Later the next day, Zuzu was taking a shower in the university's locker room before going to her next class. While she was in the middle of her shower, she was interrupted by the arrival of Tea.

"Hello there, Zuzu. I haven't really gotten the chance to talk to you yet today seeing as how our other classes are at different times. So, I decided to take my shower close to where you were so we could talk," Tea explained.

"Okay? So, how has Yugi been doing? The last I saw him his grandpa had collapsed after his Duel with Pegasus and he obviously seemed to be horrified," Zuzu asked, worried about the condition of her new friend.

At this, Tea's smile disappeared as she thought of Yugi. "Yeah. He has been feeling horrible. After his grandpa was taken to the hospital, it's been hard to get much of anything out of him. I don't know if anything could be done to help him now other than to save his grandpa. It's hard to believe that Pegasus stole his soul. Is that what really happened?"

Zuzu nodded her head in response to this as she proceeded to wash her left foot. "Yes. Yuya and I were somehow unaffected by Pegasus's magic and were able to watch their Duel. I'm not one to believe in magical explanations for things, but Pegasus seemed to be able to perform dark magic tricks like it was nothing. He said something about a Millenium Eye being the source of his powers, too."

"Really? Well, we're going with Yugi once we get out of university in order to check up on his grandpa. Hopefully we can help cheer him up," Tea said hopefully.

"Yeah. I hope so," Zuzu said with a smile that didn't meet her eyes.

"Is everything okay with you, Zuzu? You seem a little down in the dumps," Tea asked.

"Well, you see, I'm happy that Yugi and Yuya were able to invent and use Pendulum Summoning, but I'm feeling… I don't know, jealous? I really am happy that they were able to learn this new summoning method, but I also wish that I could improve my dueling as well. I just wish I could do something like it," Zuzu explained.

"Well, maybe Yuya can explain it to you," Tea suggested.

"Maybe. He did say that he, and some of the others figured it out. Maybe he can show us later today. That is… if he can wake up long enough to do so. After all, he's spent the day half-asleep and even acted up in math class because of it," Zuzu explained, looking annoyed at the last part.

"Figures. Maybe soon you'll get your answers," Tea said.

"I'm not entirely sure. After all, Yugi and Yuya are the only two out there that can Pendulum Summon since they're the only ones with Pendulum cards," Zuzu reminded Tea.

"Oh. Well, maybe Industrial Illusions and the Leo Corporation will make some cards that you can use," Tea suggested.

"Maybe. Thanks for the talk, Tea," Zuzu thanked her new friend.

"Congratulations, Yuya. Your obsession with Pendulum Summoning just reached an all-time low," Zuzu chastised. "You'll have to show up to our next math class with a paper bag on your head."

"A paper bag. That's not a bad idea. I'd get some huge laughs," Yuya joked.

"I think you've gotten enough laughs in school," Zuzu said, only for both to notice Frederick, Allie, Tate, Lulu.

"Hurray for Yuya!" The three teens cheered, with Lulu also being there.

"What's up, you guys?" Yuya asked curiously.

"Gong told us you finally Pendulum Summoned again," Frederick answered.

"Is it really true?" Tate asked.

"You bet!

"You know, talking about how Pendulum Summoning is one thing. How about we head to the duel school and we'll show you guys," Yuya said.

"That sounds good to me," Lulu agreed.

Everyone else seemed to agree to this and they decided to go to the duel school. However, much to the group's confusion, three darts with a plastic sticky end hit Yuya right in the middle of his face.

"Triple bull's-eye!" Zuzu was in awe at the accuracy of the thrower.

"Impressed? I assure you, that was mere child's play. I could have done it blind-folded," The thrower, a young man with brown and yellow hair, bragged.

"Uh, who are you?" Yuya asked.

"Me? Merely one of your biggest fans," The thrower said as he grabbed Yuya's hand and shook it. "To be precise, the name's Sylvio. It's an honor."

"Oh, hi," Yuya awkwardly accepted the praise.

