Beginning with this chapter, the story is based on the Battle City Finals.

This 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, this story is rated T (13-plus) for moments of violence, bloody moments, and some suggestive themes. Viewer discretion may be advised.

(The sun rises as it lights reveals from the darkness Thomas, Percy, James, Lady, Spencer, Montague, Marik, Odion, Ishizu, and a guy in purple named Ryan. The title appears.)

YU-GI-OH! The Sodor Chronicles

All my life, I've been living in the darkness

Never knowing my true aim.

But then I found you in the corners of the light

and you've shown me just how to play the game.

(Spencer points to the sky as a huge blimp hovers in. The blimp, with everybody on board, takes off into the night sky. A montage of the duelists summoning their monsters beings as follows.):

Thomas - Dark Magician, Dark Magician Girl, Red-Eyes Black Dragon, and Slifer the Sky Dragon

Percy - Jinzo, Insect Queen, The Legendary Fisherman, Panther Warrior, Gearfried the Iron Knight, and Gilford the Lightning

James - Elemental HERO Neos, Elemental HERO Bladedge, Elemental HERO Flame Wingman, Winged Kuriboh, and Neos Wiseman

Lady - Harpie Lady Sisters, The Unfriendly Amazan, and Dunames Dark Witch

Spencer - Blue-Eyes White Dragons (all three copies), and Obelisk the Tormentor

Montague - Dark Necrofear, Puppet Master, Headless Knight, and The Earl of Demise. Also behind him is a large floating Ouija Board.

Odion - Embodiment of Apophis (all three copies) and Mystical Beast Serket. A large temple is behind him.

Ishizu - Agido, Kelbek, Keldo, Mudora, and Zolga. Behind her is what looks like two souls swapping places.

Marik - Legendary Fiend, Makyura the Destructor, Helpoemer, Lava Golem, and The Winged Dragon of Ra.

Ryan - What looks like Medieval Knights behind a large castle.

But no matter how strong we are,

There will always be challenges ahead.

We just have to hold on and

Don't lose our heads!

(Each of Thomas's remaining friends of the Tidmouth Teens show one by one; Emily, Edward, Henry, Gordon, and Toby. More of his friends appear as well, including Mavis, Molly, The Crawford Kids, Ben, Discord, a tall blonde-haired girl named Liz, and a robed man with a turban called Shadi.)

Let the power of greatness flow through your spirit

As your undying will to fight never rests.

Heed the wisdom and the might of all ages

As the world takes through its course of light.

(Thomas stands bewildered as a glowing object descends into his hands. The object is a pendant that looks like an inverse pyramid. On the side is a Millennium Eye symbol like those of the Millennium Items. Then the Egyptian Gods Slifer the Sky Dragon, Obelisk the Tormentor, and The Winged Dragon of Ra appear before a burning land to do battle. Their masters (Thomas, Spencer, and Marik), each give the command and all three attack each other. This causes a blinding light to envelope everything.)

As the night may seem real dim,

Never let the dangers in.

Challenge your might and see through the day then

Everything you've stood for will surpass your greatest test!

(The scene changes to Thomas facing off against what looks like a more dark and evil version of Marik. This one had the Millennium Eye symbol on his forehead and a messed up hairdo. The more evil Marik also was holding out the Millennium Rod. The ten duelists are shown above the clouds before the blimp as the title comes back.)

YU-GI-OH! The Sodor Chronicles

Opening up somewhere down town, the gang of friends were running as fast as they could to the big airport, where it was known the Battle City Finals would be held. The group first took a bus to get to the other side of town, and now they were going the rest of the way on foot.

"We should be there soon!" exclaimed James excitedly.

"I can't wait!" added Percy.

"Man, those two must be really excited." Matt commented, whilst running.

"Would you be excited if you were in the finals, too?" Carlie asked innocently.

"Good point."

"Either way, the airport is just ahead!" announced Edward.

Yup, there it was; the Knapford Airport. The one place where the Battle City Finals are to be 'seemingly' held.

Title: Battleship Blimp

At the Airport's runway, awaiting there was Spencer, Skiff, and several of their bodyguards.

"Look, Spencer!" said Skiff happily. "They made it!"

The silver-haired boy looked to nearby. There they were; Thomas, Percy, James, Lady, and all of their friends had arrived.

"So, they came after all..." thought Spencer.

