Coral: Finally finished this stupid chapter!

Aki: Shouldn't have done filler arcs, huh?

Coral: Not only that! It's my stupid, god-forsaken parents!

Aki: Huh?

Coral: They think just because they're my parents, they can just shout and yell at me, using angry tones at me, acting like I had killed someone! Oh! How I hate them so much now!

Aki: W-W-Wait, I don't know if you're suppose to say any of that-

Coral: I don't care! I used to be able to resist they stupid anger issues, but this has gone too far! So far, they had a second strike. If they don't find they're mistakes, I am leaving the family!

Aki: And where would you go?

Coral: Los Angeles.

Aki: And why there?

Coral: Because, there's a good friend who lives there. One that I can trust with my life, even if I haven't met the person.

Aki: Haven't- What if he's a killer?

Coral: If he is, then I would be happier.

Aki: Reason?

Coral: It would save me from the torture even more so!

Aki: THAT'S WHY?!

Coral: If you were in my shoe, you'd feel the same! Besides, they're suppose to be my parents, yet they don't know that I am extremely sensitive to words and volumes and tones, the latter two especially if mixed together!

Aki: How did this happen?

Coral: Mistrust and blame! Few days ago, they stopped believing in everything I say and blamed me for things that I didn't do! Like the phone call we got last night from my school saying I cut a class when I sure as hell did not cut a single class! If it was senior seminar, that's a different story since it was okay to cut that class anyway, and not to mention all seniors from my school would get calls saying that they cut that class anyway if they have it! I told those idiots many times it didn't matter, would they listen? NO! THEY DIDN'T F***ING LISTEN TO ME! They did once, then they stopped believing in me! What kind of parents do that?!

Aki: *bit frightened* O-Okay, okay... J-Just calm down...

Coral: I'm so mad I could just kill someone right now! WATER DRAGON'S ROAR! *breathed out a humongous, scalding water, destroying everything on sight, almost hitting Aki*

Aki: I... think I hear Yusei calling. *ran away*


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)


It was after school. Many students were in the Duel Stadium, watching a duel going on. The ones dueling were two female Ra Yellows and Bella and Kohaku. On the field are a butterfly in clown's clothes wearing a jester hat, a red mechanical T-Rex looking quite goofy, Naruto, Sasuke, Circus Freak Rune Magician with three counters, Circus Freak Destiny, and a couple of face-downs on both sides.

"My turn. Draw." The female Ra with a fang necklace drew her next card. She smirked at the card she drew. "I activate my Magic Card, Extinction Fusion! This allows me to banish Dinosaur-Type monsters from my field and Graveyard to Fusion Summon a Dinosaur-Type Fusion Monster from my deck who uses those monsters as Fusion Materials! I banish Robo Dino Red Rex, Robo Dino Brown Ceratops, Robo Dino Blue Bracchio, Robo Dino Purple Raptor, and Robo Dino Cyan Dactyl and fuse them! Fusion Summon! Ultimate Robo Dino Black Godzilla!" A huge dinosaur, big enough to reach the ceiling, appeared on the field.

Ultimate Robo Dino Black Godzilla: Level 12/EARTH/Dinosaur/? ATK/? DEF

"Unknown ATK?" Kohaku questioned.

"Something must be up," Bella said.

"There is. Black Godzilla's ATK and DEF becomes 1000 for banished 'Robo Dino' monsters!" The monstrous dinosaur let out a massive roar as its power skyrocketed.

Ultimate Robo Dino Black Godzilla: ? -} 5000 ATK/? -} 5000 DEF

"And what's more is that he is unaffected by any and all of my opponent's card effects!" She made eye-contact with her partner.

"I activate Princess Butterfly's monster effect! Once per turn, during either player's turn, I can tribute this card to double the ATK of one monster on the field! I double the ATK of Black Godzilla!" The dinosaur grew twice its own size, growing from its new-found power.

Ultimate Robo Dino Black Godzilla: 5000 x 2 = 10000 ATK

"Battle! Ultimate Robo Dino Black Godzilla! Attack Destiny and end this duel! Black God's Lightning Flare!" The monster breathed out electrical white flames at the young Spellcaster.

How did this happen? Let's go back to what happened earlier when the school day ended.


*EARLIER*

"Time Space Magician! Finish this!" Kohaku declared, as she completely wiped the floor with Judai... again.

Judai: 0000 LP
Kohaku: 3000 LP

WINNER: KOHAKU!

"Oh come on! I lost again!" the 'Elemental Hero' duelist complained.

"Look on the bright side, Judai. At least you were a lot closer in beating her," Bella told him.

That immediately got Judai back on his feet. "That's true!"

"That's a fast recovery!"

"Well, this is Judai we're talking about," Alex pointed out.

"True that," Kohaku agreed.

"Hey!" The group of four turned and saw two girls of Ra Yellow looking at them. "I'm surprised you're still with that monster," said a Ra short green hair and a beetle hairpin.

"More like surprised that said monster is still here," a Ra with a fang necklace added.

"Who are you to say who we can hang out with?" Alex demanded.

"Yeah. Besides, it's not her fault she has powers," Kohaku defended.

"Well, I guess it's reasonable for someone like you to defend a monster," the green-haired Ra said. "After all, you're sister was a monster too."