"I caught your duel against the Sledgehammer on TV. You were tres magnifique!" Sylvio praised. "Oh, allow me," Sylvio said as he plucked off the darts on Yuya's face. "Your new Pendulum Summoning technique took my breath away. And those cards you used- sorry, what do you call them, Yuya, hmm?"

"You mean my Pendulum Cards?" Yuya asked.

"Precisely. I'd be interested in learning how you acquired them. Only a duelist of the highest caliber could possibly possess such rare cards," Sylvio said.

"There's no need to pump up his ego," Zuzu countered. "It's already ready to burst as it is."

"Seriously, you're a sensational duelist, Yuya." Sylvio praised.

Yuya, remember your promise to Tate and the others. You're showing everyone how Pendulum Summoning works in person," Zuzu reminded Yuya.

Yuya went from sucking in the praise to remembering his earlier promise. "That's right, I almost forgot!"

"Yeah! I also would like to see the Pendulum Summon," Ruri commented.

"If you're planning to demonstrate your Pendulum technique, Yuya, then I have access to a most ideal venue. An hour from now you could showcase your talents at the Leo Institute. You'll take center stage on their center court," Sylvio said.

Yuya was shocked to hear this. "I thought that was for Leo students only."

"He can't duel there!" Zuzu protested.

"I've already reserved the space. I happen to be one of the school's top students. My father is also expected to be the city's next mayor, so I definitely have influence with the school's higher-ups," Sylvio explained.

"Letting Yuya duel there is an amazing honor!" Tate was excited.

"Can we come along?" Allie asked.

"Pretty please? We'll be your best friends," Frederick pleaded.

Zuzu, meanwhile, wasn't so comfortable sucking up to Sylvio. "I don't see why Yuya can't do his demo at our school."

"Look, if it turns out to be a bad idea, we can always just interfere. It would be best to be able to stop him rather than not being able to," Lulu suggested.

"Fine then, but I'm coming along, too," Zuzu finally reluctantly agreed. "As the only loyal student from You Show, I think I'd better check out our competitor. But first, I'll go pick up Rua."

"You're all more than welcome to join us," Sylvio said. "And now, au revoir!" At this, Sylvio walked off, with the others going past him with varying levels of trust. Sylvio, meanwhile, went behind the group and mimicked throwing a dart. "It's all going according to plan."

"On behalf of my fellow students, welcome to the Leo Institute of Dueling," Sylvio said as Tate, Allie, and Frederick looked excited upon seeing how grand the institute was on the inside, while Lulu and Yuya were more confused. Still, they figured it was hard to blame the teens for their excitement, seeing as how the institute had many accommodations for the students, all of whom seemed to enjoy themselves. "As you probably know, the Institute is managed by the Leo Corporation. They've spared no expense to turn our school into one of the world's top dueling institutions. Yes, we have only the best."

"This place produced lots of champions," Tate informed his friends.

"I know. That's why they're the top of the top," Frederick agreed.

"I heard that they have the best equipment here, too."

"Our faculty always says that if you want to achieve excellence, you must surround yourself with excellence," Sylvio said.

"It's just like at You Show, but we surround ourselves with mediocrity," Allie commented, though Lulu was uncertain how to feel about this.

"I've heard that You Show's an okay school," Sylvio commented, though he gave a disgusted look when no one was looking.

"I have to admit this place has a lot of things our school can't offer," Yuya said as he looked at a list of classes. "Their classes are unbelievable. You can learn Xyz Summoning, Synchro Summoning- Whoa! They even teach Fusion Summoning." At this, two people, one a male in his late teens and holding a sucker and the other a female young adult, stopped and looked back at Yuya for a few seconds. Before starting to walk away. Yuya noticed them, however, and wasn't sure what to make of these two. However, before he could be left wondering Lulu interrupted his thinking.

"Um, Yuya? Sylvio found the dueling court for us," Lulu called out.

"Yeah! The center dueling zone is this way," Sylvio said, pointing to the left.

And so, the group headed into the dueling zone, with the three teens looking amazed at what they saw.

