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 inside Discord's mansion, it would seem Thomas has finally made a comeback with Emily's help, but he wasn't out of the doghouse just yet. Why? Because Sailor John has just taken the duel up a very huge notch. He was using the power of his Millennium Eye to summon lots of purple fog, thus creating a shadowy realm of a sort.
"Umm, what did Sailor John mean by when he said he and Thomas would finish the duel in the...Shadow Realm?" Percy asked nervously.
"I honestly have no clear idea, Percy." Edward said grimly.
Emily, however, couldn't let Thomas get cut off from her, and so started to get up onto the balcony.
"Emily?!" exclaimed Lady. "What are you doing?!"
"Thomas needs my help!" The dark green-haired girl stated firmly. "I'm going down there."
"You can't!" protested Lily, running over. "It's too dangerous!"
"Don't try and stop me!" Emily argued. "It was thanks to me linking my mind to his that he got this far. If we're not linked, then Thomas will be vulnerable to having his mind read!"
With that said, she jumped of the balcony towards the growing purple fog and dark barrier.
"Emily!" screamed Mavis, running over to the part of the balcony where her best friend jumped off of.
Just before the barrier could fully form, Emily had fallen and entered it just in time. Of course, Emily wasn't the only one who was taken into the dark realm; Discord, who was seated nearby when Sailor John started creating the fog and barrier, was also drawn into it too.
"This...is not good." Edward mumbled, as he and everyone else watched in clear shock.
(elsewhere...)
Inside the dark realm, Emily was lying on the floor when she heard a voice calling out to her.
"Emily? Are you all right?"
Emily slowly opened her eyes and looked. The dark green-haired girl soon spotted Thomas, Discord, and Sailor John.
"Thomas?" she moaned. "Discord? W-Where are we?"
"You fools are now with me in the Shadow Realm." announced Sailor John. "A place of eternal suffering."
"John!" Discord angrily began. "I demand to know how you did this!"
"Well, aren't we the curious one." snickered Sailor John. "Didn't you remember looking up info on the Millennium Items, Discord? Each grant the user to also create Shadow Games."
Discord blinked. "Shadow Games? Nothing on my computers told me about the power of the Shadow Games."
"Well, clearly you didn't look hard enough."
Title: Showdown on the Seas, Part 4
Thomas, meanwhile, knew what this meant. Ever since he and Emily were both told about the Shadow Games from Wingweaver. However, they didn't know that there was a Shadow Realm.
"Thomas, I'm scared." Emily whimpered, while walking over to Thomas for comfort.
"It's okay." said Thomas, holding Emily close. "We can do this."
"You might want to take a rein-check on that." called out Sailor John, causing both teenagers to look forth. Sailor John was grinning. "Have a look at poor Discord, for example."
Thomas and Emily both did so and gasped. Discord was looking worn out and ill.
"What's...happening...to me?" The jolly man struggled to say, clutching his chest.
"What's the matter, Discord?" teased Sailor John. "Can't take the Shadow Realm?"
Unfortunately, Discord wasn't the only one feeling under the weather. Emily, for example, started to feel the effect of the Shadow Real, too.
"T-Thomas...!" she groaned weakly, falling to her knees.
"Emily!" cried Thomas, holding onto his friend.
"The Shadow Realm certainly is a dangerous place, isn't it?" taunted Sailor John. "You and I seem to have the strength to survive in it, boy, but not your two friends."
Thomas growled angrily at the pirate. Why did that pirate turn the duel into a Shadow Game?
"Tell me!" he shouted. "Why turn this duel into a Shadow Game!? Why do it against me?! WHY?!"
"Well, how else can I manage to make this duel a little harder for you?" asked Sailor John.
Thomas glared for a new seconds before looking down to Emily.
"Emily, you should rest and let me finish the duel alone." The blue-haired boy requested.
"N-no..." refused Emily, trying to stand. "We have to keep our...minds linked."
"This place is too dangerous." argued Thomas. "I don't want to lose you."
"Linking our minds is what got you this far in the duel, Thomas." Emily pointed out. "If you were to duel alone, your mind would be open for Sailor John to read."
"If you two are done arguing." Sailor John interrupted, drawing his card. "I believe it's my turn now."
Turn Nineteen: Sailor John (LP: 500)
Deck: (17)
Current Hand (6): Polymerization, Chaos Dragon, Lava Dragon, Earth Dragon, Storm Dragon, and Dark-Eyes Illusionist
"I maybe down, but don't count me out." he continued. "I think I'll summon this bad boy out." Sailor John held out his drawn monster card. "Dark-Eyes Illusionist! Attack mode!"
