I'm back with an all-new episode! Sorry about the small typos I accidentally left in the last episode. I forgot to pre-read through the episode before uploading (silly me). I am really sorry about the extremely long wait, but it couldn't be helped. I work a part-time job, I stay with my grandmother a lot because she's ill, I'm studying for tests, etc. Plus I had a bit of difficulty writing the episode. This episode's rating will be upped to "R" for some rather descriptive sex scenes. If you don't like to read this type of stuff, I suggest you skip it. They're not really long, though. And I hope they're not too descriptive, either, because the sight may purge the episode... I hope not. Also, in other news, I'm about to start working on Duelists of the Future's introduction movie! You know, that little intro at the beginning of a show that shows the characters with a catchy beat going on in the background. After I finish it, I'll try to find a website to upload it onto, then I'll provide the adress to the video in every episode. I hope that I can actually do this. I'll have to cancel the project if it doesn't turn out right. If I do finish it, it won't be perfect, because some characters will look younger than their ages are in the fic (the Pokemon characters are fine examples of this, especially Ash). Still, it shouldn't affect much; after all, I've already described how they look in the book, so it shouldn't be a real problem. And, I'm going to rewrite certain parts in the first few episodes (the duels for one) to correct errors I made. Well, I don't have anything else to say. Actually, I do have one more thing to say, and that's I hope you enjoy the episode! I think that line is starting to get a bit old now; perhaps I should rephrase that saying later. Ah, whatever. Go on and read.

Disclaimer: I don't own characters from Yu-gi-oh, Cardcaptors or Pokemon. I'm simply borrowing them for my fanfic. These cartoons belong to 4 Kids Entertainment, Kids Wb, and whoever else.

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Duelists of The Future- Season 1- Episode 15, 'Tribulations, Part 2' (7/4/2003)

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Previously...

A sudden surge of pain jolted in his head. It felt like a migraine's pain multiplied by 100. He couldn't help screaming out in agony. "AHH!!" he yelled. His body began to convulse, twitch, and spasm, and intense pain began to eminate from all areas of his body.

"Brock? What's happening?!" Tristan looked on in horror. A wave of dizziness hit Brock, and he slowly drifted into unconsciousness. His body bumped the ground with an audible thud.

"Brock!" Tristan scurried over to his best friend's side. Brock was still spasming rather badly, then he suddenly stopped. "Oh my goodness, oh my goodness, oh my goodness," Tristan spat out swiftly. He pulled Brock up and mounted the boy's body onto his back, then darted out of the tint, heading toward the nearest medical center.

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"Joey, Misty? What's up?!" it spoke. Both Misty and Joey turned around to see who it was. Geoff was standing there with a large smile on his face. The two began to smile upon looking at him. "I didn't know you two were out here!" exclaimed Geoff.

"Geoff? What's up, bro?!" Joey laughed and approached the man, with Misty. Misty threw her arms around Geoff, hugging him tightly.

"Oh.. it's so great to see you again, Geoff!" she smiled while hugging. Geoff returned the hug fully, then they let go.

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Seto pulled a card up from his deck and got the Blue Eyes White Dragon. [Perfect! Now all I need to do is hold out for the other two, then I'm set! I've already the cards in my hand needed to execute my strategy!]

"All right! Your Judgeman is toast, Kaiba! I call on the Red Eyes Black Dragon, in attack mode!" Ash yelled out, much to Seto's surprise. The holocard appeared, then a large black ball appeared which dissipated as the card rose out of the ground screeching.

ATK: 2400 DEF: 2000

"Red Eyes Black Dragon, attack Judgeman! Inferno Fire Blast!!" Ash shouted. The monster reared back, then fired a huge ball of fire into Judgeman, which caused a massive explosion to erupt on Seto's side of the field. He struggled to keep his balance as wind blew against him, and thick smoke covered his field. When it faded, there wasn't a trace of Judgeman left. Ash smirked in satisfaction.

Seto's Life Points- 500

"You're getting closer and closer to defeat, Seto. You may be the World Champion, but I'm a better duelist than you'll ever be. Admit it, I've had you on the ropes since the match began."

"You lie! You haven't been pounding on me throughout the whole duel!"

"Our current life points tell all, Seto," Ash responded.

***Ash's Life Points- 1200/Seto's Life Points- 500***

"See the difference? You're gonna have to kick your game up a few notches before you can even begin to give me a challenge. This duel has been easy so far," Ash told him.