"Unglaublich!" Frederick yelled, amazed. "This is the coolest dueling zone I ever saw!"

Suddenly, three young adults around Sylvio's age approached the group. "Hey!" One of them greeted.

"These gents have also become big fans of yours. They're curious about the cards you use to Pendulum Summon. You wouldn't mind letting them have a look, would you?" Sylvio asked politely.

"Show them my cards?" Yuya asked uncertainly.

"No need to worry, they're best buds with me," Sylvio reassured.

"Do you think we should trust them, Yuya? After all, something feels off about this situation," Lulu asked.

"I...um...I...um," Yuya was conflicted.

"Come on, Yuya! Even if you give the cards to us, you can simply take them back even if we are jerks. Isn't that right, Ruri?" Sylvio asked.

At this, Lulu started to lose her faith in this young man. Sylvio was clearly only interested in Yuya for his cards and nothing else. And, if her hunch was right, they planned on stealing them! "Yuya…"

"Well, okay," Yuya reluctantly agreed as he got out Stargazer Magician and Timegazer Magician from his pocket. "Here they-," At this, Sylvio snatched both of the cards.

"See?" Sylvio said as he showed the cards to his friends.

"Amazing!" One of the friends yelled.

"That's radical!" Another guy yelled.

"So, I can Pendulum Summon with these cards?" the third friend asked. At this, the three friends got excited and started to grab the cards only for Sylvio to take them back.

"Gentlemen, please. You can't have these Pendulum cards, they aren't yours…" Sylvio said with a manic grin as he looked at Yuya. "They're mine. I'm adding them to my rare card collection!"

"Huh?!" Yuya was shocked.

"I knew there was something off about you!" Lulu yelled. "Give those cards back right now!"

"No. These cards now belong to me. I happen to prefer rare cards. In my opinion, they're the only cards that are worth collecting. Yuya, your cards are so unique that I simply can't resist them," Sylvio explained. "Still, there is another reason I invited you here. Naturally, I need to learn how to use these cards. You still want Yuya to show you how to Pendulum Summon, right?" Sylvio asked his friends, who all confirmed that they wanted to see a Pendulum Summon. "That's why I reserved the main Duel Zone for our showdown," Sylvio put on and prepared his duel disk.

"Well, you're gonna have to call and cancel," Yuya refused.

"Excuse me? After I went to all this trouble? You better snap to it," Sylvio said as he grabbed Yuya's goggles and snapped them against Yuya's face. "I don't wanna get rough so I suggest you get your head in the game and your deck in order."

Suddenly, Sylvio's duel disk beeped, with Claude being on the other line. "Dueling wasn't part of the plan. You were ordered to retrieve the cards and bring them to us immediately."

Sylvio scoffed at this. "That was your plan. But my priorities are a little different, understand? I plan to keep these rare cards for myself."

"Do not try to defy us!" Claude yelled. "Report to us immediately with the cards-,"

"No, let him be," Declan shot out as he entered the observation room.

"Mr. President."

"Do not interfere with Sylvio."

"Now, let's get on with it," Sylvio said, snapping as he did so. In an instant, the three teens were grabbed by Sylvio's friends.

"Wait. You're now taking the others captive too?!" Lulu snarled angrily.

"Yeah! Sylvio, tell them to let my friends go!" Yuya demanded.

"Don't worry. Your friends are perfectly safe- at least they are for the moment, until our duel gets underway," Sylvio said with a sneer.

"What do you mean?" Yuya and Lulu demanded as Sylvio's friends held the three teens hostage on a white marked part of the Action Field.

"You'll see. By the way, I have something for you," Sylvio said as he got a stack of cards out of his jacket and threw them to the ground. "I'm offering these in exchange for your Pendulum cards. I knew you'd like them, Yuya, because they're worthless, like you!" Sylvio proceeded to laugh like a madman at his own comment.

"No card's worthless," Yuya commented sadly, yet determined.

"Yuya's right. Any card can be useful if you use them right!" Lulu also disagreed with Sylvio.

