This story was done in collaboration between me, Jriddle41 (Sodormatchmaker on DeviantART), and DaveMan1000 (both on and DeviantART) and we own the OCs that are used in the story. Credit to author AaronCottrell97 for a few ideas and character suggestions (especially the duel layout for 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
NOTE: This scene takes place before the field trip (Chapter 48) to the Egyptian museum and the first meeting with Ishizu Ishtar and the learning of Thomas being a descendant of the great Pharaoh.
WARNING: This deleted scene is rated T just to be safe.
Title: Dance, Dance, Dance!
One rainy afternoon at Sodor High School, the bell had begun to ring and signal the end of a school day. The school had finally been repaired and got a fresh coat of paint after that deadly fire due to the recent actions of Diesel 10. While many of the students were being talkative, one student in particular was feeling somewhat down.
"Yo, Thomas!" called James, "You up for coming with Percy and I to the Pizza Palace?"
Thomas simply looked at his red-haired friend before turning and walking away glumly. James blinked for a few seconds before looking at Percy.
"Hey, what's the matter with Thomas?" he asked.
"Beats me," shrugged Percy, before grinning mischievously and waving his right hand near his face, "Phew! Maybe it's because of your breath? I knew you shouldn't have mixed garlic with onions on your pizza for lunch today!"
"How dare you?!" yelled James, as he immediately upon and started grappling with the cheeky boy.
Thomas, meanwhile, continued to walk down the hall without looking where he was going, when suddenly…
*BASH!*
…he bumped into, and knocked over along with himself, Emily.
"Oh! S-Sorry, Emily," Thomas apologized, helping his friend to her feet, "I wasn't watching where I was going."
"From the look of things, you seem like you were thinking about something," commented Emily, once she was back on her feet, "Is something the matter?"
Thomas sighed, "I've been thinking about Diesel 10 lately," he admitted, "He came back for revenge against me for sending him to jail, and he almost killed us all when he started that fire."
"It was rather scary indeed," agreed Emily, "But, thankfully, he's been put back behind bars where he belongs. We don't have to worry about him ever again."
"At least not until someone else comes along and tries to kill us," Thomas sulked depressedly, "Why do these kinds of things have to happen? Especially if we're involved? What have we done to deserve being endangered so many times?"
"Thomas…" whispered Emily, "He looks and sounds so sad… There has to be a way for him to forget about his troubles for at least a day," She got an idea, "Why don't you and I hang out tomorrow? It's a Saturday, after all."
Thomas looked towards the dark green-haired girl in surprise.
"Um… That is, if you're interested," Emily quickly corrected herself, slightly blushing.
"I…admit it would be rather fun," admitted Thomas, managing to sound interested.
"Great!" smiled Emily, feeling much better, "Where do you want to meet?"
"How about at the Coffee Shop?" suggested Thomas, "We can have breakfast there before we explore the city."
Emily nodded, happy she was going to spend some time with Thomas (alone).
(elsewhere…)
Later that night in her room of the Stirling residence, Emily was looking over what she should wear for her outing with Thomas tomorrow.
"Hmm…" The dark green-haired girl pondered, "How about this?" She picked up a shirt and held it up to her upper body before looking in the mirror with it and then, after a second, shook her head in disapproval, "No, I think I'll wear something else. With my figure, this shirt would be too revealing."
This discussion went on late into the night.
(elsewhere…)
The next morning in Thomas's room of the Billinton residence, Thomas was busy getting ready for his outing with Emily.
"I need to look my best," he said to himself, preparing his own outfit.
Currently, Thomas was wearing a black sleeveless shirt, blue jeans with a belt, and solid blue boot-like shoes. Ultimately, he became satisfied with the outfit for his upcoming outing.
"Well, I hope Emily finds me to be…dashing…in this getup," prayed Thomas.
(elsewhere…)
Outside the Knapford Coffee Shop, Emily was shown standing by the nearby fountain while waiting for Thomas to arrive. She ultimately found a satisfying outfit to wear for the outing; an emerald green sleeveless top that exposed her midriff, a blue jean jacket, blue shorts, and pink sneakers.
