Coral: Hello new chapter~!

Aki: Is it just me, or is this a filler chapter?

Coral: It is indeed~ This is sort of my Beta's idea. And I agree with it whole-heaartedly~

Aki: I see you're happy with doing this one.

Coral: And that I am~! Although, due to certain things, I decided to make the filler chapter two chapters.

Aki: I thought you were going to do two filler chapters in the first place.

Coral: No, I mean two for each character the chapters would be based on.

Aki: So in other words, you're doing four filler chapters.

Coral: Putting it in simpler terms, yes. Oh! Also, for those of you who didn't follow me, I also made an Arc-V fanfiction story. Please, feel free to read that. Now then, I don't own Yugioh GX. I own Kohaku Fiore, the Circus Freak deck and the Symphogear/Relic deck, A5L owns Alejandro Nagase and Generalhyna owns Arabella Rosalina. I own some cards in Arabella Rosalina's deck. Now then, everybody, ENJOY~!

Aki: Note to self: put on soundproof headphones when disclaimer comes.


Normal dialogue

Life Points/Monster stats

*LOCATION CHANGE/ CHANGE IN P.O.V*

Attacks/Effects

'thoughts'

Language other than Japanese (this is English sub after all)


*DREAMWORLD*

"Freak!" "You're a monster!" "Stay away from us!"

Those were the words she would always hear. No matter where she goes, she would always be seen as a plague.

Rosalina Arabella. A female teenage duelist like many others, except, unlike them, she has powers. Normally, when one would think of powers, they would be quite happy, but not her's. Bella has the power to see her Duel Monster Spirits, which many people would see as weird, for they can't see spirits. At first, it was okay, the power was harmless. However, when it comes to duels, that was when things would go from bad to worse.

A young Bella was seen dueling with a girl of the same age as her at a park. On the former's field were two monsters and two face-downs. On the latter's field were two monsters. It was Young Bella's turn, as she drew out her next card.

"Yosh! I activate the Equip Magic, Element Pendant! This changes the equipped monster's attribute to one that I call on! I equip it to Asuma and change his element from WIND to EARTH! Next, I activate my trap card, Earth Release: Antlion Traphole! This trap can only be activated when Otogakure Shinobi, Kagero is on the field. This card destroys all non-EARTH monsters on the field." The card did its work, as Kagero created a hole that got bigger, sucking in the non-EARTH monsters like a black hole. However, something went wrong. As the hold got bigger, the two female duelists can see that the ground itself and the benches being sucked into the hole as well. The hole kept extending, as Young Bella fell in, feeling the dirt that was suppose to be holographic. Kagero and Asuma both jumped in and got their duelist out, which was weirder, because it was usually impossible to touch a hologram. "I-I activate my other Trap card, Trap Stun! This negates the effects of all Trap cards on the field this turn!" True to her words, the hole disappeared, bringing her opponent's her two monsters back.

Speaking of, Young Bella could see her opponent on her butt, trembling slightly.

"A-Are you okay?" Young Bella asked, as she walked closer.

"Stay away!" her opponent shouted, having Young Bella stop in her tracks. "What the hell are you?! You're a freak!"

Those words angered Young Bella's monsters, as they both attacked and gave the opposing duelist a bad scar on her cheek.

That was only the beginning. Apparently, kids at Young Bella's school saw what happened and distanced themselves from her, constantly talking behind her back and calling her names, even going as far as bullying her. Young Bella's aunt and uncle noticed the treatment she was getting and transferred her to a different school. Unfortunately, even transferring didn't work, for horrible things were happening everywhere Young Bella went. From kids tripping or falling down the stairs, to big accidents in public. Even going abroad didn't work.


*END OF DREAM*

Bella woke up with a gasp at her nightmare. Years, she was having the same dream over and over, only getting worse whenever she transferred to different schools, no matter where it was. She was fortunate enough that nothing bad happened yet during her time at Duel Academy. She was even more fortunate that she finally have friends of her own after years of being discriminated by many.