"You take that back! My sister wasn't a monster! Just because she has powers doesn't mean she's a monster! Same goes with Bella!"

"That's the whole point. Whenever she duels, all that follows is pain," the Ra with the fang necklace said.

"So she can't control her powers, so what? That doesn't mean she meant to hurt her opponents, besides, she's being careful with her powers at least! In case you haven't noticed, back when she dueled Alex, she was careful as to not attack him! Or are the two of you so blind by fear that you couldn't see how nice she actually is?"

"Kohaku..." Bella was touched at how the 'Circus Freak' duelist was sticking up for her.

"As expected from Kohaku!" Hibiki exclaimed.

"That's the one thing I respect about her," Tsubasa nodded.

"You really mean to tell us, that you'd rather be with a monster than normal people?" the fang necklace Ra asked.

"At least she has more heart than you two," Kohaku confirmed.

"Really? Then why don't the monster itself prove it?" the other female Ra suggested. "A tag duel. Me and Mimi vs you and monster girl."

"It's okay with me. What about you Bella?" the former performer asked the Obelisk.

"I-It's okay..."

"Then it's settled. Where and when?"

"Duel Stadium. Now," the two Ras replied in unison.

"But that's not enough time!" Alex tried to reason.

"Don't worry about it, Alex. I trust Bella. And I also trust that our deck will be compatible with each other," his fellow Ra friend assured.

"... If you say so."


*LATER, IN THE DUEL STADIUM*

Apparently, word got out about the duel and many Duel Academia students ran to the stadium to take a seat and watch the duel. Or to be more exact, watch someone 'take down the monster'.

"Someone spread rumors, didn't they?" Kohaku questioned, not happy with hearing people talking behind Bella's back and calling her a monster. So it seemed to her that either no one really understood her message or they became blinded by their own fears.

"It's okay... I don't mind..." Bella said. Though by the tone of her voice, she is bothered by the words being spoken.

"Man. These guys are all jerks!" Naruto complained.

"None of them are even giving Bella a chance," Sakura agreed.

"I know how you feel. But think of this as a chance for your duelist to redeem herself," Time Space Magician calmly advised. "All she has to do is use this chance wisely."

"I agree with him on that," Kakashi said. "This is her big chance. If she can win the duel and everyone's trust, then she'll be even happier during her time here."

"Yeah. We should support her on this decision," Sasuke agreed.

The four duelists were on the field, one pair staring the other pair down.

"You'll be crushed-"

"-and be feared-"

"-by us!" Mimi and her friend said.

"Mayze the Insect Monarch!"

"Mimi the Robo Dino Queen."

"And together we're Team Insectzoid!"

"Why do I have a strange sense of de ja vu?" Kohaku asked.

"Today, the two of you will be crushed!" Mayze declared.

"Although we intended only to take out the monster girl," Mimi said.

"But at least we can also take out the sister of another monster!" both said in unison.

"Oh that's why. They sound like those twins Judai and Shou dueled," Kohaku thought out loud.

"Don't compare us with those losers!" they said in unison again. "We're nothing like those two duelists who separate how a powerful deck is suppose to work!"

"Similarities have increased."

"We each start with 8000 Life Points. Good?" Mimi asked. Kohaku and Bella nodded.

"In that case,-"

"DUEL!"

Insectzoid: 8000 LP
Kohaku and Bella: 8000 LP

"I'll start first. Draw!" Mayze drew her sixth card. "I summon Pawn Ant Soldier!" A two legged ant in a squire's clothes appeared.

Pawn Ant Soldier: Level 2/EARTH/Insect/500 ATK/500 DEF

"Next I activate my Magic Card, Piece Exchange! This card can activate when I have a 'Pawn' monster on my field! I release that monster and Special Summon a 'Rook', 'Knight', 'Bishop', 'Princess' or 'Prince' monster from my deck! I release Pawn Ant Soldier to Special Summon Bishop Ant Mage!" The ant was out of the squire's clothes and in a white mage's clothes and was in Defense Mode.

Bishop Ant Mage: Level 6/EARTH/Insect/2000 ATK/2400 DEF

"I activate Bishop Ant Mage's monster effect! Once per turn, I discard one Insect-type monster from my hand and gain 600 Life Points times the discarded monster's level! From my hand, I discard Level 7, Queen of Ants! White Healing!" The ant used its magic to raise Mayze and Mimi's Life Points.

Insectzoid: 12200 LP
Kohaku and Bella: 8000 LP

"I set one card face-down and end my turn."

"Then it's my turn! Draw!" Kohaku drew her next card. "Good afternoon, everybody~!" About half the audience cheered the moment she shouted that. "What time is it?"

"It's time to start the show!" the Reds all answered.

"That's correct! From my hand, I activate my Field Magic, Circus Show!" The whole stadium became her circus. "Now then, let's start off with my Instant Magic, Early Performance! And using this effect, I will Special Summon Circus Freak Juggler~!" A monkey on a unicycle appeared on the field.