"I'm so excited yet nervous for our hang out, today," Emily thought to herself, "I hope it at least gets Thomas's mind off of Diesel 10 for at least today."
She then heard some footsteps and looked nearby; she could see Thomas running towards the fountain. When he arrived, the blue-haired boy was out of breath.
"H-H-Hi-!" panted Thomas.
"There you are, Thomas," Emily greeted, "I almost thought you weren't going to come."
"N-No way!" denied Thomas, still trying to catch his breath, "This is something I'm excited about!"
Emily smiled again, "In that case, let's grab some breakfast."
The two teenagers walked into the Coffee Shop.
(elsewhere…)
As Thomas and Emily both ate their ordered meals, Emily couldn't help but feel that Thomas was feeling like his old self again.
"So, after we eat, where do you want to go next?" asked Thomas, breaking the silence.
"Well, we could cruise around the mall, if you'd like," offered Emily, before getting another idea, "Or we could explore town a little bit."
"I think I like exploring the city far more," Thomas said in response.
"In that case, a walk around town it is," agreed Emily.
It sure is.
MONTAGE
While exploring the city for the morning, Thomas and Emily did the following things:
-They visited a music shop
-They took a walk in the park and even fed some pigeons
-They saw a movie at the theater
-They had lunch at Burger World
END MONTAGE
After eating lunch, Thomas and Emily both walked down a street when they came across the city arcade.
"Shall we go inside the arcade?" asked Emily.
"I'm all for that," agreed Thomas.
(elsewhere…)
Inside the arcade, one teenage boy was shown laughing with triumph, as he had defeated another duelist.
"And that's another win for me, Märklin Hohenzollern!" The boy, aged 16, bragged.
"Dammit…" Another teenage boy (who was a duelist) groaned in defeat.
At the entrance of the arcade, Thomas and Emily both found a large crowd gathered near the center of the area.
"A crowd?" quizzed Thomas, "What could it be all about?"
"Why don't we find out?" suggested Emily, walking towards the crowd.
Curiously, the two teenagers walked towards the crowd to see what the commotion was about.
"What's with the gathering?" Thomas asked one teenage boy.
"The master dance duelist, Märklin Hohenzollern, has just won his fifth duel in a row today!" The boy explained.
"Dance duelist?" repeated Thomas.
"Märklin Hohenzollern is not only a great duelist, he's also a great dancer!" A teenage girl proclaimed, "He's going to be studying in New York City when he graduates from high school!"
"I sure am!" claimed Märklin, glancing proudly at his adoring public, "Now, who would like to be my next challenger?" When nobody offered to face him, he continued speaking… "No new challengers? Oh, come on, don't tell me you have stage fright!"
Thomas shook his head, "Come on, Emily," The blue-haired boy suggested, as he started to leave, "Let's get out of here."
Emily was about to follow when…
"Hey, you! The pretty emerald-haired girl!" called Märklin, pointing right at Emily, "How good of a duelist are you?"
"Me?" Emily peeped, surprised to have been picked, "Um… well… I'm somewhat good."
"Then I'd like you to face me next!" requested Märklin, "Waddya say?"
Before Emily could say anything in response…
"You can take him, Emily," insisted Thomas, putting a hand on his friend's shoulder.
"I don't-"
"If you feel uneasy, then why don't we make it worthwhile?" suggested Märklin, "If you win, I'll treat you and your friend there to ice cream. If 'I' win, you and I will go on a date!"
Emily did not like the sound of that, although it did make the crowd go "Ooooooh!" in a teasing tone (with an exception for Thomas, who did not seem all that thrilled by the bet). Nevertheless, she became determined to earn another win for her dueling record.
"You're on!" accepted Emily, before going and throwing her jean jacket off, "Let's duel!"
With that being said, the dark green-haired girl walked over to the dueling platform, looking back towards Thomas. She couldn't understand why Thomas felt sure she could win.
