerization.
"Now I'll go and fuse Red-Eyes with Thomas's Summoned Skull!"
The two monsters began to fuse together.
"Behold!" said the two duelists at once. "The Black Skull Dragon!"
When the fusion ended, standing in black was Red-Eyes with very bony-like scales all around its body. The head now had two large horns also. The new dragon let out a deep-voiced roar (Level: 9/ATK: 3200/DEF: 2500).
"Whoa..." gasped Emily in amazement. "That's a powerful monster."
"Indeed." agreed Edward. "The question is-"
"-will it be enough to win them the duel?" Toby finished.
The Black Skull Dragon faced off against Gate Guardian.
(elsewhere...)
Back with Gordon, Henry, and James in the middle of the streets, they were still on the run from the remains of the pirates.
"Get back here!" shouted one of the pirates.
"Never!" James shouted back.
Eventually, the three teenagers managed to duck into an alleyway and hide from the pirates long enough to catch their breath.
"Gone..." The pirate leader grumbled, and then looked to his grunts. "Search for them!"
Henry peeked out from his hiding spot and saw that the pirates had all split up to resume their search, while the leader remained where he was.
"There's only one left." Henry whispered to his friends.
"Surely we can take him." said Gordon.
"And we can." agreed James. "I have an idea..."
After going over their plan quickly, the three boys nodded to each other.
"Okay." James soon said quietly. "On the count of three. One... two..."
Just as the pirate leader walked by them...
"THREE!"
Without any other warning, the teens charged out and took the pirate by surprise, knocking him to the ground and making him drop his gun.
"Okay, we got him." Gordon stated. "Now what?"
"We wait for him to wake up." James stated. "And then we'll make him get his grunts to stand down."
"And maybe we can get some answers out of him about Sailor John," added Henry.
(elsewhere...)
Back at the duel between Thomas, Percy, and the Paradox Brothers, the pirate brothers were back to laughing.
"So you brought out your best monster." Para started. "But it doesn't matter-"
"-because you'll lose it in the end!" Dox finished.
"Oh no, we won't." insisted Percy. "He will be your own downfall."
"We shall see." Dox replied gruffly, drawing his next card.
Turn Twenty-One: Dox (Team LP: 6350)
Deck: (27)
Current Hand (2): Kaiser Sea Horse and Riryoku
Swords of Revealing Light: 3 Turns
Seeing what he drew, Dox could only snicker once more.
"I...kinda missed the joke there." Percy snarked.
"This duel will be over sooner than you thought." said Dox, sliding the drawn card into a Spell/Trap slot on his Duel Disk. "I activate Riryoku."
The mentioned Spell card materialized face-up.
"That's one of the rarest cards in the game!" gasped Thomas.
Para smirked. "Then I take it you've heard of it?"
"Yes, I have... Now you can take half the attack points off another monster and add it to one you control."
"Very good." giggled Dox. "So say goodbye to half of your Black Skull Dragon's attack points!"
Black Skull Dragon felt itself getting weaker progressively (ATK: 3200 - 1600), but Gate Guardian felt itself growing even stronger (ATK: 4750 - 6350).
"That thing grew stronger than it already was!" Mavis complained. "How are Thomas and Percy gonna get themselves out of this mess now?"
"Well, just be thankful that Swords of Revealing Light is still out." Edward reminded. "The Paradox Brothers still have to wait two more turns before attacking."
"It's your move." said Dox.
Thomas just drew his card without a word.
Turn Twenty-Two: Thomas (Team LP: 4500)
Deck: (30)
Current Hand (2): Magical Hats and Dust Tornado
Thomas looked at his card carefully and slotted it into his Duel Disk.
"I place this card facedown and end my turn."
A facedown card appeared behind the Black Skull Dragon.
"HA! Too little, too late!" Para taunted, drawing his card. "It's my turn!"
Turn Twenty-Three: Para (Team LP: 6350)
Deck: (31)
Current Hand (2): Dungeon Worm, Polymerization, and Riryoku
Swords of Revealing Light: 2 Turns
Taking one look at his card, Para let out a loud laugh.
"Well, what do you know, brother? I've drawn exactly what you've used on your turn!"
He showed his drawn card to the others.
"Not another Riryoku!" complained Emily.
"Say goodbye to another half of your attack points!" Para yelled out gleefully.
Black Skull Dragon grew even weaker (ATK: 1600 - 800), and Gate Guardian grew even stronger...again (ATK: 6350 - 7150).
"There is not a card in your deck that can help you now!" Dox gloated. "So make your soon-to-be last moves!"
"We will win!" Percy retorted, drawing his card. "Just you wait and see!"
Turn Twenty-Four: Percy (Team LP: 4500)
Deck: (29)
Current Hand (3): Dragon Nails, Burning Soul Sword, and Pot of Greed
His drawn card was the Pot of Greed Spell card.