"Yeah. But this isn't exactly a fair trade," Yuya said as he picked up and looked over the cards.

"Yeah! I'd like to make a suggestion," Lulu said.

"So, Sakaki's gal pal wants to butt into our business. Very well. What do you want?" Sylvio asked.

"Duel me in addition to Yuya! If you don't want to play fair in this situation, then why should we not work together to make things more fair?" Lulu suggested.

"Hmm. I would like to embarrass more than one Duelist. Very well, you have a deal. I'll even let you go first," Sylvio agreed.

"Ruri…," Yuya tried to not get Lulu involved.

"Trust me, Yuya. I know what I'm doing," Lulu reassured.

Meanwhile with Claude and Declan...

"Are you sure about this, sir?" Claude asked Declan in the surveillance room.

"I am. Allow him to proceed," Declan answered.

"Now I'll select an Action Field. Let's hope your pals aren't scared of heights, because my choice of field will take them all sky high! I choose Prison Tower of Darkville!" Sylvio announced as the Action Field formed. A dark and massive city formed with a bridge at the center of the field, with the trio of Allie, Tate, and Frederick being trapped at the top of a tower bridge. "It would be a waste to have a Prison Tower without prisoners, don't you think?"

Meanwhile, Yuya jumped from rooftop to rooftop in order to try and get to his friends, but to no avail. "Hang on, guys! Don't panic! I'll get you down!"

"Don't worry! I'll deal with Sylvio while you focus on saving the others," Lulu suggested.

"Right!" Yuya agreed.

"Okay, Sylvio, I'll go first! I start by summoning Lyrilusc-Turquoise Warbler (100 Attack)! I was able to special summon her because I control no monsters. Next, I'll special summon Lyrilusc-Sapphire Swallow (100 Attack) thanks to her ability and also summon Lyrilusc-Cobalt Sparrow(0 Attack)! Now, I'll use these three to build the Overlay Network! I Xyz summon Lyrilusc-Assembled Nightingale (0 Attack-600 Attack)!" Lulu played. "Thanks to my Nightingale's effect, my monster gains 200 attack points for every Overlay Unit she has! I place two cards facedown and end my turn."

Sylvio was shocked at the move, before proceeding to laugh at how Lulu was only able to summon a weak monster. "Seriously? You claim that you are capable of defeating me yet you play a weak monster, even if it is an Xyz monster?! Beating you will be no effort. However, before I defeat you, I think I'll go and get the secrets of Pendulum Summoning from Yuya." At this, Sylvio ran to look for Yuya while Lulu tried to chase after him.

At this point, Zuzu and Luna arrived at the Leo Institute.

"So, what do you think that Sylvio guy was up to? It seems weird that someone we don't even know would be willing to take us into their school like this. I don't know. Maybe I'm just being irrational and jealous. What do you think, Rua?" Zuzu asked Luna's opinion.

"I'm not sure. I've met people that pretend to be nice only to take advantage of others' kindness for their own gain. I believe that he is likely tricking the others. However, we can always stop them if too much trouble occurs," Luna explained.

"Then we should find the Action Field as soon as possible so that no one gets hurt!" Zuzu yelled. "The only question is where is it?" Zuzu and Luna looked around to try and find the Action Field. After a few minutes of searching, the duo ran into a woman with tanish skin and dressed in yellow and blue who was looking over her deck.

"Excuse me. We're looking for our friends and we are in need of some assistance. Do you know where the Action Field is?" Zuzu politely asked the woman.

"It's up ahead and to the right. You can't miss it," The woman bluntly answered.

"Thanks," Luna said. "We appreciate it."

"Yeah, whatever," The woman grumbled as she went back to looking over her deck.

After a minute of searching, they noticed that the Action Field was active and that their friends were in trouble.

"I knew it! That Sylvio guy was just trying to mess with us!" Zuzu yelled, ready to get out her fan.

"Why are Tate, Allie, and Frederick stuck on top of that tower like that?! We need to save them! Before they fall off and die!" Luna yelled.

"Right!" Zuzu agreed. However, as they were about to get into the field, Zuzu accidentally bumped into a woman around her height and with blue hair.