Circus Freak Juggler: Level 3/DARK/Spellcaster/1600 ATK/1000 DEF

"Juggler's monster effect activates! When this card is summoned, he gains a Circus Counter!" The monkey began to juggle a ball. "Next, Circus Show's effect! Since a 'Circus Freak' monster was summoned on my field, it also gains a Circus Counter~!" A balloon ball was inflated and floating on the field. "And, because there's a Circus Counter on Circus Show, does anyone know what that means~?"

"Bishop Ant Mage loses 200 ATK!" someone answered.

"That's correct~. Now then, Bishop Ant Mage, time to give you a little make-up~!" A make-up kit appeared and powdered the Insect-type's face, making it clown-like.

Bishop Ant Mage: 2000 - 200 = 1800 ATK

"Hey! You can't do that to my monster!" Mayze complained.

"This is my duel style!" Kohaku defended. "Anyway, following Juggler will be Circus Freak Spinner~!" Next to the juggling monkey is an Indian performer.

Circus Freak Spinner: Level 3/DARK/Spellcaster/1500 ATK/1400 DEF

"And since another 'Circus Freak' monster was summoned, that's another Circus Counter on Circus Show~!" Another balloon ball appeared and the 'Bishop' monster was now in a jumpsuit.

Bishop Ant Mage: 1800 - 200 = 1600 ATK

"I said don't get my monster in that ridiculous costume!" Mayze complained again.

"I have no control over my card's effect!" Kohaku shouted back. "Anyway, because Spinner was summoned, his effect activates! For every 'Circus Freak' monster on my field, he gains a Circus Counter! There are two on my field, so that's two Circus Counters for Spinner~!" Two poles with each their ends on fire appeared from above. Spinner caught both the poles and spun them around him, dancing with the lit poles. "I now activate the Magic Card, Double Performance! I'll use this to fuse Circus Freak Time Space Magician from my hand and Circus Freak Spinner and Juggler from my field! Performer who controls time and space, become one with the juggle master and spin master, and become the new light that vanquishes the evil darkness! Fusion Summon! Appear now, arcane magician with ancient power! Circus Freak Rune Magician!" The three monsters fused and formed the cyan magician.

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

"Rune Magician's monster effect activates! When Fusion Summoned, all of his Fusion Materials' Circus Counters goes to him!" Rune Magician's Circus Counters were rings that appeared on his staff. "And for each Circus Counter it gained, my opponent takes 200 points of damage! Arcane Shot!" The three rings separated from the staff and rocketed towards Mayze and Mimi, inflicting damage onto them.

Insectzoid: 11600 LP
Kohaku and Bella: 8000 LP

"And because he's a 'Circus Freak' Monster, that's another make-up~!" The bishop insect wore gloves and shoes, just for clowns.

Bishop Ant Mage: 1600 - 200 = 1400 ATK

"Cut it out with-! You know what? I give up on telling you to stop that!" Mayze said.

"I have no control over the effect anyway," Kohaku muttered. "I end my turn with a face-down."

"My turn. Draw." Mimi drew her next card. "I activate Double Summon. This card allows me to Normal Summon twice this turn. I summon Robo Dino Brown Ceratops and Robo Dino Red Rex!" Two mechanical dinosaurs, one a brown triceratops and the other a big red tyrannosaurus, appeared on her field.

Robo Dino Brown Ceratops: Level 4/EARTH/Dinosaur/1800 ATK/1500 DEF

Robo Dino Red Rex: Level 4/EARTH/Dinosaur/2000 ATK/1700 DEF

"Next I activate Robo Dino Cyan Dactyl's effect from my hand. If I control two or more 'Robo Dino' monsters, I can Special Summon this card from my hand." A light blue mechanical pterodactyl appeared with the other two dinosaurs.

Robo Dino Cyan Dactyl: Level 4/EARTH/Dinosaur/1400 ATK/1000 DEF

"Next, I'll fuse them!" The t-rex spun a bit, moving its head to its side and loosening its tail. Its legs also faced to the same side as the head. The triceratops jumped and connected itself to where the t-rex's head was. The pterodactyl then attached itself to the other side of the tyranno, or rather the back of the new body formed, as a head emerged from the red dinosaur's back. "Meet Robo Dino Warrior."

Robo Dino Warrior: Level 7/EARTH/Warrior/3000 ATK/2000 DEF

"That thing has as much power as Rune Magician!" Bella stated.

"However, with Circus Show's effect, it's power should've gone down. Not only that, why didn't their power go down before they fused?" Kohaku pointed out.

"'Robo Dino' Dinosaur- type monsters are unaffected by opponent's card effect as long as there's another 'Robo Dino' monster on the field. For Robo Dino Warrior, he doesn't get affected by opponent's card effects anyway."

"Oh, that explains it."

"I end my turn."

"My turn. Draw!" Bella drew her sixth card. "I summon Konohagakure Shinobi Team 7, Naruto in Attack Mode!" The blonde ninja boy appeared.

Konohagakure Shinobi Team 7, Naruto: Level 4/WIND/Warrior/1400 ATK/800 DEF

"I set three cards face-down and end my turn!"

"All right. Come at me!" Naruto challenged. He took one look at the clown dressed ant and laughed hysterically.

"At ease, young one," Rune Magician spoke using Time Space Magician's voice.

Naruto couldn't calm down and kept laughing. "B-But still! That doesn't look right!"