Bella looked at her room's window and saw the sun coming up.

"One thing I like about this room is that it has a perfect view of the sun rising," she muttered to herself. Bella proceeded to open the windows, getting some fresh air. What she didn't expect as she did so, was the sound of someone singing.

'Who would be singing at this time?' she wondered. She quickly dismissed her own question, as her mind was slowly drifting away from the nice song, eventually humming along with it.


After getting changed and having breakfast in the Obelisk cafeteria, Bella walked over to the Ra Yellow's dorm. It somehow became a habit for her. Despite the fact that she met Alex and Kohaku a few days ago, she felt like they were her best friends and just wanted to walk to class with them every single day. She felt that she was a bit bothersome, but Kohaku and Alex didn't mind one bit.

'I'm glad to have great friends like them,' Bella thought.

Once she got there, she saw that Kohaku and Alex were at the front of their dorm, waiting for her.

"How did I know that you'd come again?" Alex wondered out loud, smirking at Kohaku. "I believe you owe me ten."

"Guess I should've known," the female Ra said, giving Alex some money.

"You guys actually made a bet on me coming here?"

"It wasn't intentional. First we both talked about waiting for you when we saw you weren't at our dorm, then I said we should wait, while Kohaku thought you were already in class."

"I didn't really think you'd come though. I know we're friends, but you really don't need to keep coming here. We could walk to class from the the entrance. I'm not saying it's a bother, but wouldn't your feet ache from all that walking?"

"It's okay. I don't mind at all." Bella turned to the direction of the academy. "So, should we get going?" The two Ras nodded and they walked over to school.

"It's great to see Bella happy," Sakura said, as she and the other duel monster spirits were floating some distance away from them.

"Yeah. And it's greater that nothing bad happened yet," Naruto brought up.

"I really hope you didn't jinx that, idiot," Sasuke muttered.

"What did you call me?!" And so, the two teenage ninjas began their own little brawl.

"Boys..." the pink-haired ninja sighed.

With the three duelists, they were having a small conversation.

"I still can't believe you're both animal whisperers," Alex said.

"Well, I was friends with only animals, so eventually, I can understand and speak their language," Bella explained.

"There are animals in my dad's circus, so being around them 24/7, you'd understand and speak their language by that too. Especially if you're a performer," Kohaku said.

"I see." Alex then seem to have heard something and looked behind them.

"What's wrong?" the female Ra asked.

"I don't know. Lately, I've been hearing weird sounds. Though they're all really faint. Right now, I could've sworn I'm hearing something that sounds like a... brawl going on."

The two girls stopped and stared at him.

"Why are you girls looking at me like I grew an extra head or two?"

"N-No reason," both stuttered.

"Are you both hiding something?"

"I think it's best if you find out for yourself," Kohaku said.

"It'll be more believable than us saying it," Bella agreed.

With that said, the three friends continued their walk to class in silence.


*AFTER SCHOOL*

Class was over. Kohaku, Alex, and Bella were at an empty field just by the academy. With them were Judai, Shou, and Asuka. The two group of three were staring down at each other.

"Loser won't duel! Rock-Paper-Scissors!" they shouted, throwing a hand out.

"Judai and Shou are not going to duel~!" Kohaku announced, for the two Osiris were the only ones who had rock, while everyone else had paper.

"No way! And I wanted to duel too..." Judai slumped.

"It can't be helped," Asuka said.

"Still, I could understand Judai and Shou, but I can't believe you want to hang out with us, Asuka," Alex stated.

"It's only out of interest."

Kohaku smirked at the 'reason'. "Interest or-"

"Continue and I'll pinch your cheeks again," the blonde Obelisk threatened.

"Ow ow ow! You already are! You already are! I give! I give!"

"Okay, okay, Asuka," Bella calmed her, releasing Kohaku from the pain. "So who's dueling who?"

Alex held out a handful of straws. "We could draw straws. They're already numbered. You duel against the one who has the same number you drew."