"Hi, guys!" called Skiff.

"Hey, Skiff!" Emily called right back.

Percy, noticing that he, Thomas, James, Lady, and Spencer, were the only ones with Locator cards, spoke up.

"So...are we the only finalists?" The green-haired boy asked curiously.

"There should be more duelists coming soon." replied Skiff.

"More duelists?" Thomas blinked.

Suddenly, some footsteps were heard.

"Hello?" came a male voice.

Gordon, Henry, and James each turned and saw someone walking in from the shadows. Percy, Mavis, Emily, Edward, and Toby gasped upon seeing him.

"Namu!" The five teenagers cried out in unison.

The boy, 'Namu', was really Marik in disguise—not that anyone knew this detail.

"Hi, guys!" 'Namu' greeted pleasantly.

"Glad you could make it." smiled Edward.

"Those Rare Hunters roughed you up pretty badly." Mavis commented. "Are you okay?"

"A little bruised, but safe and sound." answered 'Namu', rubbing the back of his head sheepishly.

Thomas, Gordon, Henry, and James, however, didn't know him.

"Who are you?" Thomas asked.

'Namu' turned and smirked upon seeing the blue-haired boy.

"We meet at last, Thomas Billinton." The boy thought deviously to himself.

"Excuse me?" James asked, getting a bit upset. "But my friend here was asking who you were!"

'Namu's face softened a bit. "Oh, please forgive me, but my name is Namu." he lied. "I met some of your friends earlier in the tournament."

"He was the one who rescued Duck." Percy pointed out.

"Some horrible person injured poor Duck." added Carlie. "If Namu hadn't found him in time, who knows what might've happened."

"Well, anybody who helps my friends is definitely a friend of mine." said Thomas pleasantly, shaking 'Namu's' hand. "Glad to meet you. I'm Thomas Billinton."

"A pleasure to meet you." 'Namu' smiled. "I've heard so much about you."

Unknowingly, the handshake sent a good shiver down Thomas's spine...although he didn't know what it was from. Suddenly, a pair of new voices could be heard from nearby.

"Is this the place, dear?" asked a female voice.

"It looks like it, honey." said a male voice.

Percy's eyes widened as he recognized the pair of voices instantly.

"Could it be...them?" The green-haired boy thought only to himself.

Walking into the area were two twenty-six year old young adults. The first one was a young man with purple hair, blue-eyes, and wearing a black shirt, blue jeans (with a brown belt), and purple sneakers.

The second was a young woman with short blonde hair, light green eyes, and wearing a light cyan colored shirt (which exposed a sliver of her midriff), blue jeans (with a red belt), and cyan colored sneakers.

"Wow, it looks like we've arrived in time!" The purple-haired young man smiled.

The blonde-haired young woman also smiled, but her eyes widened when she saw the nearby green-haired boy (not Henry, but Percy).

"Percy?"

The green-haired boy and the blonde-haired young woman both stared at each other for what seemed like forever. No one else dared to make a sound or say anything about it.

"L-Liz?" Percy stammered.

Eventually, the blonde-haired young woman (Liz) got a warm smile on her face.

"Percy, my beloved little brother!" she whispered with her arms opened.

That did it; Percy broke into a run towards the young woman and leaped into her arms in tears.

"Liz! Oh, Liz..." The green-haired boy sobbed, hugging his older sister as tight as can be. "I've missed you so much!"

"And I've missed you." Liz replied, crying a bit herself and returning the hug.

Molly nearly started crying herself from watching the heartwarming scene, everyone else watched with warm smiles on their faces—well, all except for both Spencer and 'Namu', obviously. Once the reunion between younger brother and older sister had calmed down just a smidge, Percy turned back to his friends.

"Guys, I'm sure many of you remember my big sister, Elizabeth..." he said happily. "Or rather 'Liz' for short. Liz, you remember much of my friends, right?"

"Hi, everyone." Liz greeted, confirming she did.

"Hello, Liz." said many of the Tidmouth Teens at once.

"It's great to see you again." added Edward.

"Likewise." The blonde-haired young woman agreed.

"Say..." Gordon spoke up, remembering something from the past. "Didn't you use to take up a part time job as a babysitter around town when we were all younger, and you were in your mid-to-late teens?"

"She sure did!" exclaimed James, grinning widely. "And she was the best babysitter I ever had, too!"