His constant laughing began to annoy the clown-dressed monster, not that anyone else can see what's really going on besides the female psychics.

"My turn! Draw!" Mayze drew her next card. "I activate Monster Reborn! This allows me to bring Queen of Ants back on my field!" A royal ant highness appeared on the field.

Queen of Ants: Level 7/EARTH/Insect/2500 ATK/1900 DEF

"Because of Circus Show's effect, your Queen meets the same fate as the bishop!" Kohaku exclaimed, as the royal ant highness now donned the same clothes as her loyal subject.

Queen of Ants: 2500 - 600 = 1900 ATK

Seeing this, however, caused Naruto to laugh harder. "Ah! Please stop! You're killing me here!"

"Then from my hand, I activate King of Ants' monster effect! If Queen of Ants is on my field, this card can be Special Summoned from my hand!" A bigger ant with a golden staff in the same clothes as the queen appeared.

King of Ants: Level 8/EARTH/Insect/2900 ATK/2100 DEF

"And as long as he's on the field, all 'Ant' monsters are unaffected by card effects!" The new ant released some energy from its staff, getting its queen and subject out of the costumes.

Queen of Ants: 1900 + 600 = 2500 ATK

Bishop Ant Mage: 1400 + 600 = 2000 ATK

"Next, I will activate my Trap Card, Lair Wire! With this card, I remove 1 Insect-Type monster from my Graveyard from play to destroy one monster my opponent controls!" Mayze continued. "I remove Pawn Ant Soldier to destroy your Rune Magician!" An electrifying wed appeared above the Fusion monster, falling on top of it and sent out electricity. "Hah! There goes your ace!"

Kohaku, however, only smirked, as she snapped her fingers. The field got dark and only a spotlight shined upon something. "Oh folks! Who is that over there~?" They all got a good look at the person the spotlight was showing. "It's Circus Freak Rune Magiciaaaaaan~!"

"What?! How is that possible?!"

"The moment your Trap Card activated, I activated my own Trap Card, Grand Escape!" Kohaku explained.

"I thought that card works if your monster is attacked!"

"It's either that or a card effect activates that destroys a 'Circus Freak' monster. And because of your Lair Wire, not only did it activate Grand Escape and save Rune Magician from destruction, you won't be able to conduct your Battle Phase~! Also, I draw cards equal to the amount of monsters my opponent controls that didn't declare at attack~!" Kohaku drew three cards.

"You bastard... I set one card face-down and end my turn!"

"Mayze, calm down," Mimi said.

"You're one to talk," her partner growled.

"My turn, draw!" Kohaku drew her fourth card. "Rune Magician's effect! Since two of the three Fusion Materials were total level of 6, he can attack three times! Battle! Rune Magician, attack King of Ants, Queen of Ants, and Bishop Ant Mage~! Repeated Ancient Light Blaster!" Her monster sent out its signature move on the three insects, obliterating them.

Insectzoid: 10000 LP
Kohaku and Bella: 8000 LP

"I set two cards face-down and I end my turn."

"During your End Phase, I activate my Trap Card, Pawn Revolution!" Mayze declared. "With this card, I can Special Summon 'Pawn' monsters from my deck equal to the number of monsters I control that were destroyed by Battle! So come, Pawn Butterfly Soldiers!" Three butterflies in squire clothes appeared. However, because of a certain card, their ATK lowered to no ATK.

Pawn Butterfly Soldiers: Level 2/EARTH/Insect/400 - 600 = 0 ATK/800 DEF

"And now it's my turn. Draw." Mimi drew her next card. "From my hand I activate Robo Dino Blue Bracchio's monster effect. Discarding it from my hand to Special Summon and equip one 'Robo Dino' Union monster from my deck to one 'Robo Dino' monster I control. I select Robo Dino Purple Raptor and equip it to Robo Dino Warrior." A purple mechanical raptor appeared. The machine warrior recalled the tail/left arm and the new fake dinosaur attached itself onto it, becoming a chainsaw as the Fusion monster's new left arm. "And Purple Raptor's Union effect. When equipped to a monster, the equipped monster gains half its ATK points. Purple Raptor's ATK is 1600. That's 800 ATK boost."

Robo Dino Purple Raptor: Level 4/EARTH/Dinosaur/1600 ATK/900 DEF

Robo Dino Warrior: 3000 + 800 = 3800 ATK

"That's one mean looking weapon there," Naruto stated.

"Battle. Robo Dino Warrior. Attack Naruto." The dinosaur-mixed warrior slowly made its way towards the ninja.

"Trap Card open! Ninja Support!" Bella countered. "When a 'Shinobi' monster I control is being attacked, by sending one 'Shinobi' monster from my hand to my Graveyard, I can target one 'Shinobi' monster on the field and have it gain ATK equal to the ATK of the monster I discarded. I discard Konohagakure Shinobi Team 8, Kurenai and give Naruto 2000 ATK boost!" A black haired woman appeared and gave Naruto her strength.

"Use it well," she said before leaving.

Konohagakure Shinobi Team 7, Naruto: 1400 + 2000 = 3400 ATK

"However, that's still not enough to save you or your monster," Mimi said.