"Does Thomas know something that I don't?" she pondered, before being handed the Duel Disk the previous duelist used for his duel against Märklin, "Thank you."
Once Decks were shuffled, Emily and Märklin both faced each other.
"DUEL!" Both duelists exclaimed at once (LP: 4000) x2.
The crowd began cheering once again.
Turn One: Emily Stirling (LP: 4000)
Deck: 54
Current Hand (5): "Fairy Archer", "Cards from the Sky", "Mage of Fairies", "Light Effigy", and "Celestial Transformation"
Despite the simple-looking hand, Emily decided to take advantage of it.
"The first turn is mine!" she announced, while taking and holding a card out, "Spell Card - 'Cards from the Sky'! I can banish 1 LIGHT Fairy monster in my hand, and then, if I do this, draw 2 cards. I can't Special Summon or conduct my Battle Phase the turn I activate this card."
Märklin nodded. Emily then selected a card ('Light Effigy') from her hand and allowed it to fade away into oblivion, which allowed her to draw two cards. Currently, her hand contained 'Fairy Archer', 'Mage of Fairies', 'Celestial Transformation', 'Dust Tornado', and 'Hysteric Fairy'.
"This card will be a good enough start!" With that thought on-hand, Emily selected a card from her hand and placed it onto her Duel Disk, "I Summon 'Fairy Archer' in Attack Mode!"
Appearing onto the field was a familiar fairy wielding a bow and arrow (Level: 3/ATK: 1400/DEF: 600).
"Once per turn," Emily explained, pointing forth at her opponent, "I can inflict 400 points of damage to my opponent for each face-up LIGHT monster I control."
'Fairy Archer' loaded an arrow into her bow, took aim, and fired at Märklin, clipping him the shoulder and causing him to flinch (LP: 4000 - 3600).
"Finally, I'll Set one card face-down," As Emily spoke, she slotted a card into a Spell/Trap slot on her Duel Disk, resulting in a face-down card materializing on the field, "I'll end my turn there!"
"Now it's time to show what 'I' can do!" declared Märklin, drawing a card in the style of a disco move, causing Emily (and 'Fairy Archer') to anime sweatdrop in response, "I draw!"
Turn Two: Märklin Hohenzollern (LP: 3600)
Deck: 39
Current Hand (6): "Spirit of the Harp", "Metalmorph", "Double Summon", "Chorus of Sanctuary", "Water Omotics", and "Witch of the Black Forest"
His drawn card was the 'Witch of the Black Forest' Monster Card.
"I'll need this later on," thought Märklin, adding the card into his hand before taking another from it, "Now, I'll Summon this beauty of mine!"
A Monster Card called 'Water Omotics' materialized face-up on the field.
"'Water Omotics'!"
Appearing onto the field was a large pool of water. Rising out of the water was a beautiful purple-haired maiden in a blue gown holding a water jug (Level: 4/ATK: 1400/DEF: 1200).
"Furthermore, I'll activate 'Double Summon'!" continued Märklin, while taking and holding another card ('Double Summon') out, "Since everyone here knows what it does, I won't need to explain myself," From there, while he was still speaking, a Monster Card called 'Spirit of the Harp' materialized face-up on the field, "Come - 'Spirit of the Harp'!"
Appearing onto the field was a green-haired woman in a golden robe holding a large, golden harp (Level: 4/ATK: 800/DEF: 2000). The audience cheered once again, while Thomas blinked in confusion.
"Huh? He's using a 'Fun' Deck?" The blue-haired boy wondered aloud.
"A 'Fun' Deck?" repeated Emily, overhearing those words.
"It's a Deck that's not used to win," explained Thomas, "They are cards that appeal to your own personal interests. In the case of Märklin, his cards revolve around music and dancing."
"In case you hadn't been paying attention, this Deck has won me five duels in a row today," reminded Märklin, "If you underestimate it, you'll get it coming!" He then took another card and slotted it into his opened Field Spell Zone, "Now, I'll activate the Field Spell 'Chorus of Sanctuary'!"