Thomas, Emily, Toby, and Edward all sighed. The way their red-haired friend was saying that was a clear sign he was trying to hit on Liz, and Molly knew of this...

"Ahem!" The black-haired girl coughed falsely.

But James didn't even hear or stop there... which was rather sad might I add...

"She used to cuddle with you if you were scared and read you awesome stories. Man, it was paradise!"

"Ahem...!" Molly tried to get her new boyfriend's attention again.

But alas...

"Geez, how I'd give anything to relive those days!" said James, imagining a younger him being cuddled by the younger, teenaged Liz.

That did it...

"AHEM!" Molly, despite being a shy and polite girl, nearly shrieked.

James finally snapped out of his thoughts and saw his new girlfriend staring at him with an angry look on her face. Realizing his little boo boo, the red-haired boy braced himself for pain...

"...James, please be careful in what you're saying to others." Molly scolded gently.

The red-haired boy recovered, despite expecting Molly to really be mad at him.

"Eh heh... Sorry." chuckled James nervously. "Force of habit."

"Not to worry, James." said Edward kindly. "You weren't the only guy to have a crush on her."

"There was also me, Edward, and Thomas." Henry added.

"Guess she must have been very popular with you guys." commented Lady pleasantly, speaking to Liz.

Liz just blushed a bit, feeling very flattered and humbled over the praise she was getting from everyone.

"That's very kind of you to say." The blonde-haired young woman then smiled. "You must be Lady Stone. Percy's told me about you when we chatted on the phone before the tournament began."

"Likewise, Elizabeth." Lady smiled right back.

"Call me Liz."

"Well, either way, I haven't seen you in over five years." Percy spoke up. "How have you and Ryan been doing?"

Liz smiled even wider. "Have a look." She held her right hand out for everyone to see. There, a wedding ring could be spotted on her middle finger. "As we traveled around Europe, we got so close that Ryan ended up proposing to me. While we were exploring Italy, we got married... It was the happiest time of our lives!"

"Aw, you got married!" gushed Emily. "That's so romantic!"

In her head, the dark green-haired girl imagined herself and Thomas eventually getting married as well! ...once they were older, that is.

"Anyway... After we got married, I started to take up Duel Monsters." Ryan said, showing his six Locator cards. "These are my winnings here..."

"Ryan won them on his first day." Liz explained.

"Wow!" gasped Percy. "You're that good?"

"Right as rain, kiddo!"

"Ha!" snorted James arrogantly. "I bet I could beat you with one arm behind my back."

"Oh, is that a challenge I hear?" grinned Ryan, looking over to the red-haired boy. "Just for that, I hope you and I face each other."

"Bring it on!"

Everyone else (again minus Spencer and 'Namu') sighed a bit. Suddenly, more foot steps were heard.

"Looks like our next finalist has arrived." Spencer thought.

Everyone else turned...and walking in was a certain teenage boy with great western green-colored hair.

"DUCK?!" exclaimed the Tidmouth Teens.

"But I thought he was injured?!" added Ben.

"Evening, y'all!" greeted Duck cheerfully.

Thomas, Edward, Carlie, Ben, Gordon, James, and James R. ran over to the western green-haired boy.

"Duck!" cried Thomas. "What are you doing here? You should be in the hospital."

"The doctor said the injury wasn't too bad." replied Duck (actually Montague). "As a result, they released me early."

Everyone then notice a Duel Disk on the boy's left arm.

"Why...are you wearing a Duel Disk?" Gordon asked nervously.

"I decided to enter the Battle City Tournament, too." answered Duck (Montague). "I've even won six Locator cards already."

Nearby, 'Namu' smirked evilly to himself. "You've done very well, my friend." he thought to himself. "Now I just need the final piece of the puzzle to arrive."

"Already?!" gasped James. "It looks more like you've won them in one single duel!"

"Actually, I did." said Duck (Montague).

Percy, James, James R., Gordon, and Henry's respective eyes nearly bulged from their sockets.

"Say what?!" cried James R..

"Who was the unlucky duelist?" Henry asked.

"That snobby Smelter Class teen, Bowler."

"We call him Bowler due to an incident with a bowler hat." Percy whispered to 'Namu'. "Best not to get into too much detail over it."

"Good idea." 'Namu' whispered back.

Suddenly, a large, powerful blast of wind caught everyone off-guard. Nearby, a tall man wearing a purple Rare Hunter's cloak-like cape and hood walked forth.