"You may just be getting your wish, and that's sooner than you think," Seto murmered to himself.

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Geoff: "Mai Valentine I presume?" he spoke.

Mai: "Who are you supposed to be?" she asked.

"The name's Geoff Okasinski. I'm here to challenge you to a duel and win back my old friends cards and star chips." he told her boldly.

"What are you talking about?"

"You have the stars and three cards of a friend of mine, Joey Wheeler; and you have another friends stars, Misty Chase. In case you don't know, I'm here to win them back."

(Later, after presenting a lot of prizes Mai would win if she beat Geoff, the duel began. Current life points at this point in time: Mai- 1400 | Geoff- 3000)

"I guess this dragon will help me now, well Mai say goodbye to Harpy Lady, for I now play Tri-Horn Dragon in attack mode!" The card loaded and Tri- Horn Dragon appeared on the field, growling ferociously.

ATK: 2850 and DEF: 2350

Mai's eyes widened in shock. "Tri-Horn Dragon, attack her Harpy Lady with Tri-Slash!'" With that the Dragon attacks Harpy Lady, but before it could strike, a crystalized wall suddenly sprung out of the ground, protecting Harpie Lady. Geoff's monster slashed the wall three times, but it received an equal attack from its reflection.

ATK: 1425 DEF: 1175

"Now, your monster is doomed! Harpie Lady, attack Tri-Horn Dragon! Whiplash Attack!" Mai shouted. The Mirror Wall lowered back into the ground, allowing Harpie Lady passage. It twirled its rope around in a elegant fashion before lashing out with it. Striking Tri-Horn Dragon right in the chest, the monster screamed before erupted into lots of pieces.

Geoff's Life Points- 2325

"Ha! I sacked one of your toughest monsters, Geoff, what do you have to say about that?"

"It's not close to being over yet, Mai. I still have a 900 plus lead over you, so you've still got a long way to go before you can even imagine winning this match," he told her, then drew a card afterwards.

"Next I'll activate my face-down magic card, Infinite Cards," (activates Infinite Cards) "And finally I play two monsters, both face-down in Defense mode," he said and carried out his command. Two face-down holocards appeared in the midnight black slots in front of him. "Make your move."

"With pleasure," Mai smirked while reaching down to draw a card. She picked it up, then her smirk formed into a gleeful smile. Geoff frowned at this, but he figured that she must've gotten a good card. But, what was it? Could it possibly be a card that could finish him off and cost him everything? Misty told him that her deck was full of surprises. What would happen?

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Down at the shores of Emerald Island, a panic striken Tristan bolted down the sandy coast, carrying his unconscious friend with him. He panted heavily as he ran as fast as his legs could carry him, with the addition Brock's weight on his back. Tristan had no idea what was wrong with his friend. Everything was fine, he seemed fine. He was eating, talking - specifically about girls like he always did - and he was laughing, playing, etc. What happened to him? Why did he suddenly start to convulse? Maybe something was bad abotu the fruit he was eating? Tristan finally reached the medical center. He bolted through the doors and ran while shouting at the top of his lungs.

"Help! Help me! Medical emergency!!!" he screamed. This got several doctors attention, and they rushed to see what all the commotion was. They approached Tristan and began to ask him questions.

"Okay, calm down, Mister," a female doctor spoke. "What's wrong with your friend?"

"He's..." before Tristan could finish, Brock began to shake and convulse violently again. He fell off Tristan's back and clashed onto the ground with an audible thud; his body was still spasming and jumping autonomously.

"Okay, get a stretcher, now!" a male doctor shouted. Another doctor ran off and grabbed a nearby stretcher, then wheeled it over to the sickly teenager. The doctors struggled to lift Brock's twitching body onto the stretcher, but they succeeded. They began to run down the hallway, pushing the stretcher along. Brock was sweating profusely as he continued to convulse; there was no control over his muscles. The doctors rushed off into the E.R. Tristan could overhear the same doctors talking with a few more.

"What's the prognosis?" another female doctor asked.

"Very severe convulsing, profuse sweating, all symptoms of a severe seisure," a man replied. The voices grew softer and softer as the doctors ran further away from Tristan. He simply stared into the two small windows on the door, wondering what was happening, and what would become of his best friend?