They agreed with the idea and drew a straw.

The match-up is Bella vs. Kohaku and Asuka vs. Alex.

"Why can't we have three duels again?" Judai questioned.

"Because, this field is big enough for only two one-on-one duels, or a tag duel," Alex reasoned.

"He has a point, Big Bro," Shou agreed.

"But I want to duel~!"

"You can have your turn, Judai," Bella said.

"Okay..."

The four active duelists took their position, activated their duel disks and drew their starting hand.

"DUEL!"

Bella: 4000 LP
Kohaku: 4000 LP

And

Asuka: 4000 LP
Alex: 4000 LP

"I'll start. Draw!" Bella insisted. "I activate Cost Down! By discarding one card, all monsters in my hand have their level reduced by 2! I summon Level 6 Konohagakure Shinobi Team 7, Kakashi as a Level 4 monster in Attack Mode!" Bella's masked ninja appeared on her field.

Konohagakure Shinobi Team 7, Kakashi: Level 6 - 2 = 4/LIGHT/Warrior/2300 ATK/1900 DEF

"I set one card face-down. I end my turn. And at this time, Kakashi's level returns to normal."

Konohagakure Shinobi Team 7, Kakashi: Level 4 + 2 = 6

"My turn. Draw!" Kohaku drew her sixth card. "Let's start this show~!"

Hearing that got everyone's attention.

"Kohaku are you...?" Shou began.

"Are you really...?!" Judai followed, feeling giddy.

"You think right~!" she confirmed.

"I was hoping to go against that deck," Bella said.

"And against them you will. From my hand, I will activate my Field Magic, Circus Show~!" The whole field became a circus once more. For some reason, Kohaku didn't seem satisfied. "I feel like something's missing."

"What's missing?"

"Oh! I know~!" Kohaku snapped her fingers and the circus became somewhat similar to a jungle. The bystanders were all on a thick tree branch while the duelists and Kakashi were standing on poles.

"Whoa!" Bella tried to find her balance on the pole she's on.

"Calm down, Bella," Kakashi said, looking behind him. "Remember your training."

"Tree jumping and water walking didn't prepare me for this!" the duelist replied in English.

"For a duelist who uses a Shinobi Deck, I thought you'd have more balance than that," Kohaku stated, standing calmly on her pole.

"Shut up!"

"I summon Circus Freak Beast Tamer~!" Another pole appeared as Kohaku's lion-man hybrid appeared on her field.

Circus Freak Beast Tamer: Level 3/DARK/Spellcaster/1700 ATK/1500 DEF

"And because a 'Circus Freak' monster was summoned, a Circus Counter is gained~!" A balloon ball was inflated into the air. "And because a Circus Counter was gained, Kakashi will have a little make-up~!" A make-up kit apeared and powdered the ninja's face.

Konohagakure Shinobi Team 7, Kakashi: 2300 - 200 = 2100 ATK

"Next, I activate my Equip Magic, Tightrope Walking~! This can only be equipped to 'Circus Freak' monsters. That equipped monster is allowed to attack my opponent directly~" On cue, a rope appeared and seemed to have tied itself from Beast Tamer's pole to Bella's pole. "Battle! Beast Tamer attacks the player directly~!" The part Beast-type Circus Freak leaned back on his pole, forcing said pole to bend down, bringing Bella's along. Seconds later, the pole straightened itself, rocketing Beast Tamer towards Bella. The Obelisk narrowly avoided the hit, having the attacking monster to pass her.

Bella: 2300 LP
Kohaku: 4000 LP

Not long later, Beast Tamer appeared from the other side, landing on its pole. Bella regained her balance. "Okay. That was wild. At this point I activate my Trap Card, Damage Gate!" the Obelisk said. "When I take Battle Damage, I Special Summon one monster frmo my Graveyard whose ATK is less than or equal to the damage I took. Come, Konohagakure Shinobi Team 7, Sakura!" Her pink-haired female ninja appeared on her field, getting a make-up in the process.