"Which is why I'm using Naruto's ability! By discarding one card from my hand to the Graveyard, I can negate his destruction and Special Summon a Shadow Clone Token!" Naruto took out his kunai knife and somehow blocked the attack. However, the force still pushed him back.

"Purple Raptor has another effect. When attacking a monster, the Battle Damage the equipped monster inflicts doubles."

Insectzoid: 10000 LP
Kohaku and Bella: 7200 LP

After that attack hits, Naturo summoned a Shadow Clone.

Shadow Clone Token: Level 2/WIND/Warrior/700 ATK/400 DEF

"I set one card face-down and end my turn."

"At this time, when the Battle Phase ends, Naruto's ATK returns to normal." Kurenai's power left Naruto's body.

Konohagakure Shinobi Team 7, Naruto: 3400 - 2000 = 1400 ATK

"Now it's my turn. Draw!" Bella drew her next card. "I summon Konohagakure Shinobi Team 7, Sasuke in Attack Mode!" The ninja in blue appeared with the two blonde ninjas.

Konohagakure Shinobi Team 7, Sasuke: Level 4/FIRE/Warrior/1600 ATK/1000 DEF

"Looks like you need help, Mr. I-Can-Do-Things-Without-A-Problem," Sasuke mocked.

"Shut it!" Naruto snapped.

"Not my fault you're weak."

"Why you...!"

"Next, I activate my face-down Equip Magic, Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi!" Bella interrupted. "This card can only be equipped to Sasuke! Now Battle! I attack one of the Pawn Butterfly Soldiers with Sasuke!" The new ninja charged at one of the butterflies. "Now I activate Kagutsuchi's effect! During the Battle Phase, I can activate one of the three effects! I'll activate its piercing effect! And along with that effect, Sasuke gains 400 ATK!" Sasuke's left eye glowed as black flames appeared and formed a sword in his hand. Sasuke threw his weapon at one of the soldiers and destroyed it, as well as dealing damage to the opposing team. Fortunately, the blade missed the two Ras, saving them from death.

Konohagakure Shinobi Team 7, Sasuke: 1600 + 400 = 2000 ATK

Insectzoid: 8800 LP
Kohaku and Bella: 7200 LP

Konohagakure Shinobi Team 7, Sasuke: 2000 - 400 = 1600 ATK

"Hey! That was dangerous!" Mayze complained. "What? Do you really want to kill us that bad?"

"It's not like she meant it. Besides, it's not like anyone could've just predicted that," Kohaku defended her partner.

"Was I asking you? I was talking to the monster right next to you!"

"We could've died from that," Mimi added. "With you, all damages becomes real. Just look at this sword; the mark it left is actually there."

The audience were silently conversing among themselves, all thinking that Mayze and Mimi were right about Bella being a monster. Of course, the Obelisk in question got bothered by those words.

In the audience, Judai and Alex looked around, not believing that people were starting to agree with the two Ras just for something that wasn't intended.

"I can't believe these guys!" Alex said.

"Yeah. It's not like Bella wanted to hurt them anyway!" Judai agreed.

"Hey! Why don't you all shut up!" Naruto shouted. Being a duel monster, however, no one can hear him except for a selected few.

"Maybe... I shouldn't be here after all..." Bella sadly muttered.

All the murmurs in the crowd about Bella was starting to get to Kohaku. In fact, it only brought back memories of the times when many people heard about her late sister's powers and accused her of being a monster.

"I just hope it's not going to affect the duel. After all, this duel is Bella's chance to prove herself, if that duel she had with me didn't do anything for her."

"I... I end my turn..." Bella spoke.

Kohaku looked at her with a worried look. "Bella..."

"My turn!" Mayze drew her next card. "I activate my second Piece Exchange! I send my two Pawn Butterfly Soldiers to Special Summon Princess Butterfly and Rook Butterfly Tower!" The two pawns became a princess and a heavily armored butterflies. At least, they would've looked like one if it wasn't for Circus Show.

Princess Butterfly: Level 4/EARTH/Insect/1500 - 600 = 900 ATK/1500 DEF

Rook Butterfly Tower: Level 5/EARTH/Insect/2000 - 600 = 1400 ATK/2600 DEF

"Next, I activate Magnum Shield! This card can only be equipped to Warrior-type monsters! While in Defense Position, the equipped monster gains DEF equal to its ATK!"

"Huh? But both your monsters are Insect-Types," Kohaku said.

"While Princess Butterfly is on the field, Rook Butterfly Tower is considered as a Warrior-Type!" Mayze explained, as a broken shield of some kind appeared in the armored butterfly's... hands?

Rook Butterfly Tower: 2600 + 1400 = 4000 DEF

"I end my turn."

"I don't know what that was for, but draw!" Kohaku drew her next card. "Hola~! Bonjour~! Hello, everybody~!" Everyone disregarded their fear for Bella's power and focused completely on Kohaku's dueling style. "Does anyone know what we're up to?"

"The Grand Finale!" the audience all answered.

"Yes! Yes! Yes! And not only that; this is the Grand Finale, Part 1!"

"Part 1?" Mayze repeated.

"Do you mean to tell me, that you're calling the end on this turn and your next turn?" Mimi guessed.

"Nope. I'm calling the end on my turn and my partner's turn!" the 'Circus Freak' duelist corrected.