"Hey, watch it! Why don't you watch where you're going, you jerks!" The woman demanded only to look shocked upon seeing that Zuzu looked almost the same as her. "Wait a minute! Why do you look like me?! Sora, don't you see this?!"

In response to this, Sora, who was a young man with blue hair and a sucker in hand, responded, "Wow, Celina! It looks like you have a twin! I wonder if she is as good of a duelist as either of us."

"Wait. We look the same. Why do we look the same?" Zuzu was confused and concerned at what was more than a coincidence.

"I don't believe you don't know why! I'm going to find out what I need to know from you with a duel! You're not going anywhere until I win!" Celina yelled as she prepared her Duel Disk.

"Listen, I don't know why we look the sa-," Zuzu tried to say only to be interrupted by Sora.

"Look, I'd just accept your fate and let yourself lose. Celina can be a bit stubborn and I doubt you can stop her by talking," Sora responded.

"Never! If you both are trying to get in the way of us helping our friends then I'll just have to get through you to win!" Zuzu proclaimed as she also readied her Duel Disk.

"Let's duel!" Both Zuzu and Celina yelled out.

"Well, looks like this is complicated," Luna shook her head.

"None of this is really real, right?" Frederick asked, trying to calm his fears.

"The ARC system here is fully interactive, so if we fall, it will feel real enough," Tate answered, confirming his friend's fears.

"I think it's better if we don't test it out!" Frederick said.

"I'm coming guys!" Yuya called out as he noticed Sylvio and stopped.

"You want to save your friends? Then give me what I want. Duel me now. Just like your friend is," Sylvio said.

"Leave him alone! This is our duel, not his!" Lulu yelled out.

"This is his duel! After all, he wants to save his friends and I want to learn to Pendulum Summon! We both have something to gain here," Sylvio countered.

"All right then," Yuya agreed bitterly as he got out his Duel Disk and activated it, putting Block Spider into his deck before shuffling.

"We're going to duel until I learn what I need to. And after that, I'll crush you both!" Sylvio cried out.

"Now, you're gonna show us how to Pendulum Summon!" One of Sylvio's friends yelled.

"Sylvio already snagged your precious Pendulum cards," Another friend said.

"And next he's gonna pick your puny brain!" His third friend yelled as all three of them posed.

"He's right. I plan on becoming a Pendulum Master, and you'll be my teacher, Yuya!" Sylvio demanded as Yuya was entered into the duel.

"Battle royal mode engaged," A computer said.

"All right, it's show time!" Yuya yelled as he ran past Sylvio and up some stairs up to the rooftops. "Performapal Whip Snake, whip into shape (1700 Attack)! Quick- let's swing into action!" Yuya swung from one rooftop to another by using Whip Snake as a rope. "Your move, Sylvio."

"Run, twerp," Sylvio said as he drew his card.

"I won't let you stop him!" Lulu yelled as she tried to confront Sylvio.

"Please! You may be a part of this duel, but I have business with Yuya!" Sylvio reminded as he looked over his hand and noticed that Timegazer Magician was in it. "Perfect." Sylvio was ready to play Timegazer until he was interrupted by Declan.

"No. It's not time for that card yet," Declan commanded.

"Listen, I don't know who you are, but don't interfere!" Sylvio yelled.

"You will obey me," Declan demanded.

"Wait. Who are you talking to?" Lulu wondered, having heard Sylvio's conversation with Declan.

"Even if I knew I wouldn't tell you. Still, no matter. I'll save this monster for the final blow. Instead I'll pick something to give my game a little lift," Sylvio said as he switched cards. "Lightning Hoverboard (1400 Attack)!" Sylvio jumped onto Lightning Hoverboard and chased after Yuya, leaving Lulu to grab onto her Nightingale's legs and chase after him. Soon, both caught up to Yuya. "You aren't going to save your friends this way, Yuya. In fact, you're only going to get them into deeper danger."

"He's going to save them! Besides, your monster is weaker than Yuya's! You don't stand a chance!" Lulu reminded.