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***Ash's/Seto's Life Points- 1200 (Ash)/500 (Seto)***

So far, the only monster on the field was Ash's Red Eyes Black Dragon. Seto's Judgeman had just been destroyed by a powerful blast of fire from the dragon. Seto glared at Ash, then looked down at the cards in his hand. [This just disgusts me. How could some punk out of nowhere be able to last this long against me, the World Champion? He's pretty good, I have to admit, but once I execute my strategy, it'll be all over for him.] "Perhaps I should give you a teeny amount of praise since you've managed to last this long against me. Beginner's luck is working well for you, but it won't be for long."

"This isn't beginner's luck, Seto, this is skill, the skill of a true champion," Ash replied.

"That's your prerogative," Seto commented and drew a card from his deck. In his hand he held yet another Blue Eyes White Dragon. [Allright! Just perfect! All I need now is the last Blue Eyes, and I'm set to go! To keep Ash at bay, I'd better start defending myself from attacks.] "I play Saggi the Dark Clown, in defense mode," Seto said while placing the card onto the console. In a flash of light, Saggi appeared on the field laughing.

ATK: 600 DEF: 1500

Ash burst into laughter. "I'm surprised a so-called bad-ass like you would keep such a feeble card in your deck."

"I have my reasons for keeping this in my deck, punk. Go ahead and make your move."

Ash pulled up a card, then looked at it. It wasn't a very good card, so he simply added it to his hand. "For this turn, I'll attack your clown! Red Eyes Black Dragon, Inferno Fire Blast!" Ash shouted. His monster roared and shot out a huge red fireball, aimed right at Saggi. The clown didn't stand a chance. The fireball crashed onto Seto's side of the field, erupting in an explosion. Seto shielded himself from dust and such as Saggi was vaporized by the attack. When the smoke cleared, not a trace of the monster was left.

"Ha, I got this duel won," Ash mused.

"If you think you got this duel in the bag, you're wrong. This duel is far from over, and I'm gonna prove it," Seto retorted and drew a card. Unfortunately, for him, it wasn't the third Blue Eyes White Dragon, but it could still be used regardless. He slapped it onto the console. "Hitosume Giant, in defense mode!" The monster jumped out of its holocard and growled.

ATK: 1200 DEF: 1000

"Red Eyes, you know what to do! Destroy Hitosume Giant!" Ash commanded. Red Eyes Black Dragon spewed out its fireball and blew Hitosume Giant into pieces. Seto growled at the might of Ash's monster, but he knew it would not be standing there for long. If he could just draw the third Blue Eyes White Dragon, this match would be a cinch. He reached out to grab a card. Pulling it up, it still wasn't what he was looking for. He simply added it to his hand.

"All right, enough playing around. Even though I don't have all the cards I want as of now, I can still kill your stupid dragon. Behold.. (pulled card out of his hand).. the supreme might of the ultra-rare, legendary Blue Eyes White Dragon!" Seto exclaimed as he slammed down the card. Ash gasped in shock as Blue Eyes White Dragon materialized onto the field in a brilliant display of white lights. It growled fericously as it stared into the eyes of its opponent.

ATK: 3000 DEF: 2500

"Nothing can stop your puny, inferior Red Eyes Black Dragon from tasting the incredible destruction of my superior dragon! Go, Blue Eyes White Dragon, attack your rival now! White Lightning Attack!" Seto shouted. Ash braced himself for harsh winds and fierce shaking. The Blue Eyes reared back and powered a ball of pure lightning in its mouth, then shot it out at Red Eyes in the form of a destructive beam. The beam tore through Red Eyes Black Dragon, causing the monster to scream out in pure pain before exploding into pieces. Smoke covered the field, fierce winds blew against Ash, and Seto laughed in glee.

Ash's Life Points- 600

"Now the score is nearly tied, punk, and I have yet to unleash the most powerful creature my deck can muster," Seto quipped.

"Oh yeah? Well, here's a news flash for you Seto, neither have I," snapped Ash.

"We'll see which of us is truly the stronger duelist in due time. And I am certain it is I."