"I activate Pot of Greed!" The green-haired boy held out his card. "Now I can draw two cards from my deck."
He is shown to have drawn Monster Reborn and Inferno Fire Blast (both being Spell cards).
"I activate Monster Reborn!" Percy continued, holding up the first Spell card. "With this, I can bring back my Red-Eyes Black Dragon!"
The Red-Eyes Black Dragon reappeared with its usual roar.
"Why revive that creature?" asked Para curiously.
"Are you trying to commit suicide?" Dox added snidely.
"Not on your life." snapped Percy. "With Red-Eyes on the field again, I can activate this card." He held up the second Spell card. "Inferno Fire Blast!"
The Spell card materialized facedown before flipping up and revealing itself. The Red-Eyes Black Dragon started charging up a large stream of flames in its mouth.
"Attack with Inferno Fire Blast!" called Percy.
Red-Eyes obeyed, firing the blast at the Paradox Brothers, not the monsters. The flames soon struck the two pirate brothers, causing them both to scream (Team LP: 3950). Once the flames died down, Thomas looked towards Percy.
"What did you do to them?" The blue-haired boy asked in a puzzled tone.
"Inferno Fire Blast allowed Red-Eyes to deal some major damage to them." explained Percy. "They just lost 2400 life points."
Para and Dox both stood back up, scowling.
"You may have gotten to our life points-" Para began.
"-but something like that, we'll get you for!" Dox finished, drawing his card.
Turn Twenty-Five: Dox (Team LP: 3950)
Deck: (26)
Current Hand (2): Kaiser Sea Horse and Sogen
Swords of Revealing Light: 2 Turns
"...which I'll have to do later, as there's nothing I can do so far."
"Then it's back to me." declared Thomas, just as he drew his card.
Turn Twenty-Six: Thomas (Team LP: 4500)
Deck: (29)
Current Hand (2): Magical Hats and Spider Web
"I activate the Spell card Spider Web!"
All of a sudden, a silky string appeared out of the held out Spell card and went into Para's graveyard, pulling out, much to the pirate's shock, his copy of Riryoku.
"Wait, what are you-?!" cried Para.
"Spider Web allows me to take one Spell card from your graveyard that you recently had sent there." explained Thomas. "So now I will take hold and use your own Riryoku card against you!"
Para and Dox both watched in horror as their Gate Guardian suddenly found ITSELF growing weaker (ATK: 7150 - 3575). Meanwhile, the Black Skull Dragon found itself gaining back much of the power it lost (ATK: 800 - 4375).
"That just might work." Edward commented. "Now if they can figure a way to breach through that Defense Wall, they can probably win the duel."
"My turn is over now." Thomas stated. "Make your move, Para!"
Growling, the orange clothed pirate drew his card.
Turn Twenty-Seven: Para (Team LP: 3950)
Deck: (29)
Current Hand (2): Dungeon Worm, Polymerization, and Sogen
"I'll pass this turn." sighed Para, but then grinned evilly. "But on our next turn, you fools will feel the full fury of our Gate Guardian!"
"We won't let that happen!" Percy rebuffed, drawing his card.
Turn Twenty-Eight: Percy (Team LP: 4500)
Deck: (26)
Current Hand (3): Dragon Nails, Burning Soul Sword, and Copycat
The green-haired boy was surprised to see that his drawn card was a monster card called Copycat. After reading over its effect to himself, the green-haired boy gave a cheeky grin at what he had planned.
"Looks like this might help us." Percy thought only to himself. He then held the card out. "I summon Copycat!"
A small humanoid spellcaster monster with the face of a mirror materialized on Percy's side of the field, where it stood beside the Red-Eyes Black Dragon (Level: 1/ATK: 0/DEF: 0). Edward, Toby, Emily, and Mavis were all a little confused at what Percy had planned...
"What good will that do?" Emily asked aloud.
"This little guy can copy the original attack and defense points of one monster on your field." explained Percy. "Like Gate Guardian!"
Copycat suddenly turned itself into an exact double of Gate Guardian (ATK: 0 - 3750/DEF: 0 - 3400).
Para and Dox both looked worried at first, but they quickly recovered.
"I doesn't matter." Para began. "You'll still have-"
"-to get by our Defense Wall!" Dox added.
"And right now, he cannot be destroyed in battle!" The two brothers finished at once.
"We'll see." Percy insisted. "Red-Eyes, attack Defense Wall with Inferno Fire Blast!"
Red-Eyes Black Dragon obeyed and fired a blast of fire at Defense Wall.
"You fool!" cried Para. "Were you even listening?!"
"Trap card open!" called the voice of Thomas.