"Who's that guy?" Michael asked.

"Excellent..." thought 'Namu'.

Spencer walked forth towards the man. "Identify your name."

The man (Odion) looked up. "My name...is Marik Ishtar."

"Hey!" said Percy angrily. "That's the jerk that's been putting us through all this trouble!"

"I've got half a mind to disqualify you from my tournament and call the police for what you've done, Marik!" snapped Spencer, just before smirking. "But I won't do that, because you have something that I want."

"He must be talking about the third Egyptian God card." Thomas thought to himself.

"Hmm..." mused Discord, looking over to Duck curiously. "Something isn't right here."

"Discord?" Percy spoke up. "Is something wrong?"

"Something about your friend, Duck, seems...off." said Discord.

"What do you mean?" Thomas asked, walking over.

"I can't really put my finger on it at the moment-" shrugged the usually jolly man. "-but it's like there's more to this than we think."

Thomas and Percy both stared at Duck (Montague) with looks of concern on their faces.

"I see..." muttered Thomas.

Nearby, 'Namu' was smirking to himself...just as a flashback began.

FLASHBACK

Marik was running through the city, furious that he lost BOTH his mind slaves to Thomas and Spencer.

"I can't believe it!" he complained. "How could both my mind slaves break free of my control?!"

The Rare Hunter leader eventually stopped running to try and catch his breath, but remained very angry regardless.

"I swear this isn't the end, Thomas Billinton!" Marik seethed to himself. "I will avenge my family by killing you!"

"Master Marik." called the voice of Odion.

"Huh?" Marik looked up.

Standing nearby was his second-in-command, Odion.

"Odion!"

"I'm sorry your plan has failed, master." said Odion apologetically.

"Tch! What have you to be sorry for?" asked Marik harshly. "You weren't responsible for it!"

The Rare Hunter second-in-command didn't say a word in response. Suddenly, Marik had an idea to make up for this failed plan... One that would assure that Thomas dies, and the other two Egyptian God cards were obtained and put into his possession.

"Odion... how would you like to be me?" The Rare Hunter leader asked deviously.

Odion raised an eyebrow, but said nothing... This allowed his master to continue speaking of his new plan...

"When we get to the finals-" explained Marik. "-I need to continue pretending to be 'Namu' so that nobody will find me a threat. While I'm disguised as Namu, I will need you to pretend to be me."

He then held out a replica of the Millennium Rod.

"Take this. Now no one will be able to suspect that you are not me."

"Yes, Master Marik." obeyed Odion, taking the replica.

END FLASHBACK

The flashback ended.

"All is going according to my plan." thought 'Namu'. "I've successfully befriended those fools, they think Odion is me, and Montague is allied with me."

"Is there anymore finalists coming?" asked Spencer.

"We're still waiting for the tenth finalist." One bodyguard reported.

"We'll give him or her five more minutes." The silver-haired boy stated, walking forward a bit. "If no one else shows up by then, we will have to take off."

"Take off?" Matt quizzed. "But isn't the airport the location of the finals?"

"That's where you're wrong." replied Spencer. "The airport is only the waiting place for the REAL location of the finals."

Suddenly, a huge blimp descended down to them.

"A blimp?" whispered Thomas.

"It's huge!" gasped Emily.

"My goodness!" added Molly.

Spencer laughed. "Behold the Boxford Corp Blimp! State of the art!"

"Whoa!" said Percy in amazement. "You mean the finals will be on a blimp?"

"That's basically what my big brother just said." Skiff pointed out.

When the blimp landed, coming out of it by the stairs were Spencer and Skiff's parents (as well as Gordon's aunt and uncle).

"Is everyone here?" asked Mr. Gresley (Boxford).

"We're still waiting for the tenth finalist." said Skiff.

"Oh." nodded Mrs. Gresley (Boxford), before looking to the gang. "In the mean time, we'll let everyone else board the blimp while we wait."

A bodyguard spoke up to the finalists. "Before boarding, please show us your six Locator cards."

The nine duelists showed their Locator cards to the bodyguards before walking up the stairs to the blimp.

"Please let the maid of this fine blimp that I like my pillows extra soft." Percy joked, walking up the stairs.

The bodyguard didn't say anything. They just remained serious and stern looking.

"Those guys don't seem to have a sense of humor." Mavis whispered to her boyfriend.