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Domino City was a sprawling, bustling city, but there were a few secluded spots in the area. One of those such spots had a large, white iron fence built around a huge, three story, traditional red brick mansion. Several stone fish sat on the front lawn of the house, and out of their mouths shot large, tall arches of crystal clear water. The green grass was neatly trimmed all around the house. Pathways made of the finest stone paved walkways around various places of the gardens. There was a huge aquamaze in the backyard of the house. The aquamaze was constructed much like a hedgemaze, but instead, gentle water was flowing down walls made of stone rocks, and the waters deposited into small canals which ran adjacent to the stone pathways within the maze. Within the aquamaze, sat a rather large, golden jacuzzi. It was currently on, meaning that the waters were gushing about in a soothing, relaxing manner. Under the surface of the water, were two, naked figures rolling about, kissing passionately in the buoyant, watery setting. One of the figures was Maximillion Pegasus, and the other was Sakura Avalon. They were obviously enjoying the presence of each other. Their lips pressed against one another's and they continued kissing, both enjoying every minute of the tranquil, serene, bubbly, and gurgly moment. Eventually, the two slowly stopped, looking deeply into each other's eyes. Sakura gently ran her hand through Pegasus's platinum hair while smiling. The two floated back up to the surface, where their heads slowly emerged out of the water. Both took in a few breaths of air.

"Oh, Maximillion, I love you so much," Sakura spoke.

"And I.. you..." he returned. Her smiled widened, and he began to smile too. They started to lean into yet another kiss, but without warning, a ringing sound interrupted. It was Pegasus's cell phone. His clothes were lying about on the ground; he reached over and pulled the small phone out of his pants pocket. He pressed a button before holding the phone up to his ear.

"Pegasus here."

"Mr. Pegasus, there is someone here who wishes to see you," his loyal guard and companion, Croquet, told him. "She says it is somewhat urgent."

"Tell her I'm on my way," Pegasus said, then clicked the phone off.

"Who is that?" Sakura asked.

"There's a businesswoman who wishes to see me. I must go," Pegasus replied.

"Do you have to, Maximillion? Everything's so perfect right now; why let some businesswoman ruin everything?"

"You know that I have a business to run, sweetie," Pegasus said soothingly. He caressed Sakura's soft face and smiled. "Don't worry, I won't be gone long." And with that, he stood up and began climbing out of the tub. Sakura was engrossed at Pegasus's "features" as he climbed out.

[Ohh... his penis is so cute... and so his ass... and his pecs... and... everything...] Sakura's mind began to drown in thoughts pertaining to Pegasus. She loved him so much. She loved everything about him, from his sweet, gentle voice, to his lovely, platinum hair, to his penis, Sakura was simply infatuated with the man. She could not get enough of him. When he was away, she felt as if she could not go on without seeing him. She just had to hear his voice, feel his lips, suck his penis, touch his balls, lick his tongue, and caress his face every single day. After climbing out of the jacuzzi, Pegasus quickly put on his articles of clothing and began to walk away. He looked back at Sakura and smiled.

"I will be back, promise," he stated. Sakura smiled and watched him go.

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Several weeks had passed. Maximillion Pegasus had to go away on a business trip to discuss business. He was settling an agreement with someone. Sakura lay in her bedroom (of her own house), lost in thought. She had no idea how long Pegasus would be gone. Business trips always took a long time, and she absolutely hated them. They always seemed to appear just when everything is perfect, when their love is at their peak, when she can see in his eyes that he's pondering the big question... (yes, I know Sakura is a minor in this fic). Once he comes back, he seems just... distant. That sparkle of love and excitement in his eyes doesn't appear to be there anymore. It's as if someone drains it from him... "it" being his love for her. When he comes back, he appear to love her, but it doesn't be nearly as intense as it would be before he left to go on a business trip. Sakura didn't know why Pegasus would act that way. She thought that he would be even more obsessed with her after being parted from her for over three weeks or so, but when he come back, he seems empty. The intense drive, the spark of love, it will have vanished. It's like she has to work it back into him, or like she has to climb up the career ladder of his love all over again until she gets near the top, then he leaves and it all goes away. Then, when he comes back, she has to work back up all over again. Sakura decided that she had enough of this mysterious behavior. She was going to find out why he acted that way, and she was going to confront him about it.

Oblivious to Sakura, her man had found himself another woman on this business trip. In the background, R. Kelly's "Snake" blared over speakers. They were "working" to the rhythm and beat of the song. He fell onto the bed with the woman on top of him, kissing her ravenously. She returned the kisses fully and moaned raucously while rolling over, putting Pegasus on top of her. Pegasus began to grab and rub her breasts while kissing her; his face was one of pure joy and happiness. Both of them moaned passionately. Pegasus stopped kissing her, then rubbed and licked on her stomach in an aggressive fashion.