As he said that, the pirate leader placed his card onto a monster field slot on his Duel Disk. On cue, a rather strange looking illusionist with a Millennium Eye for a head appeared (Level: 2/ATK: 0/DEF: 1400).
"A monster with zero attack points?" asked Thomas. "Why would you summon that?"
"Oh, I don't know." Sailor John shrugged innocently. "Perhaps you should attack it...and find out?"
Discord, meanwhile, despite feeling weak, knew full well what would happen if Thomas did go ahead and attack.
"My turn!" Thomas announced, holding up his drawn card.
Turn Twenty: Thomas Billinton (LP: 2200)
Deck: (16)
Current Hand (5): Gaia the Fierce Knight, Valkyrion the Magna Warrior, Altar of Restoration, Kuriboh, and Dark Magic Curtain
Since Sailor John's power was blocked by Thomas and Emily linking their minds as one, he didn't know what the card was. Not that it mattered to the pirate captain, right now.
"I activate the Spell card Altar of Restoration!" The blue-haired boy held a card out.
On cue, the mentioned Spell card materialized face-up.
"Now by banishing two cards from the top of my deck-" explained Thomas. "-I can return a card in my graveyard to my hand."
He drew two cards and—well, banished them. A card slipped out of his graveyard, and Thomas took hold of it and held it out.
"The card I've chosen is the Black Luster Soldier."
Sailor John merely spat in disgust.
"And since you want me to attack, I'll gladly show you!" Thomas continued. "Dark Magician Girl! Attack Dark-Eyes Illusionist with Dark Burning Attack!"
Dark Magician Girl was more than happy to obey as she fired a magic blast from her wand.
"No, Thomas!" called Discord, managing to weakly sit up. "Call off your attack!"
Too late, Sailor John grinned evilly. "Dark Eyes Illusionist!" he called. "Activate your special ability!
Dark-Eyes Illusionist obeyed, motion both of its hands and casting a spell. Suddenly, the Dark Magician Girl felt herself growing numb in her body as she collapsed onto her knees. The Dark Magician went over and held onto his student out of concern.
"My Dark Magician Girl!" cried Thomas.
"What's happening to her?" Emily asked, sounding scared.
"My Illusionist just prevented your Dark Magician Girl from attacking as long as it remains on the field." explained Sailor John. "And I wouldn't want to try it with your Dark Magician unless you want the same thing to happen to him."
"It's the perfect defense!" cried Thomas.
"Exactly." laughed Sailor John. He then drew his next card. "I draw!"
Turn Twenty-One: Sailor John (LP: 500)
Deck: (16)
Current Hand (6): Polymerization, Chaos Dragon, Lava Dragon, Earth Dragon, Storm Dragon, and Gift of Generosity(!)
The pirate captain's drawn card was a Spell card called Gift of Generosity.
"I play this Spell card." He held his drawn card out. "Gift of Generosity. At the cost of giving you 1000 life points, it allows me to draw one card from my deck."
Thomas (LP: 3200) was puzzled. "But why would you do that?"
"Can't a man like me show Generosity once in a while?" asked Sailor John, just as he drew his card. "Besides you know what they say about Generosity. When you help others, you also help yourself."
Thomas and Emily both didn't buy any of that rubbish. They knew their enemy was up to something big. Over to Discord, he was feeling weaker than before.
"I'm not... so sure how long... I can hang in there." The creator of Duel Monsters thought to himself.
Sailor John took one look at his drawn card... and began to laugh loudly and sinisterly.
"The time has come..."
Thomas and Emily both looked confused.
"Huh?" came from Thomas.
"What's that suppose to mean?" Emily demanded.
"I now hold the final card needed to seal your doom." announced Sailor John, adding his card to his hand. "But first, to be on the safe side, I switch Dark-Eyes Illusionist to defense mode."
The illusionist monster took a defensive stance.
"And now-" Sailor John continued, as he slotted his next card into his Duel Disk. "-I activate the Spell card Polymerization!"
The mentioned Spell card materialized face-up.
"Prepare to meet a force unlike any you've ever met before!" Sailor John went on, holding up his five elemental dragon-type monster cards. "I fuse the five monsters in my hand together!"
All of a sudden, five elemental dragons of FIRE, WATER, EARTH, WIND, and DARK all appeared on Sailor John's side of the field. Thomas held his ground. He knew what was coming.
"I only hope I can stand up to it..." The blue-haired boy thought to himself in complete fear.
Emily and Discord both also looked terrified at what was coming. From there, Sailor John began the summon chant...
"Beasts of legends, I fuse together dragons of the following elements! Fire..."
Lava Dragon flew upward.