Konohagakure Shinobi Team 7, Sakura: Level 4/EARTH/Warrior/1200 - 200 = 1000 ATK/1700 DEF

"I set two cards face-down. Turn. End," Kohaku ended.

"My turn. Draw!" Bella drew her next card. "During my Standby Phase, Sakura's special ability activates! I gain 900 Life Points! Mystical Palm Technique!" Sakura healed her duelist from Beast Tamer's attack.

Bella: 3200 LP
Kohaku: 4000 LP

"I summon Konohagakure Shinobi Team 8, Shino in Attack Mode!" A pale ninja with sunglasses appeared on her field.

Konohagakure Shinobi Team 8, Shino: Level 4/EARTH/Warrior/900 - 200 = 700 ATK/900 DEF

Like the other two, as soon as he showed up, he got make-up on him.

"I'm starting to hate my life," he muttered.

"Ditto," Sakura agreed.

"I activate Shino's effect! Once per turn, until the end of my opponent's turn, I can halve the ATK of one monster they control and add that amount to Shino! Parasite Giant Insect - Bug Bite!" The new monster threw something in Beast Tamer's mouth, forcing the hybrid to swallow it. It then seemed to be getting smaller and weaker from what it swallowed.

Circus Freak Beast Tamer: 1700 / 2 = 850 ATK

Konohagakure Shinobi Team 8, Shino: 700 + 850 = 1550 ATK

"Battle! Shino attacks Beast Tamer! Secret Technique: Gathering Sphere!" Shino called on a lot of bugs, forcing them all on the Spellcaster/Beast-Type monster, destroying it.

Bella: 3200 LP
Kohaku: 3300 LP

"Kakashi attacks directly! Chidori!"

"I activate my Instant Magic, Early Performance! With its effect, I Special Summon Circus Freak Trapeze Artist from my deck in Defense Mode!" Kohaku countered, as a pole shot up with said monster on top of it.

Circus Freak Trapeze Artist: Level 3/DARK/Spellcaster/1400 ATK/1000 DEF

"I'm still taking it out!" Bella said, as Kakashi continued onward to his target.

"Oh will you? Trap Card, Trick-in-a-Box! I target one monster on each side of the field and switch control over them!"

Bella gasped as a box suddenly appeared in front of Kakashi and Trapeze Artist, sucking the two of them in and forcing them to switch places.

"And since Kakashi and Trapeze Artist swapped places, so do their stats~!" Water was splashed all over Kohaku's new ninja and Bella's non-ninja monster got himself a clown's face.

Konohagakure Shinobi Team 7, Kakashi: 2100 + 200 = 2300 ATK

Circus Freak Trapeze Artist: 1400 - 200 = 1200 ATK

"Whoa! That's cool!" Judai complimented.

"Who knew there was such a card?" Shou asked in amazement.

"You have to admit, Kohaku has some amazing tricks up her sleeve," Asuka stated.

"That I can agree with, especially that she can change her Field Magic's appearance. I don't think anyone can ever do that, unless if they used a different Field Magic," Alex agreed.

"I switch Sakura to Defense Mode and set one card face-down. Turn. End," Bella finished.

"My turn. Draw!" Kohaku drew her next card and smirked at the sight of it. "I activate the Continuous Magic, Fast Preparation~! And now Battle! Kakashi attacks Circus Freak Trapeze Artist~! Chidori!" The masked ninja charged at the performer and destroyed him with a lightning engulfed punch.

Bella: 2100 LP
Kohaku: 3300 LP

"And Trick-in-a-Box's second effect! When monsters affected by this card are destroyed, they return to their original owner's field instead of going to the grave~! Be reborn, Trapeze Artist~!" Another pole shot up, with the said monster doing a single-handstand on top of it.

"However, its ATK is not anywhere close to my remaining monsters," the Obelisk pointed out.

"I know. But tell me. Who is this?" Kohaku revealed the last card in her hand.

"Time Space Magician!" Shou identified.