Para's cocky look turned to one of worry. Over to Thomas's field, the blue-haired boy's facedown card flipped up and revealed itself.
"Dust Tornado!"
Out of the Trap card came a large tornado.
"Dust Tornado?" gawked Para and Dox at once.
"This Trap card lets me destroy one Spell or Trap on the field." explained Thomas. "So now, say goodbye to Block Bound!"
The burst of wind blew over the Block Bound Spell card and destroyed it. Para and Dox both screamed in horror as their Defense Wall was destroyed by the Inferno Fire Blast.
"And that makes your Gate Guardian vulnerable to attack once more." announced Percy. "Copycat, attack it now!"
The Copycat Gate Guardian obeyed, firing a beam of concentrated pink energy at the real Gate Guardian. There was nothing the Paradox Brothers could do to save their monster. They could only watch as Gate Guardian crumbled before them (Team LP: 3775).
"This cannot be possible, brother!" gulped Para.
"I know, brother, but it is probable." Dox agreed.
All that was left to attack was...
"Black Skull Dragon-" Thomas began.
"-attack their life points directly." Percy added.
"MOLTEN FIREBALL ATTACK!" The two duelists called out at once.
The Black Skull Dragon obeyed, charging up a blast and firing it at the Paradox Brothers. Once the fireball collided with them, the two pirates cried out in pain as they lost the rest of their life points (Team LP: 0).
DUEL RESULTS: Thomas Billinton and Percy Avonside both win!
"They did it!" cheered Emily. "They've won!"
"That means Lily and Patch are both safe!" Mavis added. "And they win extra star coins too."
Thomas and Percy both picked up the star coins that rolled to their feet. Percy took two and Thomas took three.
"We did it." smiled Thomas. "Now we both qualify for the finals."
"And Patch and Lily go free too." Percy added.
Despite losing, Para and Dox both smirked as they got back up.
"Not quite."
"Huh?" gasped Emily.
"What are they talking about?" added Mavis.
"They're right." Edward suddenly said, frowning.
"We still have to pick the right door they're behind first." Thomas agreed sternly. He walked over to the two pirate brothers. "Now then, I know that both of you are lying to me right now."
"Nonsense, I never lie!" Dox countered.
"I never lie either!" added Para.
"Oh really?" asked Thomas, pulling something out of his pocket. They looked like two coins. "We'll decide with these."
He looked over to Emily and held out his hand.
"Could I see a marker, Emily?"
The dark green-haired girl nodded and pulled out a black marker from her purse, giving it to her blue-haired friend. Para and Dox both continued to smile to themselves, thinking that there was no way Thomas could figure their scheme out.
"I've marked each coin to represent a different door." Thomas explained, once he finished what he was doing. "The coin that I keep clenched in my fist will be the door that I have chosen."
"If you really care about your friends-" Para stated. "-you will choose my door."
"No!" countered Dox. "MY door is the best choice."
Percy couldn't take it anymore. "Come on!" he groaned. "Just give us a straight answer already!"
"I *am* giving you a straight answer!" argued both Para and Dox.
"Enough!" snapped Thomas, taking a step forth. "We will figure out which door will lead to our friends."
He held out both fists, clenched, and carrying a coin a piece.
"Game Start!"
The brothers watched tensely. Thomas looked from one fist, to the other, deciding carefully. Left? Or right? Or left? At last, he opened his left fist; the coin with the Dox emblem shimmered in his palm.
"That coin is marked for Dox's door..." began Para.
"But was your choice good, or was it poor?" asked Dox.
After a full minute of silence (with Edward, Toby, Percy, Emily, and Mavis all looking on anxiously), the Paradox Brothers spoke up...
"The answer you picked-" began Para.
"-was wrong!" Dox exclaimed. "My door was correct-!"
"-all along!" Para finished, entering a laugh.
Thomas kept his neutral expression while Edward, Toby, Percy, Emily, and Mavis all gasped in shock.
"For crying out loud!" cried Toby in dismay.
"Are you saying Dox's door was right all along?!" wailed Emily. "We'll never see Patch or Lily again now!"
Thomas smiled. "Not quite."
Para and Dox both scowled.
"Oh yes, it was!" Para insisted heatedly.
"Except if we 'had' picked it-" The blue-haired boy continued. "-'Para's' door would be the right one!"
Now Edward, Toby, Percy, Emily, and Mavis all had looks of confusion instead of shock on their faces.
"What do you mean by that, Thomas?" Percy asked curiously.
Thomas explained everything... "It would seem that this warehouse was constructed to change doorways and such. That way, if we were to win this duel, you'd both be confident that we'd always choose the wrong door."
"No fair!" objected Emily. "You two pirates cheated!"
"Too bad, too late, you chose a way!" smirked Dox. "And that means-"
"-in Sailor John's crew, your friends will stay!" finished Para with a laugh.