The scenery became that of a majestic meadow with music floating on the winds.
"This card increases the DEF of all Defense Position monsters by 500 points."
Both 'Water Omotics' (DEF: 1200 - 1700) and 'Spirit of the Harp' (DEF: 2000 - 2500) both got a defensive power boost.
"This will make it harder to try and damage you," realized Emily.
"That's the key," said Märklin, "With my wall made to protect my LP, I'll be free to jazz and swing to my heart's content," Just then, a face-down card appeared on his side of the field, "Now, like you, I'll Set one card face-down and end my turn."
"'Spirit of the Harp' has a DEF of 2500, while 'Water Omotics' has a DEF of 1700," thought Emily, looking at her hand, "Both my 'Hysteric Fairy' and 'Mage of Fairies' can defeat the latter monster, but not the former… However, I still might have a way," She then drew a card, "My turn, draw!"
Turn Three: Emily Stirling (LP: 4000)
Deck: 51
Current Hand (5): "Mage of Fairies", "Light Effigy", "Celestial Transformation", "Hysteric Fairy", and "Cestus of Dagla"
Her drawn card was the 'Cestus of Dagla' Spell Card.
"Alright, I've drawn 'Cestus of Dagla'!" With that thought on hand, Emily added the card into her hand and selected another, "I Summon 'Hysteric Fairy' in Attack Mode!"
Appearing onto the field was a black-haired woman with wings dressed in a blue lawyer's outfit (Level: 4/ATK: 1800/DEF: 500).
"In addition, I'm going to let you add 1 Spell Card from your Deck into your hand," continued Emily, taking another card from her hand and placing it onto her Duel Disk, "By doing that, I can Special Summon 'Mage of Fairies' from my hand!"
Appearing onto the field was a Fairy monster wearing the outfit of a sorceress (Level: 5/ATK: 1800/DEF: 500). Märklin, meanwhile, drew a card due to the effect of 'Mage of Fairies', and his card was the 'Polymerization' Spell Card.
"I was waiting for this card!" Märklin thought to himself, looking pleased, "If I can survive this turn and get everything else I'll need, then it will be showtime!"
"Now, again! I'll activate 'Fairy Archer's' monster effect!" declared Emily, "As I control more LIGHT monsters, you'll take more damage!"
Loading three arrows into her bow, 'Fairy Archer' fired at Märklin, clipping him in the chest and causing him to cry out (LP: 3600 - 2400).
"W-Well that won't help you!" he grimaced.
"I'm far from being done," retorted Emily, before pointing to her face-down card, "I activate a Trap Card - 'Dust Tornado'!"
"What?!" cried Märklin
"I can target 1 Spell or Trap Card my opponent controls and destroy that target," explained Emily, just as a tornado started forming around the face-up 'Dust Tornado' Trap Card, "I'll target and destroy your 'Chorus of Sanctuary'!"
A large tornado swept over the field, shattering the face-up 'Chorus of Sanctuary' and returning the field to its original form. As a result, both 'Water Omotics' (DEF: 1700 - 1200) and 'Spirit of the Harp' (DEF: 2500 - 2000) lost their DEF boost.
"With your Field Spell gone," Emily stated, "your monsters will be far easier to destroy!"
"They still can't get past 'Spirit of the Harp'!" insisted Märklin.
"I'll fix that in a jiffy," said Emily, taking another card from her hand and inserting it into her Duel Disk. On cue, the 'Cestus of Dagla' Spell Card materialized face-up on the field, "Equip Spell - 'Cestus of Dagla', activate! This card can be equipped only to a Fairy-Type monster. It gains 500 ATK!"
The two blade-like weapons appeared in the hands of 'Hysteric Fairy', causing her to grow stronger (ATK: 1800 - 2300).
"An ATK of 2300?!" panicked Märklin.
"BATTLE!" declared Emily, "I'll use 'Fairy Archer' to attack 'Water Omotics'!"
