"Well, looks like I'll have to face him sooner or later." Yugi says.
"Yeah, best of luck Yugi." I say.
"Thanks."
The guard that announces everything clears his throat, "Will the challenger, Yugi Muto, please enter the dueling arena." He says.
The Puzzle starts glowing, which triggers the Pendant.
~Yami Sabrina~
Other Yugi walks away to enter the dueling arena. He then reappears below at the blue side of the arena. "Now, we are proud to present the creator of Duel Monsters, the host of this tournament, the creator of these cards," and thief of souls "Mister Maximillian Pegasus!" the guard says.
Pegasus walks toward the other side of the arena, "So, Yugi-boy, you've proven to be quite the good duelist. With you beating various challengers, winning your way into my castle, just to face me." He says.
"Pegasus, before our duel begins, I want you to keep your promise; to release my Grandfather's and the Kaiba brothers souls!" Other Yugi says.
"Why of course; I'm a man of my word."
"Yeah, Yugi's going to kick his butt!" Joey says.
"But Pegasus never plays fair, and going into this match, we don't know what kind of tricks will be pulled." Tristan says.
"He'll win." I say flatly.
The gang looks over at me. "Well, even if their souls can't be freed, I'm going to look for them." Tristan says. Bakura follows him. This just leaves Joey, Tea, and I to watch the duel. The guard on the other balcony clears his throat again, "Will Yugi Muto please show his card that allows him to participate in this duel." He says.
"Here it is; Glory of the King's Opposite Hand." Other Yugi says.
"Yes and there is a reason the card is blank Yugi-boy," Pegasus says, "For if I win, I get your soul."
"It's a risk I'm willing to take."
The duel now begins with Yugi going first. "I play this card face-down and throw this monster in defense mode." He says.
"I'll play a face-down of my own. And then I'll summon my Red Archery Girl in defense mode." Pegasus says.
Other Yugi then switches Beaver Warrior into attack mode and equips it with his face-down; Horn of the Unicorn. "You've activated my Trap Card Yugi-boy; Tears of a Mermaid." Pegasus says. Now Horn of the Unicorn is destroyed, and Yugi chooses not to attack. Pegasus now switches his Archery Girl into attack mode and attacks Beaver Warrior, bringing Yugi's Life Points to 1800.
Other Yugi draws and then sets a monster. "First, I'll summon Ryu-Ran in defense mode. I'll switch my Archery Girl into defense mode and set one card face-down." Pegasus says.
Other Yugi draws, "Would that card be Summoned Skull?" Pegasus says.
"What?" Other Yugi says.
"I'd think that card would go nicely with your Celtic Guardian, Spellbinding Circle, Magical Hats, and Horn Imp, wouldn't you say?"
That cheat. Why can't he just play fair without using his Millennium Eye? "I'll set this card face-down and play Summoned Skull in defense mode!" Other Yugi says.
"I switch Ryu-Ran into attack mode, and have him attack your Summoned Skull."
"You activated my trap; the Spellbinding Circle!"
That's weird; Pegasus didn't make a counter attack. If he can see Yugi's cards, then he should've been able to counter Spellbinding Circle. Other Yugi switches Summoned Skull into attack mode, and has him attack Ryu-Ran. But Pegasus activates Trap Displacement, which transfers the effect of Spellbinding Circle to Summoned Skull.
Pegasus draws, and then destroys Summoned Skull, bringing Yugi down to 1400 Life Points. Other Yugi passes his turn. "My turn Yugi-boy, and I think I'll play this card; the magical Toon World!" Pegasus says. "Now Manga Ryu-Ran, attack his face-down!"
Yugi's monster was Giant Soldier of Stone. Toon Mermaid is then switched to attack mode. Other Yugi draws, "I summon Celtic Guardian in attack mode! Now attack!" he says.
Since both monsters have the same attack power, they'll both be destroyed. But when the attack happens, Toon Mermaid destroys the Celtic Guardian. Shoot, Toon monsters can't be destroyed by monsters that aren't Toons. Pegasus plays two cards face-down and ends his turn. "I'll play this in defense mode!" Other Yugi says.
"I knew you'd do that, so I came prepared with my Gorgon's Eye trap card! Now every monster you play in defense mode will be flipped face-up." Pegasus says. "And did I mention that when they're destroyed, half of their defense power will be taken out of your Life Points?"
Yugi's face-down monster was Horn Imp. Pegasus also activates Doppelganger, which is able to copy any card Yugi played. The target is Summoned Skull. Doppelganger takes the form of Summoned Skull and is transformed into Toon Skull. Toon Skull then attacks Horn Imp, bringing Yugi down to 900 Life Points due to Gorgon's Eye.
Other Yugi draws, "I see you've drawn the Dark Magician." Pegasus says.
"Wha-?" Other Yugi says.