"But what's he going to do?" Alex wondered.

"I'm glad you asked, Alex. Because it is here Fast Preparation's Battle Phase effect activates! By paying half my Life Points, I banish monsters I control and in my hand to perform a Fusion Summon of a 'Circus Freak' Fusion monster!" They all gasped at that information. "I banish Time Space Magician from my hand and Trapeze Artist from my field! Performer who controls time and space, become one with the inhuman performer and become the light that vanquishes all evil darkness! Fusion Summon! Appear now, arcane magician with ancient power! Circus Freak Rune Magician!" The multi-attacker Fusion monster appeared from the two fused monsters, floating in its place.

Circus Freak Rune Magician: Level 8/DARK/Spellcaster/3000 ATK/2200 DEF

"Not good," Bella muttered in English.

"And with Circus Show's effect, that's another counter and loss of points!" Bella's monsters were now in clowns' jumpsuits, causing the bystanders to force back their laugh.

Konohagakure Shinobi Team 7, Sakura: 1000 - 200 = 800 ATK

Konohagakure Shinobi Team 8, Shino: 1550 - 200 = 1350 ATK

"Resume the battle! Rune Magician can attack twice because the monster used to Fusion Summon it besides Time Space Magician was Level 4! Attack Shino and Sakura! Repeated Ancient Light Blaster!" The new magician let out colorful light blasts at both its targets, causing some smoke and dust to rise.

Bella: 650 LP
Kohaku: 1650 LP

"Just one more turn, unless you can make a turnaround next turn," Kohaku called.

"I can and I will," followed Bella's voice. The smoke subsided, surprising the group to see Sakura still on the field with a shield in front.

"What just happened?!" Judai asked.

"Draining Shield is what happened. This negates the attack of one monster and gives me Life Points equal to its ATK."

Bella: 3650 LP
Kohaku: 1650 LP

"Well, there goes that plan," the 'Circus Freak' duelist muttered. "I end my turn."

"My turn!" Bella drew her next card. "Sakura's monster effect! I gain 900 Life Points! Mystical Palm Technique!"

Bella: 4550 LP
Kohaku: 1650 LP

"Next I summon Konohagakure Shinobi Chunin, Kotetsu in Attack Mode!" A ninja with a strip of bandage running across the bridge of his nose appeared on her field.

Konohagakure Shinobi Chunin, Kotetsu: Level 4/EARTH/Warrior/1700 ATK/2000 DEF

"Whoa. Would you look at this? Why are you over there, Kakashi?!" the new monster spoke.

Kakashi, on the other hand, said nothing in return.

"How cold."

"There's a reason for that," Sakura muttered.

"Don't forget even if your monster was just summoned, it gets a bit of make-up too~!" Kohaku reminded. This confused the monster as he suddenly got into a jumpsuit and had a clown's face.

Konohagakure Shinobi Chunin, Kotetsu: 1700 - 400 = 1300 ATK

"Nowever, I can still equip him with the Equip Magic, Conch Shell Mace!" A huge mace with the spike side being a seashell appeared in his hands. "This card can only equipped to Kotetsu. It gives him 1100 more ATK!"

Konohagakure Shinobi Chunin, Kotetsu: 1300 + 1100 = 2400 ATK

"Battle! Kotetsu attacks Kakashi! Conch Crusher!" Kotetsu leaped into the air and slammed his weapon down at Kakashi, destroying him and bringing him back to his original side, getting his make up back and a change of clothes.

Bella: 4550 LP
Kohaku: 1550 LP

Konohagakure Shinobi Team 7, Kakashi: 2300 - 400 = 1900 ATK

"Haha! It's great to have you back, Kakashi! At least you're not alone with being a clown, right?"

"... Kotetsu," the masked ninja spoke, looking down.

"What? You want to thank me? Oh, think nothing of it. I'm only-"

"Standing on nothing."

Kotetsu stopped after hearing that. "What?"

"Nothing but air." Kotetsu looked down and panicked as he was actually standing inches away from his pole. At that realization, he tried to get to the top, only to start to fall.