"Well, actually..." interrupted Thomas, raising his unopened fist. "You never 'saw' our choice."
He opened the second fist, and revealed - a second coin marked with the Dox symbol. Para and Dox both now looked worried as their enemy continued to speak.
"Somehow, I had a gut feeling you'd try to pull a stunt like that." chuckled Thomas. "So I went and pulled a stunt of my own." He opened his other fist and showed the other coin...also marked with the Dox symbol. "Instead of marking both of the coins with one symbol each, I had marked them both with one symbol. That way, it would ensure we didn't lose."
Para and Dox both shouted in anguish that they had lost to a bunch of kids.
"Heh, beaten you at your own game." Percy teased.
The Dox door swung open and revealed Lily and Patch gagged and tied up. The five friends went over to untie them.
"Thanks for getting us out, guys." sighed Patch, once the gag was removd from his mouth.
"We thought we were doomed." Lily stated.
Just then, there was a loud bashing on the main door leading outside. Suddenly, it burst open and revealed more pirates.
"Great..." Percy grumbled. "We got more company."
But then, Gordon, Henry, and James each walked in, smirking.
"'Sup?" asked James. "What did we miss?"
"Gordon, Henry, James!" Emily exclaimed in surprise. "But how-?"
"We had a bit of a run in with these pirates." Henry pointed out.
"But we were able to get them to call off their hunt for us." added Gordon.
"How?" Mavis asked, sounding incredibly surprised to say the least.
"We were able to persuade their leader to call it off." answered James, just as a flashback began.
FLASHBACK
Back in the alleyway, the pirate gang leader slowly started coming around.
"Ehh... what happened?"
He found himself surrounded by Gordon, Henry, and James.
"Not so tough all by yourself now, are you?" asked Gordon.
"What do you want with me?" The gang leader demanded.
"We want answers." James replied sternly, stomping on the dropped gun with his left foot. "Why did Sailor John send you to kill me and my friends?"
"And why does he want Thomas out of the tournament?" added Henry.
"And what does he want with Spencer's family company?" Gordon finished.
"I-I'll never talk!" The gang leader spat.
"Oh yes, you will!" argued James.
At once, Henry grabbed the gang leader by the hair to keep his head still as Gordon delivered a hard punch to it.
"Now... unless you want an even bigger bruise, you'll-"
"BOSS!" cried a voice.
It was then the band of pirates arrived in the alleyway.
"Don't just stand there!" shouted the gang leader. "Shoot them!"
The pirates raised their guns and were ready to open fire when they noticed Gordon pulling their leader by his coat collar up.
"Do so-" The tall, blue-haired boy said in a surprisingly cold tone. "-and you might just shoot your boss as well."
The pirates realized Gordon was right and lowered their weapons. Finally, the leader caved in...
"All right! I'll talk...!"
That was when the flashback ended.
END FLASHBACK
The flashback ended.
"And that's how we're here." Gordon stated. "These guys agreed to stand down when we threatened their boss."
"Smart thinking." smiled Toby.
Right around then, police sirens were echoing outside.
"And now the police show up." Thomas commented, turning around...and gasping at something. "H-Hey! Para and Dox are both gone!"
"Where'd they go?" asked Percy.
"They must have escaped." Edward answered. "And it looks like they're long gone, too."
(elsewhere...)
Later on, after arrests were placed on the pirates, the Tidmouth Teens, Mavis, Patch, and Lily all decided to grab some dinner at a diner before returning to the hotel.
"Now all three of us have ten star coins." said Thomas.
"And that means we qualify for the finals." Percy added happily.
"We're so proud of you guys." Emily stated, hugging Thomas tightly. "We knew you could do it!"
Thomas couldn't help but blush at the slightly older girl's affectionate hug, and the others couldn't help but chuckle watching the blue-haired boy's reaction to it. Yup, the next few days were probably going to be interesting.
(elsewhere...)
Meanwhile, in another part of the city, Spencer was still in the middle of searching for duelists to crush, but he wasn't having very much luck.
"There's hardly any duelists left." The silver-haired boy said to himself. "Heh, it's almost as though they were too afraid to challenge the likes of me."
Walking into an alleyway, he soon sensed he wasn't alone.
"Who's there?!"
Spencer quickly activated his Duel Disk and prepared himself for a challenge.
"Well done, Spencer Gresley." said the voice of one person, who then walked out of the shadows. It was Sailor John's second-in-command, Leon. "You never seem to back away from a challenge. Discord would be very proud to hear that."
Leon was shown now wearing a business suit instead of a pirate outfit and wetsuit.
"What do you want?" demanded Spencer.
Leon only chuckled evilly. He was clearly aiming to make sure this tournament would be Spencer's absolute last.