"You mean... you want that monster to kill us?"

"You're crazy! I knew there was something wrong with you from the very beginning!" Mayze accused.

Kohaku lightly glared at the two Ras. "Bella's not going to kill you. I trust her. That's why I'm calling this the first part of the Grand Finale!"

Said Obelisk couldn't help but stare at her partner. "Kohaku..."

"Firstly! I summon Circus Freak Destiny!" The child Time Space Magician appeared on the field.

Circus Freak Destiny: Level 2/DARK/Spellcaster/500 ATK/500 DEF

"Next, with Circus Show's effect, a Circus Counter is gained and my opponent's monsters have themselves more make-up!" Princess Butterfly's crown became a clown's hat and Rook Butterfly Tower's shield became a frisbee.

Princess Butterfly: 900 - 200 = 700 ATK

Rook Butterfly Tower: 1400 - 200 = 1200 ATK/4000 - 200 = 3800 ATK

"Next, I activate my Magic Card, Team Performance! With this card, a 'Circus Freak' monster I control gains 300 ATK for each Circus Counter on the field! However, in exchange, that monster can attack a number of times equal to the number of 'Circus Freak' monster on the field!"

"Right now, there are two 'Circus Freak' monsters on your field. You're only going to lose an attack," Mimi calmly analyzed.

"That's right. And that's one cost I'm willing to pay! I give Circus Freak Rune Magician all that power!" The cyan magician grew as his power was increasing by the three rings on his staff and the four balloon balls.

Circus Freak Rune Magician: 3000 + (7 x 300) = 5100 ATK

"Battle! Rune Magician attacks Robo Dino Warrior! Ancient Light Blaster!" Rune Magician ran forward. Destiny got in front and gave the older monster a lift in his jump. In mid-air, Rune Magician flashily released a beam of light at the robotic monster, destroying it.

Insectzoid: 6700 LP
Kohaku and Bella: 7200 LP

"When Robo Dino Warrior is destroyed, I can Special Summon a 'Robo Dino' monster used to summon this card from my Graveyard. I Special Summon Robo Dino Red Rex from my Graveyard," Mimi explained, as the red mechanical dinosaur appeared on the field in Defense Mode.

Robo Dino Red Rex: 2000 - 800 = 1200 ATK

"Now attack Princess Butterfly! Repeated Ancient Light Blaster!"

"Rook Butterfly Tower's monster effect! When Princess Butterfly is targeted for an attack or card effect, the attack or effect is redirected to Rook Butterfly Tower! Protection Wall!" The armored butterfly stepped in the way of the attack and took the beam.

"I end my turn. And Rune Magician's ATK returns to normal."

Circus Freak Rune Magician: 5100 - 2100 = 3000 ATK

"My turn. Draw." Mimi drew her next card. She smirked at the sight of it. "I activate my Magic Card, Extinction Fusion! This allows me to banish Dinosaur-Type monsters from my field and Graveyard to Fusion Summon a Dinosaur-Type Fusion Monster from my deck who uses those monsters as Fusion Materials! I banish Robo Dino Red Rex, Robo Dino Brown Ceratops, Robo Dino Blue Bracchio, Robo Dino Purple Raptor, and Robo Dino Cyan Dactyl and fuse them! Fusion Summon! Ultimate Robo Dino Black Godzilla!" A huge dinosaur, big enough to reach the ceiling, appeared on the field.

Ultimate Robo Dino Black Godzilla: Level 12/EARTH/Dinosaur/? ATK/? DEF

"Unknown ATK?" Kohaku questioned.

"Something must be up," Bella said.

"There is. Black Godzilla's ATK and DEF becomes 1000 for banished 'Robo Dino' monsters!" The monstrous dinosaur let out a massive roar as its power skyrocketed.

Ultimate Robo Dino Black Godzilla: ? -} 5000 ATK/? -} 5000 DEF

"And what's more is that he is unaffected by any and all of my opponent's card effects!" She made eye-contact with her partner.

"I activate Princess Butterfly's monster effect! Once per turn, during either player's turn, I can tribute this card to double the ATK of one monster on the field! I double the ATK of Black Godzilla!" The dinosaur grew twice its own size, growing from its new-found power.

Ultimate Robo Dino Black Godzilla: 5000 x 2 = 10000 ATK

"Battle! Ultimate Robo Dino Black Godzilla! Attack Destiny and end this duel! Black God's Lightning Flare!" The monster breathed out electrical white flames at the young Spellcaster.

"Destiny's monster effect! During either player's Battle Phase, I remove a Circus Counter and draw one card! If that card is a monster, I take damage equal to its ATK and Special Summon it! If it's a Magic or Trap card, I release Destiny to Special Summon a 'Circus Freak' monster from my Graveyard! I remove Rune Magician's Circus Counter to draw a card!" One of Kohaku's Fusion Monster's rings disappeared, as the Entertainment Duelist placed her hand on her deck. "Now then, everyone, as I draw out my card, I would like you all to make a drum roll please~!" Little by little, the audience made a drum roll, increasing the tension as Kohaku slowly drew out her card. "DRAW!" She revealed the card to be-

"It's here~! Trap Card~! Miraculous Stunt~! With this, Destiny can now evolve to his older self~! Does anyone know who that older self is~?" Destiny jumped over the beam and transformed into his older self. "It's Circus Freak Time Space Magician~!"