"Tell me about it." whispered Toby.

Discord and his adopted children were allowed aboard too, for obvious reasons... but when Liz, Emily, etc. tried to walk up the steps...they were immediately stopped by the bodyguards.

"You're not competitors? Then you're not allowed to come!" snapped one of the bodyguards.

"My cousin is one of the competitors!" protested Gordon. "So I should be allowed to come, too!"

"And Master Spencer made the rules." Another bodyguard added. "So, since they are his rules, I'm afraid none of you can come aboard the blimp!"

Liz felt upset about this and walked up to the bodyguards in protest.

"I've been wanting to see my little brother for five years!" she cried. "And now I have to be separated from him again, while also being separated from even my own husband?!"

"Sorry, ma'am, but those are Master Spencer's rules." said a bodyguard dismissively.

"You jerks!" huffed Henry.

Just then, the head bodyguard was grabbed by the collar from someone. That someone was shown to be Mr. Gresley (Boxford), and both he and Mrs. Gresley (Boxford) were not too happy looking.

"How dare you suggest we separate loving family members like this!" scolded Mr. Gresley (Boxford).

"You will let those dears on our blimp, or else we'll dock your pay for the next two months as punishment!" threatened Mrs. Gresley (Boxford)

"B-But..." spluttered the head bodyguard. "M-Master Spencer's rules...!"

"Let them on." Spencer spoke up.

"What?!" gasped the head bodyguard, looking towards the silver-haired boy.

"You heard me. Let them on."

The head bodyguard gave a defeated sigh.

"B-but...! Oh, alright."

"Thanks, Spencer." smiled Emily.

"Whatever." grunted the silver-haired boy, going into his thoughts... "A crowd would be suitable...for seeing me win the tournament."

"Well, come on up, everyone!" called Percy from at the entryway. "You gotta check out the inside of this baby!"

With that, everyone boarded the blimp.

"But what of the tenth duelist?" said a bodyguard.

"We've waited long enough!" huffed Spencer. "Fire up the engines!"

One of the bodyguards sighed. "Yes, sir..."

But before Spencer, Skiff, their parents, and the bodyguards could go inside the blimp, a voice spoke through the area.

"Am I late?"

The bodyguards looked out and saw someone approaching the blimp.

"State your name!" ordered one of them.

The person, who was female, wore a cream coloured sleeveless one-piece dress with the bottom similar to a sarong, a matching waist length veil which widens and spreads below her shoulders and gold sandals. Her jewelry consists of gold bracelets, ankle bracelets, armbands and brooch bearing the Eye of Wdjat on her veil. The female also wore a piece of white cloth over her face (minus eyes).

"My name is none of your concern." she said in a calm, collected tone. She also had her six Locator cards out. "But I do have my six Locator cards."

"Very well." nodded a bodyguard. "Welcome aboard.

The woman followed the guards aboard the blimp before the doors closed and the stairs retracted. Finally, take off began.

(elsewhere...)

Meanwhile, inside the blimp, everyone (except Spencer, Skiff, Mr. and Mrs. Gresley (Boxford), 'Namu', 'Marik', and 'Duck') was amazed at how luxurious the place was.

"This is so amazing!" breathed Molly.

"And I thought the plane we took to get to San Francisco was fancy!" added an amazed Edward.

"Now then-" A guard spoke up, carrying a tray with ten card keys. "-since we weren't aware we'd have some additional guests, some of you will have to share a room with the finalists."

"Fine with us." agreed Henry.

"Um, is it okay if I share a room with my sister and brother-in-law?" Percy asked hopefully. "I'd..."

"Say no more, dear." smiled Mrs. Gresley (Boxford). "Of course you may do so."

"Thank you." The green-haired boy said very quietly. He was happy he could spend time with Liz again.

Liz was, likewise, very happy with this. "Oh, my little Percy..." She hugged her little brother very gently.

"How sweet." gushed Molly.

"Yeah." nodded James...before ruining the moment with... "You know, this reminds me of one time when Liz was babysitting me-"

Before the red-haired boy could continue, he was met by a *SMACK!* from a paper fan. The attack came from an annoyed looking Emily.

"Give it a rest, already!" she snapped. "Molly's your girlfriend now."

James just laid on the ground dazed and surprised...and sporting a lump on the head. Liz and Percy both watched and gave an embarrassed laugh.