"How do you like that? How do you like that? How do you like that, my Cecilia?!" he shouted while rubbing and licking. Cecilia laughed and moaned while Pegasus continued.

"That's right, work it, work it, work it!" she yelled. "Give it to me, Pegsy! Ohh!" she snatched Pegasus's head back down toward her and kissed him rousingly. Pegasus returned the kiss and moaned passionately while doing so. He stopped and sat up again, then grabbed his penis and stuck it down into Cecilia's pussycat. Cecilia pulled herself up into a sitting position and Maximillion leaned down toward her; the two began to kiss once again. Pegasus turned his penis from left to right inside Cecilia's pussycat, and she giggled. "Snake" continued blaring over the powerful speakers...

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More weeks had passed by. After Pegasus's very intense business trip, he had returned back to Domino City. Sakura, completely and utterly oblivious as to what happened, greeted Pegasus with open arms and showers of kisses. Strangely, and much to Sakura's surprise, he didn't seem distant this time around. He acted like a man who hadn't seen his lover in years, and finally got in contact with her again. This made Sakura really happy, and she quickly forgot about confronting him.

"I'm so glad to see you again, Maximillion," Sakura told him. Pegasus rubbed his hand through her long, (brown) spiraled hair and smiled.

"So am I, my darling," he answered. Sakura smiled at this, and she slowly leaned into another kiss. Her lips met his and she began to french kiss him passionately. Pegasus returned the favor gently; the two stood there engrossed in a moment of love, passion, and romance.

Time went by. The orange sky that accomidated evening times had faded into a nighttime sky. A full moon was out, and beautiful stars decorated the sky, making it a gorgeous sight to all eyes. Sakura was in the living room of her house eating a tangerine while looking through a celebrity magazine featuring all the hottest celebs. Pegasus told her that he was beat from the hectic business trip, so she left him so that he could get proper rest. She wanted to help him out by cooking him his favorite meals with a "Sakura" twist to them, but he insisted that she should go home, and that his butlers were taking care of everything. Although she tried, she just didn't want to stay away, and couldn't stay away. She hadn't seen him in about a month. Sakura sat the magazine on the couch and ate the last bit of the tangerine; she slipped on some glass sandals (specially made for her by Pegasus) and stood. She looked at herself in a mirror to make sure her hair was still perfect, then she walked toward the front entrance of her house. She opened the door and stepped outside, then she locked the door back with a key before leaving. Moments later, she arrived at Pegasus's mansion. She cleared her throat before knocking on the door. A few seconds passed by before a butler opened the door.

"Um, I'm here to see Mr. Pegasus," she stated.

"And you are?"

"Sakura Avalon. I'm a close friend," she replied.

"Would you like me to go get Mr. Pegasus, ma'am?" the butler offered, but Sakura shook her head in response.

"No thanks, I want to surprise him," she said while grinning.

"Very well." The butler stepped out of the way, leaving her room to walk inside the house. Sakura smiled while walking inside. The butler closed the door and walked off in order to tend to cleaning. At this time of night, Pegasus could be found in his bedroom enjoying a glass of champagne while reading a comic, so Sakura immediately headed for his room. The house was huge, so it took a little while to reach her destination. When she did, she noticed something that was pretty unusual. Some loud hip-hop music could be heard, and it was coming from inside the room. Sakura was a little puzzled by this, since Pegasus generally had no liking for loud music; he preferred soft, easy listening music, or classical style music. Sometimes he would play soft jazz ballads, and the music would always be played on a soft volume. It was weird to hear him playing hip-hop, especially at a loud volume. Sakura slowly walked toward the bedroom doors, the glass sandals giving off a "clack" like sound with each step she took on the marble floor. She wondered what he was doing in there... Some voices could be heard. They could barely be heard over the blaring music, but Sakura still managed to pick them up. Who was that and what were they doing in there? She would never know until she opened the door and found out. Approaching the door, Sakura noticed that it was slightly cracked open. She carefully placed her hand on the door and pushed it open a little bit to get a better view of the room. What was inside nearly caused her to have a heart attack...