"Idiot! And you're a Chunin?!" Sakura yelled.

Kotetsu just managed to grab hold of his pole, saving himself from death. "I did not train myself for this, lady!"

"Don't you give me that excuse!"

Unlike half the people here, the other half can see what's really going on with the monsters.

'It's time like this I wish I couldn't see Duel Spirits,' Kohaku thought.

'Can't blame him for that,' Bella thought.

"Well... I continue with Kakashi! Attack Rune Magician! Lightning Release: Lightning Beast Tracking Fang!" Kakashi did hand signs for said move, summoning a lightning hound and sicked it onto Kohaku's monster. In retaliation, Rune Magician sent out a beam of light at the hound. The dog avoided the beam and destroyed the Fusion Monster, only for his master to get destroyed as well.

Bella: 3450 LP
Kohaku: 1550 LP

"I end my turn. You're not bad, Kohaku," Bella complimented.

"Same to you. I thought Alex lost his touch when he dueled you," Kohaku complimented back.

"I heard that!" said Ra shouted.

"But now, let's see if I can make a comeback! Draw!" The female Ra drew her next card. "I summon Circus Freak Puppeteer!" The puppet-like 'Circus Freak' monster appeared on the field.

Circus Freak Puppeteer: Level 4/DARK/Spellcaster/1900 ATK/0 DEF

"Activating Puppeteer's effect! When summoned, I take control over one monster my opponent controls! Come to me, Kotetsu!" The new monster struck its strings at Kotetsu, forcing him to switch sides. Because of that, of course, Kotetsu is no longer in a clown-like state.

Konohagakure Shinobi Chunin, Kotetsu: 2400 + 400 = 2800 ATK

"And let's not forget that there's another Circus Counter added~!" Up came another balloon and more make-up for Bella's lone monster, this time adding some gloves and rubber shoes.

Konohagakure Shinobi Team 7, Sakura: 800 - 200 = 600 ATK

"This would be funny if it was Naruto, but yeah... WHY ME?!" Sakura shouted at Bella.

"He's not in my hand," the duelist softly whimpered.

"Urgh! How I wish I have his luck right now!"

"Sorry."

"I attack Sakura with Puppeteer! String Slicer!" Kohaku's monster threw strings at the lone ninja, wrapping her in them.

"I don't like this," she stated. Puppeteer, without warning, tossed her up into the air and spun her around, causing the poor pinkette to shriek at the spinning. Seconds later, Puppeteer's strings snapped, causing the puppet to accidentally throw Sakura away.

Everyone just stared in shock at what had happened.

"I somehow feel sorry for her," Alex broke the ice.

"Wouldn't want to be in that situation," Asuka stated. Judai and Shou nodded their heads in agreement.

"Well... That was unexpected even from the ringmaster of the performer," Kohaku admitted. "Anyway... Kotetsu attacks the player directly! Conch Crusher!" The ninja leaped into the air and slammed his weapon onto his original owner.

Bella: 650 LP
Kohaku: 1550 LP

"Whoa! Back in the lead!" Judai exclaimed in amazement.

"Just one more turn and it's another win for Kohaku!" Shou said.

"I end my turn. And during the End Phase, Kotetsu returns to your field," the 'Circus Freak' duelist ended. Kotetsu went back and got into his ridiculous disguise again.

Konohagakure Shinobi Chunin, Kotetsu: 2800 - 600 = 2200 ATK

"Whoa. What just happened?" the ninja asked. "Wait, where'd these gloves and shoes come from?! And where's Sakura?!"

'I'll explain later,' Bella decided.

"My turn. Draw!" Bella drew her next card. "I summon Otogakure Shinobi, Kagero!" The blind female ninja appeared.

Otogakure Shinobi, Kagero: Level 4/EARTH/Warrior/1700 - 600 = 1100 ATK/2100 DEF

"I'll make a full out assault! Go!" Bella then declared, as both her monsters destroyed Puppeteer and attacked Kohaku's Life Points. Fortunately, when Kagero attacked, it was only a flick on the forehead, a hard one at that.