"No way!" the two opposing Ras shouted, while everyone else in the audience cheered at the turnaround.

"And with another 'Circus Freak' monster summoned, Circus Show gains another Circus Counter~!" Another balloon ball appeared. "And lastly, our princess has now become one of us~!" Princess Butterfly became a full-fledged clown. The sight of this caused Naruto to laugh hysterically.

"AHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHA! S-Some princess! That's a princess, all right. A princess of clowns!" Naruto laughed, falling on his butt. Even Sasuke let out a smirk at the sight.

"T-That is... funny," Bella admitted, looking away from the sight before her, holding back her laugh. In fact, the audience was laughing as well.

"Quit laughing at my monster!" Mayze shouted, red in frustration. She heard a light chuckle near her and turned to see Mimi looking away, holding back a laugh. "Even you, Mimi?!"

"S-Sorry...!" she apologized, trying not to look at the condition of the insect-type. "But anyway... I can still attack! Go, Black Godzilla! Black God's Lightning Flare!" The monster let out another electrical white flames, this time at Rune Magician, since Time Space Magician was in Defense Mode.

"From my hand, I activate Miraculous Stunt!" the controller of the 'Circus Freak' monster defended.

"What are you saying? That's a trap card! You can't activate it from your hand! Especially not during another player's turn!" Mayze corrected.

"True. However, Miraculous Stunt has a loophole~ This card can be activated from my hand if I control a 'Circus Freak' monster by paying 1000 Life Points! A 'Circus Freak' monster I control cannot be destroyed in any way and I take half the Battle Damage I would've gotten from battle that includes that monster!"

"What?!" her opponents, Bella and the audience gasped.

Insectzoid: 6700 LP
Kohaku and Bella: 6200 LP

Rune Magician let out his signature attack at the flames, practically on even with his opponent's power. "For milady... I won't lose!" the Spellcaster Fusion monster shouted. He managed to cancel out the flames, creating huge fireworks.

"Oh ho! Rune Magician created such magnificent fireworks~!" Kohaku shouted at the top of her lungs in excitement.

"Beautiful..." a female Obelisk said, captivated by the fireworks.

"Awesome..." an Obelisk admitted.

Despite this, the 'Circus Freak' and ninja duelist still lost Life Points.

Insectzoid: 6700 LP
Kohaku and Bella: 2700 LP

"So you see now, Bella?" Kohaku asked her partner.

"Huh? Uh... Yeah..." the Obelisk answered.

"Good."

'See what, though?' Bella wondered. 'Was she... trying to tell me something?' It was then Bella realized something. 'That's right! Kohaku's sister was just like me. Having these dangerous powers, being seen as a monster. But wait, I saw some of Animer Circus' acts and I watched a video last night that had Kohaku and her twin in it. They both... had fun. The audience, they weren't only cheering for Kohaku; they cheered for her sister too. They loved the two of them, even though at the beginning, I wasn't able to see it that well, but I did faintly hear some people saying some horrible things about the sister. Then... Was Kohaku trying to tell me to...?'

"I end my turn," Mimi ended, bringing Bella out of her thoughts. "And at this time, Black Godzilla's ATK returns to normal. Make your move, monster." The black dinosaur returned to the size it was at before the extra boost happened.

Robo Dino Black Godzilla: 10000 / 2 = 5000 ATK

"My turn!" The dueling Obelisk placed her hand on her deck.

'I think I understand what you'r trying to tell me, Kohaku. I'll try it. And I will succeed!' Bella thought.

"DRAW!" She drew her next card. "Ladies and gentlemen~! It is now time for the ninjas to make a flashy ending~!" Everyone, including the monsters, had their attention on Bella, wondering how she's going to finish the duel, especially since she's going to copy Kohaku's dueling style.

"Like you can actually do anything nice, monster," Mayze said in disgust.

"True. But I can at least try! I activate my Trap Card, Rasengan! This card can only be activated when I have a 'Naruto' monster and a 'Shadow Token' on the field! By releasing the token, I can destroy one monster on the field and inflict damage to my opponent equal to half its ATK, even if it can't be affected by card effects!" This shocked Team Insectzoid, as the Shadow Token got close to Naruto, gathering chakra into the original's right hand.

"Take this!" the original shouted, as he charged forward at the big monster before him. He slammed the ball of chakra deep into the monster's chest. Instead of it being destroyed and gathering smoke and creating a shockwave, Black Godzilla became pixels of data. The pixels suddenly burst away from each other, like a firework.

"No way!" Team Insectzoid gasped, not believing that a monster can actually do something so beautiful.

"No bad, idiot," Sasuke complimented Naruto.

"Heh. That was a piece of cake," the blonde ninja boasted.

Insectzoid: 4200 LP
Kohaku and Bella: 2700 LP

"I activate Black Godzilla's effect! When destroyed, I can discard a 'Robo Dino' monster from my hand to Special Summon him back! In my hand, I have Robo Dino Yellow Stego! And when he's sent to the Graveyard from my hand, I can attach him to a 'Robo Dino' monster on my field!" The black dinosaur returned, along with a yellow stegosaurus, who separated and attached itself onto the Dinosaur Fusion monster, like an armor.