'Fairy Archer' obeyed, firing an arrow at 'Water Omotics', impaling her in the chest and causing her to shatter into shards of glass.
"There's more!" continued Emily, "I'll use my powered up 'Hysteric Fairy' to attack 'Spirit of the Harp'!"
'Hysteric Fairy' obeyed, slashing her new weapons at 'Spirit of the Harp', causing her to also shatter into shards of glass after being hit.
"Oh no! This wasn't in the cards!" wailed Märklin.
"And now that your monsters are gone," Emily reminded, "you're wide open for a direct attack! Go get him, 'Mage of Fairies'!"
'Mage of Fairies' obeyed, firing a magic blast from her scepter at Märklin, striking him and causing him to cry out as he staggered back (LP: 2400 - 600).
"I end my turn!" finished Emily.
With the crowd…
"Wow, that Emily chick is made of hot stuff!" A third teenage boy commented.
"If she keeps this up," A teenage girl added, "she'll win in no time!"
"Not to mention she'll break Märklin's winning streak!" A second teenage girl finished.
"You can do it, Emily," Thomas thought to himself.
Back in the duel field…
"It's time to kick it up a notch," declared Märklin, drawing a card, "I draw!"
Turn Four: Märklin Hohenzollern (LP: 600)
Deck: 37
Current Hand (3): "Witch of the Black Forest", "Polymerization", and "Pot of Greed"
On cue, the 'Pot of Greed' Spell Card materialized face-up on the field.
"I activate the Spell Card 'Pot of Greed'!" As Märklin spoke, he drew two more cards, "Using it, I can draw 2 cards!"
His drawn cards were 'Lady of Faith' (Normal Monster Card) and 'Double Attack' (Spell Card).
"It's showtime!" Märklin announced, before taking a card from his hand and placing it onto his Duel Disk, "First off, I'll Summon 'Witch of the Black Forest' in Attack Mode!"
Appearing onto the field was the familiar purple-haired woman dressed in a black robe (Level: 4/ATK: 1100/DEF: 1200).
"And next," said Märklin, slotting a card into a Spell/Trap slot on his Duel Disk, "I'll activate the Spell Card you were so kind enough to let me add into my hand - 'Polymerization'!"
The mentioned Spell Card materialized face-up onto the field, just as a monster known as 'Lady of Faith' appeared on the field before fusing together with 'Witch of the Black Forest'.
"Using a combination of 'Witch of the Black Forest' with the 'Lady of Faith' in my hand, I'll Fusion Summon the one, the only… 'Musician King'!"
Once the Fusion Summon sequence ended, appearing on the field was a blonde-haired man wearing a pair of jeans, no shirt, black boots, and branding a guitar in his hands (Level: 5/ATK: 1750/DEF: 1500).
"And since 'Witch of the Black Forest' went from the field to the graveyard, "continued Märklin as a card ('Trance the Magic Swordsman') slid out of his Deck and he added into his hand, "I can add a monster with 1500 DEF or less from my Deck into my hand, then I must shuffle my Deck."
"'Musician King'?" quizzed Emily.
"That's right, this monster was what's been winning me five duels in a row today," commented Märklin, "And using it now, it'll earn me my sixth win!"
"And how do you plan to do that?" asked Emily, sounding skeptical, "Your 'Musician King' isn't strong enough to fight my monsters."
"That can easily be changed," warned Märklin, taking a card from his hand and holding it out, "Like so… First, I'll activate the Spell Card 'Double Attack'!" He then sent his next card ('Trance the Magic Swordsman') to the GY, "First, I must discard 1 Monster Card from my hand. From there, I can select 1 monster on my side of the field with a lower Level than the discarded monster. The selected monster can attack twice this turn."
Just then, his face-down card flipped up and revealed itself.
"Face-down card, open!" continued Märklin, "'Metalmorph', activate! I can target 1 face-up monster on the field; I can equip this card to that target. It gains 300 ATK and DEF."