Bella: 650 LP
Kohaku: 150 LP

"This isn't good," Shou had a change of thought.

"It all depends on the next draw now," Asuka said.

"She better not lose," Alex gritted his teeth.

"Why?" Judai asked.

"If anyone is breaking that win streak, it'll be me, that's why!"

"O-Okay..."

"I guess ninjas are tough to beat after all," Kohaku stated.

"Well of course. That's one thing I love about this deck," Bella replied.

"I can see that. But, I'm not going to lose. Not now, not ever! Want to know why?" They all gave Kohaku a questionable look. "Because it's time for... The Grand Finale~!" The scenery got dark, with only a spotlight shining down on the entertainer. "Hola~! Bonjour~! Hello, everybody~! Right now I have no cards on my field except Fast Preparation and zero cards in my hand! The next draw will be one to decide everything~! Will I be able to overcome the ninjas? Or will I be beaten by them? Please watch carefully now~!" She placed her fingers on the top of her deck. Everyone looked on with such pressure, wondering what kind of card Kohaku will draw out. "DRAW!" Kohaku looked at her card and smiled at the sight of it. "Now then, how about we see some real magic~? From my hand, I activate the Magic card, Circus Shuffler! This card returns 'Circus Freak' monsters from my Banished Zone to my deck. Then it allows me to draw cards equal to the number of monsters returned this way plus one! The only cards in my Banished Zone are Circus Freak Time Space Magician and Circus Freak Trapeze Artist!" Kohaku returned the cards she removed back into her deck and shuffled. After she finished shuffling, she placed her deck back in place. "Now, since I returned two cards, I can draw three cards!" Kohaku drew her cards and seemed satisfied with the result. "And now, I activate my Magic Card, Acrobalance~! This card allows me to send monsters from my hand and/or field to my Graveyard to Fusion Summon a 'Circus Freak' Fusion monster! And would you look at what's in my hand?" She revealed her two cards to be.

"Time Space Magician?!" Bella gasped.

"And the other is a 'Circus Freak' monster!" Alex added.

"That's right. And it is here that I will fuse Time Space Magician with Circus Freak Dancer! Performer who controls time and space! Become one with the dancing performer and give a rhythmic birth to a new power! Fusion Summon! Appear now, magician with great steps! Circus Freak Dancing Magician!" A street-dancer version of Time Space Magician appeared on the field.

Circus Freak Dancing Magician: Level 6/DARK/Spellcaster/2000 ATK/2500 DEF

Because of his appearance, another balloon appeared and both of Bella's ninjas' weapons changed into candies.

Otogakure Shinobi, Kagero: 1100 - 200 = 900 ATK

Konohagakure Shinobi Chunin, Kotetsu: 2200 - 200 = 2000 ATK

"Battle! Dancing Magician! Attack Kagero! Rhythmic Beater!" The new monster danced its way towards the ninja and gave him a good beating in many ways. Eventually, the beating was done, as was the duel.

Bella: 000 LP
Kohaku: 150 LP

WINNER: KOHAKU!

Much to everyone's relief, the holograms faded away, especially the new Circus Show field. "Whew. That was a close one," the entertainer sighed in relief.

"So close to beating you," Bella said. "But I'm glad that's over. I think you made me develop a fear for heights."

"Sorry~ Something I wanted to try~"

"Oh sure it was."

"Anyway, what about you two?" Kohaku turned to Alex and Asuka.

At first they didn't know what she meant, until they realized they had their duel disks on.

"Guess it's our turn," Alex said. Asuka nodded, until her Duel Pilot went off. She checked and saw a message from one of her friends.

"Looks like we have to duel some other time," she said.

"Oh man. I wanted to duel you though."

"We will some other time. Just not today. See you guys later." At that, Asuka ran off, leaving her friends standing there.

"... So Judai, still want to duel?"