"Water..." boomed Sailor John.
Tsunami Dragon flew upward.
"Earth..."
Earth Dragon flew upward.
"Wind..." The pirate captain went on.
Storm Dragon flew upward.
"...and Dark!"
Chaos Dragon flew upward.
"Merge together into one!" demanded Sailor John.
The five dragons flew up into the materialized hexagon circle in the ceiling of the room.
"Show them how unstoppable you really are!" Sailor John's then eyes went from calm and calculating to insane and murderous. "Now, come forth! The invincible Five-Headed Dragon!"
Within an explosion of light came the huge and powerful Five-Headed Dragon (Level: 12/ATK: 5000/DEF: 5000). Sailor John was laughing absolutely insanely now that he had his most powerful monster out to crush Thomas once and for all.
(elsewhere...)
Meanwhile, inside the pirate hideout, Henry had finally picked the lock open, allowing James to open the cage door and free the prisoners.
"Gordon!" Mr and Mrs. Gresley (Boxford) both exclaimed as they went and embraced their nephew.
"Thank God you're both alright." said Gordon, a tear dropping from his eye. "Let's get out of here."
Unfortunately...
"Well, well, well..." laughed a voice (male). "Look what we have here boys."
"Three little boys releasing the prisoners it would seem." teased another voice (male).
Walking into the area came a small band of pirates.
"So close..." James moaned in annoyance.
"Get out of our way!" demanded Gordon.
"Sorry, not a chance." sneered one pirate. "That would be going against our captain's orders."
"You want out? You'll have to defeat all four of us in a duel." Another pirate remarked, raising his left arm up (which had a Duel Disk).
"You want a duel? Fine!" James activated his own Duel Disk. "I can handle you four bozos with ease!"
"Um, James, are you sure about this?" Henry whispered.
"It's a chance I gotta take. Besides, it's not like any of you two play Duel Monsters, too."
"A fair point." Gordon admitted.
Suddenly, Skiff had a Duel Disk on his left arm, too.
"Count me in too, James!" he declared, inserting his deck into the deck holder.
"What?" asked James.
"You heard me, I'll help you beat these clowns!"
"Who are you calling a clown?!" A pirate demanded angrily. "You'll regret those words, traitor!"
"Alright." smirked James. "Let's take those pirates down!"
Can James and Skiff defeat those four pirates? We shall see about that, won't we?
(elsewhere...)
Back inside the duel chamber of Discord's mansion...more like the Shadow Realm, Sailor John had successfully called out the Five-Headed Dragon.
"Behold my ultimate beast!" boasted Sailor John. "And the instrument of your destruction, Thomas Billinton."
Discord, meanwhile, had collapsed slightly onto the railing, but was still conscious.
"Take a good look, my old friend!" called out Sailor John. "I want you to remember this moment for a long time!"
"You...won't get away...with this... Sailor John." Discord managed to say.
"Pish Posh!" mocked Sailor John. "Save your breath, Discord. With the condition you're in, you'd best not speak."
Thomas and Emily both glare in defiance.
"Now, my dragon, wipe out the bpy's Dark Magician Girl, now!" called Sailor John.
Five-Headed Dragon obeyed, firing a combined blast from all five of its heads. Dark Magician Girl watched in horror as the attack reached her. Thomas quickly grabbed the Kuriboh card and was just about to discard it when...
"No, Thomas!" came a voice (female) in Thomas's mind. He saw Dark Magician Girl looking back to him, realizes that she was mentally speaking to him. "You mustn't use Kuriboh just yet."
"But what about you?" Thomas mentally asked.
"Don't worry about me." Dark Magician Girl mentally replied. "You have enough life points to withstand this attack. Good luck, my Pharaoh."
"MANA!"
Upon striking her, there was a massive explosion as Thomas and Emily were both sent flying back into the wall. Thankfully, however, they weren't hurt too badly (LP: 200).
"There goes your Dark Magician Girl!" Sailor John boasted.
Discord watched in horror and weakly tried to stand back up.
"No!" he cried. "Thomas-boy... you can't...let...him..."
The strain became too much for him, and so Discord finally passed out from the effects of the Shadow Realm.
"Discord!" The two teenagers cried out.
"Too bad." snickered Sailor John. "It looks like Discord wasn't strong enough to withstand the effects of the Shadow Realm."
"I won't let you get away with this, Sailor John!" Thomas shouted with hatred.
"Best to worry about your little girlfriend, boy." Sailor John retorted. "She's looking a little under the weather."
Sailor John was right; Emily wasn't doing too well, either.
"Emily, you have to let me finish the duel on my own." insisted Thomas in a concerned tone. "You're not well enough to keep going."