Yuya swung up onto a lower part of the bridge as he was looking for an Action Card. "Gotta be here someplace. I knew it- an Action Card!" Yuya ran for the card that he had noticed. However, upon grabbing it, he noticed that it was a trap. "It's a trap!"

Suddenly, Sylvio appeared on Yuya's Duel Disk communication feature. "Indeed it is, and it just snared you. Rack 'em up, Break Shot!" Sylvio yelled as many giant pool balls rolled across the bridge and into Yuya. Yuya ended up on top of one of the balls while Whip Snake was flattened. "Tough break food you. That trap just squashed 900 attack points out of your snake (800 Attack). Mm-mm, mmm… That's a newbie mistake. Whenever you pick up an Action Card there's a;ways an element of risk. And you're not out of trouble yet."

"What? What do you mean?" Yuya asked as he rolled across the bridge.

"I'll give you one clue. That ball you're on doesn't have any brakes, and you could use some right now," Sylvio joked.

Yuya realized too late that he was going to ram into the tower wall. Upon hitting the wall, the tower where Tate, Allie, and Frederick were on fell over, with the three teens holding on for dear life not to fall off.

"They need help!" Yuya yelled.

"I know. But you've got your own problems, namely… my Lightning Hoverboard! It's gonna light up your snake! Shock it to him!" Sylvio yelled.

"Hold on! I activate my trap card Waboku! With it, I can prevent the destruction of Yuya's monster and reduce the damage to zero," Lulu countered Sylvio's attack.

"Nice try, Ruri, but no dice! I activate Lightning Hoverboard's special ability! With it, I can negate a trap card and destroy it once per battle phase! Then you take 800 points of damage! (Lulu-3200 LP)" Sylvio stopped the trap.

"How can you sleep at night when you willingly harm innocent people?" Lulu demanded to know in response to Sylvio's callousness.

"Hey, it's not like they're going to die," Sylvio responded as his monster's attack continued.

"I can't outrun 'em. Great an Action Card!" Yuya was relieved to see another Action Card, only to realize that it was another trap. "Oh no, not again."

"Nice work! You found another treacherous trap- Jump Shot! Hey Whip Snake, catch!" Sylvio joked as Whip Snake was flattened by another pool ball. Whip Snake's attack points lowered to 400 and then he was destroyed by Lightning Hoverboard (Yuya-3000 LP). "Better luck next duel. Come on. You'd better get on "the ball," Yuya and Ruri, before you find yourself under it." Much to both Duelist's horror, the ball rose into the air before falling and breaking the bridge apart, with the three teens being even more scared.

"I'll take the first turn! I summon Aria the Melodious Diva (1600 Attack)! I place one card facedown and end my turn. You go, now," Zuzu played.

"Very well. It's my turn now! I play the spell card Double Summon in order to normal summon twice this turn. I summon Lunalight Blue Cat(1600 Attack) and Lunalight Purple Butterfly(1000 Attack)! Now, I'll have my Blue Cat attack and destroy your Aria!" Celina yelled.

"I'm afraid that you've miscalculated. Both our monsters have the same number of attack points. They'll just destroy each other."

"I'm aware of that. This allows for me to leave you with a clear field and attack you directly! Go, Lunalight Purple Butterfly!" Celina yelled out. (Zuzu-3000 LP) "Now, I place one card facedown and end my turn. Your move, my copy."

"Well, looks like I pegged this girl right. There really is no chance of her winning against Celina," Sora said to himself.

"What do you mean by that?" Luna demanded.

"Well, you see, where I come from Celina is a very talented Duelist. In fact, I doubt very many people would stand a chance against her, not even your friend," Sora explained.

"We'll just see about that. Zuzu can win this!" Luna said.

"I should take those whiners down, but I won't- not yet. That tower will stand till Yuya teaches me to Pendulum Summon," Sylvio said.

At this, Yuya climbed back up to the pillar he was holding on to, noticing that his friends were holding on tight to remain on the tower. "I have to find a way to help them."