For a special effect, a heavy metal jacket materialized on 'Musician King' as he grew stronger (ATK: 1750 - 2050/DEF: 1500 - 1800).
"And now, I'm going to declare an attack!" announced Märklin, entering the Battle Phase, "My first target will be your powered up 'Hysteric Fairy'!"
'Musician King' started rocking out on his guitar, sending sound waves out towards Emily's side of the field.
"It's a waste of your time!" Emily pointed out, "Even with 'Metalmorph', you can't defeat my Hysteric Fairy'!"
But, to her surprise, the sound waves caused 'Hysteric Fairy' to cover her ears and shut her eyes tightly until she was destroyed by the attack.
"But…how?"
"The effect of 'Metalmorph' kicks in, that's what!" smirked Märklin, "If the equipped monster attacks, it gains ATK equal to half the ATK of the attack target, during damage calculation only."
'Musician King' grew stronger (ATK: 2050 - 3200).
"Then that made 'Musician King' strong enough to-!" realized Emily (LP: 4000 - 3100).
"And thanks to the effect of 'Double Attack'," continued Märklin, "my 'Musician King' can attack twice this turn seeing as I discarded a monster with a Level higher than him," He pointed forth, "Go forth, 'Musician' King'! Play a great tune for 'Fairy Archer'!"
'Musician King', turning and facing 'Fairy Archer', started rocking out of his guitar once again, causing him to grow stronger (ATK: 2050 - 2750). The sound waves overwhelmed 'Fairy Archer' until she shattered into shards of glass.
"'Fairy Archer'…" whispered Emily (LP: 3100 - 1750).
Märklin let out a loud laugh, "'Musician King' puts his whole soul into that guitar!" he teased, "As I mentioned earlier, if you underestimate this Deck, it'll come back to bite ya! Now, I'll end my turn here!"
'Musician King' then returned to his original power level (ATK: 2750 - 2050).
"'Mage of Fairies' alone won't be enough," thought Emily, "I just need to draw a certain card…" She then drew a card, "Draw!"
Turn Five: Emily Stirling (LP: 1750)
Deck: 50
Current Hand (2): "Celestial Transformation" and "Wall of Disruption"
Her drawn card was a Trap Card called 'Wall of Disruption'.
"Perfect! I've drawn 'Wall of Disruption'! Once I Set this card, all I'll need is for Märklin to Summon another monster, then I can weaken it!" A nasty thought then came to Emily, "But, my plan depended on Märklin drawing a monster, which has a 1/3 chance of happening, and if he drew a Spell that could get rid of 'Wall of Disruption' instead, then 'Mage of Fairies' would be dead regardless and I'd take even more damage. That's something I can't risk letting happen…"
With that thought on-hand, Emily slotted her drawn card into a Spell/Trap slot on her Duel Disk, causing a face-down card to appear on the field.
"I Set one card face-down," Emily declared, before moving her right hand bringing two fingers to the card on her Duel Disk and switching it sideways, "From there, I'll switch 'Mage of Fairies' into Defense Position."
'Mage of Fairies' went into a defensive stance.
"I end my turn!"
"Going onto the defensive, are we?" chuckled Märklin, "You'll never get at my LP that way!" With that said, he drew his next card, "Draw!"
Turn Six: Märklin Hohenzollern (LP: 600)
Deck: 34
Current Hand (1): "Drain Strike"
Upon seeing his drawn card, Märklin once again started laughing.
"It's here!" he cried, "The card I need to win!"
"What card could he have drawn?" thought Emily.
From there, Märklin slid his newly drawn card into his Duel Disk. On cue, a Spell Card called 'Drain Strike' materialized face-up on the field.
"I activate the Equip Spell 'Drain Strike'!" declared Märklin, "Here's how it works… When the equipped monster attacks a Defense Position monster, if the equipped monster's ATK is higher than that monster's DEF, I can inflict half the difference as battle damage to my opponent, then I can gain LP equal to the battle damage inflicted."