Stubbornly, Emily shook her head. "Not a chance!" she argued. "We just need...more...time!"
Sighing, Thomas turned back to Sailor John. It was his turn, and he needed a good draw, now!
"My turn!" The blue-haired boy announced, drawing his card. "Draw!"
Turn Twenty-Two: Thomas Billinton (LP: 200)
Deck: (12)
Current Hand (6): Gaia the Fierce Knight, Valkyrion the Magna Warrior, Black Luster Soldier, Kuriboh, Dark Magic Curtain, and Magician's Selection
Sadly, nothing still.
"Still nothing that can stop that dragon." Thomas thought in frustration. "I guess this Trap card will have to do for now." Thomas slotted the card into his Duel Disk. "I'll place one card facedown." Then he brought his empty hand to his Dark Magician card and turned it sideways. "Then I'll switch Dark Magician to defense mode."
Dark Magician kneeled into a defensive stance.
"My turn is over now."
"Looks like I've got you out of options." grinned Sailor John, as he drew a card. "This duel will soon be over with."
Turn Twenty-Three: Sailor John (LP: 500)
Deck: (15)
Current Hand (1): Stop Defense
Laughing madly, the pirate held his drawn card out.
"You're finished! I activate Stop Defense!"
Thomas and Emily both watched in horror as the Dark Magician found himself being forced back into attack mode against his own will.
"Now, my Five-Headed Dragon!" commanded Sailor John. "Destroy Dark Magician, and bring an end to this duel!"
Five-Headed Dragon obeyed and started charging up another attack from its five heads. Thomas was about to poke a button on his Duel Disk when suddenly, Emily ran by him.
"Emily?!"
Smiling, the dark green-haired girl looked over her shoulder towards her blue-haired friend.
"You've protected me before, and now I'll do the same for you." The dark green-haired girl insisted.
"EMILY!" Thomas screamed, watching what was about to happen in horror. "NNNNOOOO!"
"Destroy the Dark Magician and the girl!" Sailor John hollered. "FIVE GOD ELEMENTAL BREATH!"
Five-Headed Dragon finally fired the blast right at Emily. The dark green-haired girl only watched bravely as she awaited her fate. Finally, the elemental blast struck her head-on.
"EMILY!" Thomas screamed once again.
Poor Emily screamed in agonizing pain as the almost too real blast continued to hit her with unmatched power. Sailor John continued to laugh psychotically at the sight.
"That's it, my dragon, more... more... MORE!"
A blast approached the Dark Magician next. Thomas, crying out, had to make this move now.
"I activate the Trap card-" he shouted, just as the facedown card flipped up and revealed itself. "-Magician's Selection!"
Suddenly the dragon's attack was stopped by Dark Magician.
"What?! cried Sailor John.
"This Trap card lets me stop your attack and redirect it to one monster on your field!" explained Thomas. "And I choose to destroy your Dark-Eyes Illusionist!"
The blast was redirected right back to Dark-Eyes Illusionist. A large explosion filled Sailor John's side of the field, but did Sailor John care about what happened to his monster? Not even close.
"No matter." The pirate captain said in dismissal. "Time to see what permanent damage my dragon has done to your girl."
When the smoke cleared... Thomas had a look of sadness and terror on his face.
"Emily!" The blue-haired boy cried, racing over to his fallen friend. "Emily, why? Why did you get in front and take that attack before I could activate my Trap card?"
Thomas held the girl in his arms before she opened her eyes.
"I... I couldn't bear to let that mad man hit you." Emily said weakly, cuts and bruises were shown all around her arms, legs, and face, while blood was pouring down the left side of her face. "I...care too...much for...you, you-" she coughed up some more blood. "-you know."
Tears welled up in Thomas's eyes. "Emily..." he whispered.
Emily smiled weakly as she spoke some more. The effects of the Shadow Realm and her injuries finally caught up.
"It's... up to you now, Thomas," Emily said quietly, reaching up with her right hand to touch her friend's face. "You can...do it. I believe in...you..."
Emily slowly closed her eyes as her body then felt lifeless. She wasn't unconscious like Discord, she was... She was...
"Emily?!" Thomas shook his dark green-haired friend. "Emily?! EMILY!"
The blue-haired boy collapsed onto his knees in a sobbing mess. He had just lost the greatest friend he ever had.
(elsewhere...)
Outside the dark fog (Shadow Realm), Mavis felt something pierce her heart.
"Oh my..." The blonde-haired girl gasped with horror. "I think Emily's..."
"...dead?" asked Percy. "She can't be dead! We gotta get them out of there!"