"He hasn't changed one bit." Liz chuckled nervously.

"Nope." sighed Percy.

Matt, Carlie, James R., Michael, and Zack gave awkward looks as they watched the scene.

"Some people are just strange...or cuckoo." said James R. in a deadpan tone.

"Uh-huh." Zack nodded in agreement.

Pretty soon, the blimp was flying over the city of Knapford. Everyone was amazed at the beautiful sights.

"It's so beautiful." said Emily to Thomas.

"I'll say." The blue-haired boy agreed, not noticing that the slightly taller dark green-haired girl was resting her head on his shoulder.

Their little moment together got ruined when Spencer walked over to Thomas.

"Billinton-" he began. "-start using it."

"Huh?" Thomas blinked.

"Ever since you received Slifer the Sky Dragon-" said Spencer. "-I haven't seen you use it once. You had better put it in your deck because I plan to win it."

He then walked away, just as Thomas pulled a card out of his coat pocket.

"Is that the card Spencer was talking about?" Emily asked.

"Yes." whispered Thomas. "The Egyptian God Slifer the Sky Dragon."

Indeed, it was the Slifer the Sky Dragon God card. Nearby, James and Molly were both admiring the view as well.

"I'm so glad I could see this with you, James." said Molly.

"Yeah." James nodded. "And I'm glad we got together, too. Because now you can see me kick some butt!"

"Heh! Yeah right." snickered the voice of Spencer, who then walked up to the two teens. "Listen, you're only in this tournament because of a fluke."

"Grrr! Watch it, Spencer!" growled James, watching as the silver-haired boy walked in.

"And listen, I wouldn't get your hopes up too high, because it's a long way down from up here. Oh, and the last time I checked; monkeys can't fly."

Spencer walked away chuckling at his own joke, while steam poured from the angry James's ears and nose.

"I hate him so much..." The red-haired boy muttered.

(elsewhere...)

A while later, in their room, Liz, Percy, and Ryan were admiring how nice it looked. The room had two fancy beds (one for Percy, and another for Ryan and Liz to both share), priceless vases, a HD TV set, etc.

"Now this is what I call luxury!" said Percy.

"Hey, Ryan, doesn't this remind you when we were staying at that hotel in Paris?" Liz asked her husband.

"I'll say!" grinned Ryan.

(elsewhere...)

Inside another room, 'Namu' (actually Marik) was pouring himself some cold peach juice into a glass with ice.

"Once again all is going according to plan." he said deviously. "I still have control over that girl, Mavis, and I also tricked that spirit of the Millennium Ring to help me, too. Not only will the God cards belong to me, but I'll also kill Thomas Billinton, too!"

(elsewhere...)

Inside another room, 'Marik' (or rather Odion) was busy meditating quietly.

"I promise not to fail you, Master Marik." he said quietly.

(elsewhere...)

Inside Lady's room, she was sipping some cold water from a fancy glass.

"Time to show the boys around here that I'm not just another pretty face." The beautiful blonde-haired girl thought.

(elsewhere...)

Inside the room given to 'Duck' (really Montague), the Great Western green-haired boy (or spirit) was tearing into a large steak like a wild animal.

"Delicious." he said darkly. "But still not enough blood... oh yes, blood!"

Oookay...

(elsewhere...)

Outside in the hallway, at the door to Spencer's room, one of the bodyguards was about to go and knock when...

"Hey!"

It was Skiff and his parents.

"What are you doing?" asked Mr. Gresley (Boxford) sternly.

"Um...well..." gulped the guard.

"We wished to speak with Master Spencer." said another guard.

"Do so, and he'll be mad." warned Skiff. "He's busy preparing his deck right now, and wishes to not be disturbed by anyone."

"Very well..." sighed one guard. "We understand"

Inside his room, Spencer had all of his cards laid out on a table.

"Soon, I will become the most powerful duelist on the Island of Sodor once again." he said to himself. "All I need is to win the remaining two Egyptian God cards."

As Spencer was thinking, a transparent image of Slifer the Sky Dragon, followed by a transparent image of The Winged Dragon of Ra, appeared.

"My improved Seto Kaiba deck has served me well thus far." Spencer picked up a card. "Especially this one card."

The card in question was Obelisk the Tormentor.

"So Ishizu thinks she'll get this card back when the tournament ends? PAH! Like that will ever happen!"