'Musician King' started rocking out on his guitar in triumph.
"Get ready for the show of your life!" boomed Märklin, entering the Battle Phase, "'Musician King', give it your all and destroy 'Mage of Fairies'!"
"Hold it! I activate a Trap!" interrupted Emily, just as her Set card flipped face-up and revealed itself to be… "'Wall of Disruption'! When an opponent's monster declares an attack, all Attack Position monsters my opponent controls lose 800 ATK for each monster he or she controls!"
'Musician King' found himself growing weaker (ATK: 2050 - 1250).
"Pay it no mind!" called Märklin to his ace monster, "You can still take 'Mage of Fairies' down!"
The attack continued on, which, by the effect of the 'Metalmorph' Trap Card, resulted in 'Musician King' growing stronger (ATK: 1250 - 2150) and allowing him to defeat 'Mage of Fairies'.
"And by the effect of 'Drain Strike', half of the difference between the ATK of 'Musician King' and the DEF of 'Mage of Fairies' is inflicted as battle damage and I recover LP equal to the damage!" reminded Märklin (LP: 600 - 1425).
"Ngh…" Emily grimaced (LP: 1750 - 925).
"All I have to do is declare one more attack," continued Märklin, "and this duel will be all mine! Anyway, I really hope you'll be happy over where we'll go for our date after I win."
"He thinks he'll win on his next turn?" Emily thought to herself, "Still, I can't afford to let myself lose, but what can I do once I take my turn? More importantly, what would Thomas do in a situation like this?"
She then looked over to Thomas in the audience, hoping for his guidance in some way. Thomas didn't say a word throughout. Instead, there was a smile on his face as he nodded gently.
"Does Thomas really trust that I'll win?" asked Emily mentally, "Does he truly know that I can pull it off?" She looked at her hand one more time, "I trust Thomas's judgement though… If he believes that I can win, then I'll believe that I can."
With that, Emily closed her eyes, took a deep breath to relax herself.
"It's my turn!" The dark green-haired girl announced, drawing a card, "Draw!"
Turn Seven: Emily Stirling (LP: 925)
Deck: 49
Current Hand (2): "Celestial Transformation" and "Pot of Greed"
Her drawn card was the 'Pot of Greed' Spell Card; it was a good start at the very least.
"I activate my own 'Pot of Greed'," Emily announced, "Like you've done, I'll draw 2 cards!"
"Better hope those two cards count for something," suggested Märklin, "If they don't help, you can kiss the duel goodbye."
Without uttering another word, Emily, believing in herself and her Deck, drew two cards with the ever helpful Destiny Draw. Shutting her eyes tightly, she brought both cards near her face and opened them carefully.
"Are these it?" thought Emily. Upon seeing the cards, her eyes widened, "Here they are!"
Märklin became puzzled, "Did she draw what she needed?"
Let's find out…
"Here I come, Märklin!" announced Emily, before holding one card out and taking a LP hit (LP: 925 - 125), "I activate 'Light of Redemption'! First, I have to pay 800 LP, then I can target 1 of my banished LIGHT monsters and add that target into my hand."
A card ('Light Effigy') reappeared in midair, and Emily took hold and added it into her hand. Far from being done, Emily slotted another card into her Duel Disk.
"Spell Card - 'Celestial Transformation', activate!" As Emily spoke, the mentioned Spell Card materialized face-up on the field, "It lets me Special Summon 1 Fairy monster from my hand. That monster's ATK is halved, and it will be destroyed during the End Phase," She then took and placed another card onto her Duel Disk, "I Special Summon 'Light Effigy'!"
Appearing onto the field was a cluster of floating light orbs (Level: 4/ATK: 1500 - 750/DEF: 0).
"Are you out of your mind?" questioned Märklin, "What good will that monster do for you?"
"If I were to Tribute Summon a LIGHT Attribute monster," explained Emily, "then I can use 'Light Effigy to count as two Tributes instead of one."
"Two Tributes instead of one?"