Quickly, the green-haired boy raced down the stairs to the duel field with the large dark fog surrounding it.
"Percy, wait!" called Edward, turning to follow.
"Wait for us!" Lady added.
Down below, Percy charged into the dark fog, but suddenly came right back out the same way.
"What the-?"
On the other side, the rest of the gang stood near the barrier.
"Percy!" called Toby.
"I'm not even inside the barrier!" called Percy from the other side.
He tried again, but came back out to the rest instead.
"Why won't it let me in?" The green-haired boy questioned.
"I've got no idea." Edward admitted. "Ever since that barrier showed up, we've been unable to see what's happening."
"And from the sting in my heart-" Mavis stated, bringing a hand to her chest. "-I think Emily might be hurt... or maybe even worse."
Everyone only looked towards the barrier in concern.
(elsewhere...)
Back inside the barrier, having cried himself out, Thomas was now furious over what Sailor John had done to Emily. No, the scratch furious part. Thomas was beyond livid.
"She was an innocent girl!" he shouted, with more tears rolling down his face. "AND YOU'VE KILLED HER!"
"So? It's not my fault she was foolish enough to jump in where she didn't belong." said Sailor John, not feeling bad over what had happened. "If you ask me, she got what she deserved. But don't worry, you'll soon be joining her, laddie buck!"
That had done it; Thomas was beyond angry. Sailor John had done many unforgivable things in the past. But now, he had gone too far... The same look of rage Thomas had when his duel with Spencer ended in near disaster had now returned... Only now, the anger was so much stronger than from ever before. It was fueled by Thomas's sadness over the loss of Emily, and his hatred for the pirate leader. The presence that the blue-haired boy had been feeling within his heart ever since the end of his second duel with Spencer had started come out with much greater power than ever before. No. It was actually...released...in a way.
"SAILOR JOHN!" Thomas roared in God-like rage, just a powerful dark aura surrounding the boy (this time it was much, MUCH bigger). "THIS TIME YOU HAVE GONE TOO FAR!"
Sailor John was actually taken aback by new-found Thomas's fury and appearance... but not by too much.
"In the name of all the people who's lives you have ruined, Spencer, his parents, Discord, my friends, and especially Emily Sterling..." Thomas pointed forth dramatically. "I WILL DEFEAT YOU! DO YOU HEAR ME?! I'LL DEFEAT YOU!"
Without another word, Thomas fiercely drew his next card.
Turn Twenty-Four: Thomas Billinton (LP: 150)
Deck: (11)
Current Hand (6): Gaia the Fierce Knight, Valkyrion the Magna Warrior, Black Luster Soldier, Kuriboh, Dark Magic Curtain, and Watapon
Suddenly, Sailor John spoke with a smirk on his face.
"So, you've drawn Watapon, yes?"
Thomas then realized his mind was now open again.
"That's right," grinned Sailor John, as his Millennium Eye shined a golden yellow. "Without your little girlfriend, I can be able to see every card in your hand again. Even that Kuriboh you could have used to save your Dark Magician Girl. Now why didn't you use it then?"
Thomas grimaced a bit as he deeply growled in anger. "I switch my Dark Magician back to defense mode!"
The Dark Magician knelt back into a defensive stance.
"Then, to finish my turn-" continued Thomas, laying a monster card onto a monster field slot on his Duel Disk (sideways). "-I summon Watapon in defense mode."
A little white cotton ball with large, cute eyes appeared (Level: 1/ATK: 200/DEF: 300).
"Pathetic!" he snorted, laughing loudly at his opponent's weak play. "You expect to stop me with something like that?!"
Turn Twenty-Five: Sailor John (LP: 500)
Deck: (14)
Current Hand (1): Monster Reincarnation
"Attack Dark Magician again!" Sailor John called out to his Five-Headed Dragon. "This time, bring it down for good!"
Five-Headed Dragon obeyed, firing another blast.
"This time, you cannot stop my attack!"
Another massive explosion filled the area. When the smoke cleared, only Watapon was left on Thomas's side of the field.
"Now you've only got that silly little Watapon left." laughed Sailor John. "You might as well surrender, Thomas Billinton. There's not a card in your deck that can save you, now!"
"He's right." Thomas thought to himself. "With Emily gone, my mind is wide open to be read once again. As much as I hate to admit it, I've failed. I've failed Spencer and his family, I've failed my friends, I've failed Discord. But most importantly, I've failed Emily." Thomas grimly looked at his current hand. "Nothing I have nor draw will be able to help me."
The blue-haired boy watched as Sailor John laughed and laughed like a maniac.
"Sailor John and his band have won. And now I'm about to pay the ultimate price."
To be Continued!