"Then show me how to Pendulum Summon. And if you do, I may save your friends," Sylvio repeated his ultimatum.

"I can save them!" Yuya yelled.

"Yeah! We can! I activate my facedown trap Xyz Layerer! With it, I can add another Overlay Unit onto my Lyrilusc-Assembled Nightingale (800 Attack)! Now, I'll have her attack you directly, Sylvio! (Sylvio-3200 LP)," Lulu played.

"You'll pay for that attack, soon enough," Sylvio growled.

"Well, not anytime soon! Especially with my Nightingale's ability! With it, I can have her attack you directly multiple times, equal to her number of Overlay Units!" Lulu explained.

"What?!" Sylvio was angry and shocked.

"That's right! Now, take on another attack from my Assembled Nightingale!" Lulu cried out.

"Not so fast! I play my trap Striker Defender! If I control a monster and you attack me directly, I can negate any attack from your attacking monster and put an end to your battle phase. Even better, you can't attack again until this card leaves the field," Sylvio said with a grin.

"I-I end my turn," Lulu said.

"You have managed to deal me some damage. But, no matter. Yuya, it's your turn. And another opportunity to teach me to Pendulum Summon is coming up," Sylvio said.

"I'll save them myself! I can't get to them by foot, it's time to H-two-go with Performapal Skeeter Skimmer (500 Attack)! I'll get there as fast as I can, guys," Yuya said as he jumped on top of Skeeter Skimmer and moved across the water.

"I've toyed with this twerp for long enough. No more Mr. Nice Guy," Sylvio said as he motioned throwing a dart. "Since he won't cooperate, I'll set him in my sights. You're sunk, Yuya." At this, Sylvio drew a card.

"You have drawn well, Sylvio," Declan said.

"Ooh, must be my lucky day. I don't need this Lightning Hoverboard anymore. I'll tribute it so that I can activate the spell Tribute Trade. I can add a monster to my hand as long as it's one level higher than the monster I just tributed. Stargazer Magician, I hope you're ready to work some magic," Sylvio said aloud.

"He's using my Pendulum card?" Yuya was shocked.

"I see that finally got your attention. You know what's coming next, of course."

"You need two cards to pull off a Pendulum Summon, Sylvio."

At this, Sylvio chuckled.

"I guess the creep has the other card, huh?" Lulu asked.

"Correct, young lady. I've planned ahead thanks to my little friend. I've had Timegazer from the start of the duel, in fact! So, you refused to show me how to Pendulum Summon, but so what? If someone as lame as you can do it, anyone can pull it off," Sylvio said as he laughed aloud. "And I bet I'll do it so much better."

"The first step is to set the Pendulum Cards. Do exactly as you're told. You will start with Scale One Stargazer Magician," Declan commanded.

"If you insist. For my first move, I select Scale One Stargazer Magician," Sylvio said.

"Can he really do it? I thought Yugi and I were the only ones," Yuya said, starting to get worried.

"You will also use your Scale Eight Timegazer Magician," Declan continued.

"And my Scale Eight Timegazer Magician," Sylvio said, repeating what Declan said.

"And next, I'll set the Pendulum Scale," Both Declan and Sylvio said at once as Sylvio placed the two cards on his duel disk and the magicians appeared. "Pendulum Summon!"

"Monsters emerge! Allow me to introduce Power Dart Striker (LV 5/1800 Attack), along with its colleague, Rocket Dart Striker (LV 6/1900 Attack), and the most powerful of my trio, Ultimate Dart Striker (LV 7/ 2400 Attack)!" Sylvio yelled out before he started laughing. "Incredible! I actually did it, on my first try. Oh, thank you for the cards, Yuya. Now I truly am a Pendulum Master."

"No way. It worked," Yuya was shocked. Sora, who was watching the duel from outside on the stands was also surprised by this development. Just what was Pendulum Summoning?

"I can't believe it. He actually got it to work," Lulu was similarly surprised.

"Well done, Sylvio. Now, take aim and strike Yuya down," Declan said.