Missy Elliot's "Pussycat" blared over speakers. Inside the bedroom, there was Pegasus laying naked on his bed, with a naked woman (Cecilia) on top of him! She was groaning seductively as Pegasus jammed his penis into Cecilia's pussycat and started making "grrr" noises (they were rocking and moving to the beat of the song during all those motions, too). The woman growled back and the two began to let out piss... then both began to laugh. Afterwards, Cecilia forced Pegasus onto his back. She streched his butt cheeks open, then stuck her head into the crack and began licking each side like a primal animal. They were both still moving to the rhythm of the song.

Sakura nearly threw up all of the tangerine she had ate before hand. It took her quite a while to regain her composure, then she decided that the show could not go on. She was going to put an end to this. The two were now rolling around like gorillas, kissing, licking, and biting all over one another. They growled seductively while doing so.

"Maximillion?!!" she suddenly screamed out.

The two abrupted stopped their smoking hot sex and looked toward the doorway, where the sound came from. Of course, their eyes rested on Sakura. The girl's face showed utter disbelief at the scene she accidentally barged into, and she looked hurt. Pegasus gasped while shoving Cecilia off of him. "Sakura!" his face showed nothing but pure shock. There was NOTHING he could say to lie it off and get away with it. What he was doing was obvious as all outdoors. The song faded away, and the radio wasn't set on repeat, so the playback stopped.

Sakura simply stood there, her mouth gaped open. She was so shocked that she just couldn't bring herself to say anything as of now. Cecilia wrapped the bedspread around her body while staring at Pegasus. "Who is this, Pegsy?" she asked.

"Uh..." Pegasus's voice trailed off.

Several moments of very awkard silence passed. "You nasty... disgusting.. fucking bastard!" Sakura finally yelled out. Pegasus quickly grabbed Cecilia and ran over to the closet.

"Maximillion, what are you... ahh!" Cecilia yelped as Pegasus shoved her into the closet, then slammed the door afterwards. He locked the door, then turned to face Sakura.

"Sakura, please... it's not what you think," Pegasus rushed out. Cecilia's banging on the door could be heard in the background, along with her yelling and ordering Pegasus to let her out.

"So what is then?! Care to enlighten me?!"

"What I was doing.. it-it... it was all for the greater good of our relationship..."

"How? How is you fucking a bitch benefiting our relationship?!" Sakura shouted.

"Sakura, please, calm down and let me ex..." before Pegasus could finish, Sakura interrupted him.

"Calm down?... How dare you tell me to calm down!!" she yelled, tears beginning to run down her face. "How can you expect me to be calm when I come up here and see this.. this freak show raging on?!!"

"Sakura, just listen, okay? This is benefiting our relationship. All of the new sex 'techniques' I learned with her I will be able to deliver to you! This is all just a way for me to make better love to you!" Pegasus argued.

"Bitch!! Punk-ass bitch!! Filthy-ass bastard!!" Sakura yelled in disgust. Anger showed all over her face. "That's the lamest shit I've ever heard in my life!!!"

"The 'shit' is true, Sakura! I wanted to take my sex level up to a greater notch, and the only way I could do that is fuck someone I never fucked before! I've 'mastered' you, and I needed to introduce some..."

"SHUT UP, YOU NASTY MOTHERFUCKER!!!!" Sakura screamed at the top of lungs. A few more moments of silence passed before she continued on. "I've given you my all, Maximillion. I've given you my heart, body, and soul! I.. I loved you with all my heart! All my body! All my soul! Everything about you I loved, and all I wanted to do was make you happy...." Sakura hung her head as she sniffled and sobbed. She was hurt. She was in utter pain. All her happy dreams and fantasies about them getting married and living on a tropical island all by themselves had just been shattered. She couldn't believe Pegasus did her like that. She didn't think he could do her like that. Sakura didn't think that Pegasus had it in him.

"Sakura, just hear me..."

"I SAID DON'T TALK TO ME!!!" she snapped. Pegasus was taken aback at all her rage and anger. "Don't ever look at me, don't ever call me, don't ever speak to me, don't ever come near me again!!! Hell, don't even think about me, you worthless piece of shit!! Just stay away from me!!" Sakura couldn't stay in the house any longer. She turned and stormed out of the bedroom. She slammed the door behind her and walked down the hallway angrily. Pegasus got off the bed and ran after her.

"Sakura, wait, please!"