"I'm not done yet! I activate my other face-down card! Trap card, Scorch Release: Halo Hurricane Jet Black Arrow Style Zero! This card can only activate if 'Rasengan' is in my Graveyard and 'Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi' is on the field! It destroys and banishes all monsters on the field!"

"That won't happen this time! Trap card open, Robo Dino Enforcer! By destroying one 'Robo Dino' card on my field, I can negate and destroy an opponent's card effect!" Black Godzilla detached and threw his armor at the just activated card, destroying it.

"There goes that plan~" Mayze mocked.

Bella looked down, ashamed at herself for not doing what Kohaku hoped to do.

"It's okay, Bella," said girl spoke. The Obelisk turned to her partner. "Leave this part to me! I activate Circus Show's effect! During any player's Main Phase, when this card has five Circus Counters, I can destroy this card to destroy all of my opponent's cards!" This shocked everyone, as the circus became magical, the balloon balls all glowed and all the circus items all floated around. The tent flapped around, slowly elevating off the ground. Soon enough, the whole field magically returned to normal. "After Circus Show leaves the field, all of its Circus Counters are moved to one card on the field. That card would be Rune Magician!" The cyan magician gained more rings on his staff, bringing his counters up to seven.

"And what would that do? All you did was destroy your own card," Mayze pointed out.

"Oh did I?" The moment Kohaku asked that, Black Godzilla was suddenly in a clown's outfit.

"WHAT THE-?!" the two Ras gasped at the sudden change, while everyone else laughed at the once scary creature.

"If there are any remaining monsters on the field, their current ATK is halved~!"

"You had to do it with clowns!?" Mayze yelled.

"Again, this is my duel style!" Kohaku then made eye contact with Bella. The latter was confused as to what she had in mind, until the former looked at Sasuke then Rune Magician.

"I think I get it," she said. "I activate Sasuke's monster effect! Once per turn, he copies the effect on one other monster on the field! I'll have him copy Circus Freak Rune Magician! Sharingan!" The black-haired ninja boy's eyes turned red as he obliged to the order.

"And again, what good would that do?" the Insect Chess duelist asked.

"I seem to have left out one small detail about Rune Magician. While face-up on the field, he's considered as 'Circus Freak Time Space Magician'!" the 'Circus Freak' duelist informed.

"Meaning?" Mimi asked.

"I activate my Continuous Trap, Another Act! Once per turn, by removing one Circus Counter and one 'Circus Freak' monster from my Graveyard from play, I can activate a Magic or Trap card from any Graveyard! I remove one of Rune Magician's Circus Counter and Circus Freak Destiny from my Graveyard to activate Team Performance from my Graveyard!"

"Wait, you don't mean..." Mayze spoke, knowing what the two girls were planning. At least, one of the two were planning.

"I'll use Team Performance on Sasuke! With six Circus Counters and three 'Circus Freak' monsters, that's 1800 ATK boost and three attacks Sasuke can make!" Sasuke felt more powerful as Team Performance had an effect on him.

Konohagakure Shinobi Team 7, Sasuke: 1600 + 1800 = 3400 ATK

"Never thought being a magician would have an advantage," he commented.

"You're still a ninja though," Naruto said.

"That's not all," Bella took over. "I activate my Instant Magic, Big Return! This allows me to use a 'Once per turn' effect twice per turn!"

"Now we're getting somewhere, Bella!" her partner complimented. "I'll use Another Act's effect again and reuse Team Performance!" Sasuke felt more power rise within him.

Konohagakure Shinobi Team 7, Sasuke: 3400 + 1500 = 4900 ATK

"Battle! Sasuke! Attack Black Godzilla and Team Insectzoid! Fire Release: Great Firework!" Sasuke did as ordered and, with Kohaku's monsters blocking the clown's attacks from hitting the ninja, went under him and used his fireball technique, sending the dinosaur into the air and making a massive firework out of it, ending the duel.

Insectzoid: 0000 LP
Kohaku and Bella: 2700 LP

WINNER: KOHAKU AND BELLA!

The audience went wild at the last attack, completely dismissing the fact that Bella is a duelist with psychic powers. Which means that from there on out, she is an equal to them.

"I can't believe we lost!" Mayze shouted.

"A defeat is a defeat I suppose," Mimi stated. "Though I must admit, it was enjoyable. Probably the most I ever had."

"I... guess I can agree with you on that..."

"So, you change your mind now?" Kohaku asked, walking up to them.

"... This doesn't mean I don't see her as a monster. But I suppose she's okay now..." the 'insect' duelist said.

"Good enough for me."

"Kohaku~!" Bella suddenly jumped on her partner.

"Hey! What was that for?!"

"Can't I thank you? That was the first time, I didn't hurt anyone in a duel!"

"What about the duels we had?"

"You were used to dueling with someone like me, weren't you?"

"I suppose I can't argue with that."

The two best friends laughed off each other's comments, waving to the crowd who were still applauding for their duel. For the first time in years, Bella wasn't seen as a monster; she was now seen as a duelist. Unknown to her, in their eyes, she was seen as a fellow Entertainment Duelist.