The dark green-haired girl nodded, "Now, I'll offer 'Light Effigy' as a Tribute," As she spoke, 'Light Effigy' faded away into a blue streak, "With the offering met, I'll Tribute Summon my personal Guardian Angel - 'Wingweaver'!"
Appearing onto the field was the beautiful six-winged fairy herself (Level: 7/ATK: 2750/DEF: 2400).
"W-What the-?!" gasped Märklin.
The audience gazed in admirement. Emily, meanwhile, was ready to win the duel.
"This is where it ends, Märklin," announced Emily, entering the Battle Phase, "'Wingweaver', attack 'Musician King'!"
'Wingweaver' obeyed, raising her hands upward and began charging them.
"Hold the phone! Have you forgotten about 'Metalmorph's' effect?!" demanded Märklin, "Sure, 'Musician King' still won't survive, but at least my LP will not become fully depleted!"
"I believe you're mistaken," said Emily firmly.
"What was that?" Märklin gasped in surprise.
"While 'Metalmorph' does grant your equipped monster an extra ATK bonus while attacking an opponent's monster," Emily pointed out, while images of the 'Metalmorph' Trap Card and other moments of it affecting an equipped monster were shown behind her, "it cannot do anything when the monster is being attacked by the opponent instead. That means, it's not going to save you from my final attack!"
"WHAT?!"
"It's very much true!" The dark green-haired girl declared, before announcing her monster's attack name, "LUMINOUS SPARK RAIN!"
'Wingweaver' finally let loose a rain of light, which struck 'Musician King' and caused him and his guitar to both shatter into shards of glass.
"I-Impossible…" whispered Märklin (LP: 1425 - 0), "I…lost?"
DUEL RESULTS: Emily Stirling wins!
As the holograms faded away, the audience was shown to be amazed that Emily emerged victorious in the duel.
"That girl actually managed to beat Märklin!" A third teenage boy cried out.
"That officially breaks his winning streak!" A fourth teenage girl added.
The crowd cheered for Emily as she descended the duel platform and approached Thomas.
"So, how'd I do, Thomas?" she asked hopefully.
"You did great out there," smiled Thomas, "You're getting even better as a duelist."
Hearing this compliment made Emily so happy that she gave Thomas a great big hug, causing the blue-haired boy to blush in surprise while returning the hug. It was something that got Märklin's attention.
"Say, this makes me wonder something…" he began, "Are you two…going out by any chance?"
Hearing this comment caused Thomas and Emily to both blush a bright red as they immediately broke free from the hug and looked away from each other bashfully, which made Märklin smirk in response as he directed his attention back to the latter.
"Ah, so 'that's' the reason why you didn't seem all that comfortable when I said you would go out on a date with me if I won… It's because you and that guy are clearly seeing each other at the moment. That's it, isn't it?"
"W-W-We're just friends!" Emily stuttered.
"N-Nothing more!" added Thomas.
"Sure, sure, whatever you both say," chuckled Märklin, who then started to leave. It was clear he knew that the two teenagers were lying to themselves, yet chose not to say anything about it, "In any case, I'll just let you two enjoy your little date. Ciao!"
With that, Märklin had left the arcade, leaving everyone else to continue with what they were doing.
(elsewhere…)
Later on, Thomas and Emily both exited the arcade and decided to grab some dinner before leaving for home.
"Hey, Emily," began Thomas.
"Yes, Thomas?" answered Emily.
Thomas smiled, "Thanks."
"Huh?" blinked Emily, "For what?"
"For asking me to come out with you today," answered Thomas, "Our day out has helped me to feel so much better from our recent encounter with Diesel 10… You have no idea how much I needed that outing."
"Hey, that's what friends are for, right?" Emily smiled back, "I noticed you were down, and I decided to try and cheer you up."
"And I'm glad you did," said Thomas, "We should do something like this again sometime."
Emily nodded without saying another word, meaning she was open to the idea in the near future. With that being said, the two friends walked off to find a place to get dinner before calling it a night.
End Scene