"So, what will you do Yugi-boy? If you play in attack mode then they'll be destroyed, and if you play them in defense mode they'll also be destroyed."
"I play the Dark Magician in attack mode, and use it with the Magical Hats."
"Have you forgotten the power of the Millennium Eye? All I need to do is search your mind for where your Magician is hiding."
What is Yugi going to do? There has to be a way to stop the Millennium Eye. "Yugi, use the Millennium Puzzle!" I shout. Other Yugi looks at me and then seems to be in deep thought. Toon Skull then attacks the hat on the far left. I wait for Yugi's Life Points to drop, but they don't. I look over at Other Yugi, to see the normal Yugi standing there.
"How could I have missed? I read your mind!" Pegasus says.
"Maybe you read the wrong mind Pegasus; one that doesn't know where the Dark Magician is." Yugi says.
They must be switching minds. Of course, that's a perfect way to throw off the Millennium Eye! Yugi sets one card face-down and ends his turn. Pegasus tries to ready what the card is, but Yugi switches over to his other self, who doesn't know what the card was either.
Pegasus sends Toon Skull to attack another hat, but that one is empty. Other Yugi changes back to Yugi, who sets a card face-down and swaps minds again. Pegasus draws, "Yes, this card will reveal your Dark Magician; Magical Neutralizing Force!" he says. The two remaining hats are destroyed and the Dark Magician is revealed.
"Now Toon Skull, attack his Magician!" Pegasus says.
Other Yugi switches minds again, "I block your attack with the Living Arrow!" Yugi says. "Now Living Arrow will launch the effects of Magical Neutralizing Force right back at you!"
"No matter, my attack still goes through."
"Sorry Pegasus, but you forgot about my other face-down card; Mirror Force."
Since Toon World was destroyed, all of the Toon monsters are changed into their original forms and aren't protected by Toon World. Now Mirror Force hits each one of his monsters, bringing Pegasus to 600 Life Points.
Pegasus chuckles, "I'm glad you're able to possess your Puzzle correctly Yugi-boy. For this is what this duel was all about; me obtaining your Millennium Puzzle. And now I plan to turn this duel into a Shadow Duel!" he says.
No! You can't take them to the Shadow Realm! "Where'd they go?" Tea asks.
"The Shadow Realm. A realm of pure darkness, a realm where Pegasus has access to all the time." I say.
Joey and Tea look at me blankly, like they didn't understand a word I said. I hear footsteps and look over to see Tristan walking toward us with Bakura and Mokuba unconscious in his arms. "What happened?" I ask.
"Some evil spirit took over Bakura and tried to capture Mokuba as his new host." Tristan says.
"Well, those two should be okay now, let's go check this out down below." Joey says.
The four of us run down the hallway and head down the stairs to the dueling arena. We stand there outside the Shadow Realm, not sure what to do. After a few minutes, I feel something happened to Yugi. I try to sense the Spirit and Yugi more, but I don't feel anything.
But I spoke too soon, because minutes later I feel Yugi has just collapsed. No! I look over at the gang and see that they sensed it too. "Yugi!" Tea yells and runs toward the shadowy dome. She comes right back. Tristan tries running toward it and comes right back.
"There's no way in. I'm not sure even I can get inside with the Pendant." I say.
The gang looks over at me, and then seems to realize that I'm Sabrina's other self. We stand there in thought for a moment, "Hey I have an idea! Remember the Friendship Symbol we drew, maybe if we try reaching out to him, then our friendship will help him!" Tea says.
I roll my eyes. What is with that girl and friendship? The gang puts their hands in a circle, but I'm not sure if I should. Tea looks up at me, "Put your hand in. You may not be Sabrina, but you're still our friend." She says.
My eyes widen at this. Did she just say friend? I hesitate slightly, but put my hand on top of theirs. My forehead glows as I close my eyes to concentrate. I can see slight bits of what's going on, but I can't make out anything. Pegasus tries to read Other Yugi's mind, but we block him. "You won't win this Pegasus, not without the powers of your Millennium Eye." I say.
We don't see the duel, but at least we're stopping Pegasus from reading minds. After a few minutes, I can feel Yugi again. They must've won! The shadows start to disappear and I can see Other Yugi standing there.
Before I can stop myself, I run up to him and hug him. "Great job." I say.
"So does this mean you're not mad anymore?" he says.
"Of course not." I say and kiss him on the cheek.
His face turns slightly red, "I'm glad." He says
~Sabrina~
I step backward from Yugi. "Aw yeah Yug, you finally did it!" Joey says.
I look over to where Pegasus was, and see that he isn't there. "Where'd Pegasus go?" I ask.
Everyone else notices, "Oh no!" Tea says.
"Let's go find him." Tristan says.
"Yeah, but first let's check on Bakura and Mokuba." Yugi says.
Hooray, I'm finally done with this chapter! I've had almost no time today, so I'm trying to speed this up. So until the next chapter!