(elsewhere...)

Inside Thomas's room, the blue-haired boy was seated in a comfy chair looking at his own Egyptian God card.

"I guess I'll have to use this card." sighed Thomas. "I don't want to risk hurting innocent people, but with Marik in the finals I have no other choice."

"Here, Thomas." came Emily's voice.

Thomas looked up and saw the dark green-haired girl looking at him, holding out the blue-haired boy's deck.

"I've finished making some adjustments to your deck." she smiled sweetly.

"Thanks, Emily." smiled Thomas, taking hold of the deck...before adding the Slifer the Sky Dragon card to it.

"You're...adding Slifer to the deck?" Emily looked surprised...and worried.

"Yes." confirmed the blue-haired boy unhappily. "It's likely going to be needed."

(elsewhere...)

Inside her room, the tenth finalist was seated in a comfy chair doing some serious thinking on the future.

"Everything is now in place." she said to herself. "The Pharaoh's descendant has added Slifer the Sky Dragon to his deck. Now it's up to fate to decide what happens next."

(elsewhere...)

Meanwhile, exiting his room was James, stretching his arms out.

"Man, I wondering if there's anything good to eat here?" he asked aloud.

Quickly, he was met upon by Discord, Matt, Michael, James R., Carlie, and Zack.

"Maybe you should check out the dining hall." Zack suggested.

"We're all heading there now." Michael added. "Some company would be nice."

"Good idea." smiled James. "I'll go with you."

(elsewhere...)

Inside another room (which was initially gonna be Percy's, but was then given to someone else), Molly and Mavis were both chatting away.

"Glad we get to have some girl time." Molly commented pleasantly.

"Yup!" Mavis agreed, smiling. "...though it would be better if Emily joined us instead of wanting to stay with Thomas."

"She must be in-love with him." said Molly, sighing happily.

"Many of us actually know that." Mavis pointed out. "Unfortunately, whenever we confront her on that, she denies it."

"Oh dear..."

"Anyway, it's none of our business, so let's change the subject." Mavis suggested. "The big Duel Monsters costume party is in two weeks."

"I can't wait for it." agreed Molly softly.

"Me neither. Emily and I are both going as Harpie Ladies... Hey! Y-You should dress up as one of them, too! That way, the three of us can be the 'Harpie Lady Sisters'!"

Hearing that suggestion made Molly gasp and blush in embarrassment.

"A Harpie Lady Sister? Me?!" she asked, stuttering. "B-But everybody would be looking at us! And... and..."

"And...what?"

Poor, sensative Molly's blush deepened as she went and pulled her shirt up and placed her left hand onto her exposed tummy, moving it around her waist shortly afterward.

"And I...feel like I don't have the right body shape to wear something rather...revealing...in public." The black-haired girl said meekly.

"Oh, I wouldn't worry too much about it." Mavis said reassuringly, pulling her own shirt up. "We'll be fine... I mean, I don't have the exact right body shape for something like that either, but I won't let that stop me from wearing the clothing one of the three Harpie Ladies' wear. Besides, it's all just for fun."

Before anything more could be said, a knock came at the door.

"Come in." called Mavis, pulling her shirt back down.

The door opened and showed Edward and Toby.

"Come on! We're all heading for the dining hall." announced Edward.

"Everyone else is already there." added Toby.

"We're coming." said Molly quickly, pulling her shirt back down.

The black-haired girl and her blonde-haired friend both followed their two friends into the hallway.

(elsewhere...)

Back inside Thomas's room, there came a knock on the door.

"Yes?" called Emily.

The door opened and revealed Skiff, as well as both Mr. and Mrs. Gresley (Boxford).

"We'll be announcing the duelists for the first round soon." said Skiff.

"In the mean time, everyone is in the dining hall." Mr. Gresley (Boxford) added.

"They're about to enjoy some dinner before the duels begin." Mrs. Gresley (Boxford) pointed out. "You both should probably go and eat something, too."

"We'll be right there." replied Thomas.

The door closed itself.

"Well, Thomas, are you ready?" asked Emily. "The finals begin now."

"I'm ready." The blue-haired boy nodded slowly. He shuffled his deck and inserted it into his Duel Disk, getting a determined look on his face. "It's time to duel!"

Can Thomas Billinton succeed in stopping Marik while also seeking out the answers he is searching for? Only one way to find out...