"Just stay in there and fuck that shell of a bitch, and keep away from me, or else..." she threatened in a scary, violent tone of voice. Pegasus didn't say anything, or move any closer to her. Sakura gave him a long, deadly stare, then turned and walked away slowly.

Entering back into her house, Sakura closed the door behind her and dropped to her knees, sobbing and crying painfully. Tears rained out of her eyes, literally. She was heartbroken by what Pegasus had just did. She couldn't believe it... the love of her life had turned on her... just like that. He seemed so obsessed and in love with her, and now he was screwing other women. There was no telling how many women he had been with before she came along, and how many he had been with while they were seeing each other. Why? Why did he do that to her? Sakura's sobs echoed off the walls of the house...

(End Flashback)

It had been about a year since those awful events. Sakura often asked herself: why should she even bother trying to win back Pegasus's love? He hurt her badly. Several months after that incident she cried. She remebered her older brother Tori trying to comfort her, but no amount of comforting he gave her could sotp her from crying. Nothing he did or said made her feel better. Pegasus really hurted her when he did that, so why should she try getting him back? Sakura just didn't want to believe that Pegasus willingly cheated on her with another woman. Maybe the woman drugged him so that he would do whatever she want, and then they started screwing each other. Maybe that's what happened. She drugged him to make him do her bidding. Sakura didn't want to believe that Pegasus chose to hurt her like he did. That tramp had something to do with it. Once she make it to his palace, she would find out everything.

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Mai giggled in glee for a little while, which made Geoff began to prepare for the worst. It had to be a pretty good card, or else she wouldn't be laughing. But what was it? Only time would tell... "Okay, pretty boy, feast your eyes on this! I play Elegant Egotist, which triples my Harpie attack force!" she yelled while throwing down the card. Geoff was a little surprised at Mai's dueling skills. She was actually turning out to be a challenge, just as Misty said before. Two more Harpie Ladies emerged from the original; three Harpie Ladies stood on the field when the magic card completed its effect.

ATK: 2450 DEF: 2100

"Now, Harpie Ladies, combine your powers, and blow away Geoff's second defense monster!" The monsters began to charge a radiant, yellow light in their hand. Yellow lines flowed out of the light, and formed a triangle. Within the triangle, a giant, red X emerged and shot out at the defense card. It plundered into the holocard and exploded; the ghost of a Guardian of the Throne Room exploded into smoke and pieces also. Geoff didn't lose any life points because the monster was in defense mode.

"Ha, ha, ha, that was certainly entertaining. Got anything else to show off, Geoff (referring to Tri-Horn Dragon)?" Mai inquired.

"Most definitely," Geoff retorted. He drew a card from the deck and grinned. It was another Exodia piece. He already had one piece laying face- down on the field, along with another face-down defense monster. He decided to keep the piece in his hand, since there was no limit to how many cards he could hold, thanks to Infinite Cards. He picked up another card out of his hand and threw it onto the field. "I play this monster card, face- down," he said, then watched the holocard materialize.

"Still chickening, hunh?" Mai quipped. "I thought a big guy like you took it like it came; I didn't know you ran from people, especially a little girl like me."

"I'm not chickening, Mai, I'm simply using a tactic. Go ahead and make your move," he replied.

"With pleasure." Mai pulled a card out of her deck and smiled. "All right, this is great. I play this magic card, Gorgon's Eye!" she yelled and placed it down. Geoff let out a slight gasp and Mai chuckled. "Just watch the field, Geoff. I don't think you're gonna like this one bit."

Both of Geoff's defense monsters suddenly loaded; the two monsters being Spirit of the Harp and Sangan. Then, they slowly began to turn into stone. "Both my defense monsters have turned into stone!" Geoff exclaimed.

"Bingo!" Mai returned, then laughed. "And the best part is, once I destroy one of your 'stoned' monsters, half of their defense points will be deducted from your life points! Harpie Ladies, combine your power and attack Spirit of The Harp!!" she shouted in glee. The three sisters forged the giant X with their powers and launched it at Spirit of the Harp. The attack tore through the stone monster and obliterated it. Geoff shielded his eyes from the light. "Guess what? Since you lose half of the monster's defense power, and Spirit of the Harp's defense power was 2000, you lose 1000 life points!"

Geoff: 1325 LP | Mai: 1400 LP

"Oh, shit," Geoff muttered.

"Oh, look! I'm actually winning the duel! I've got a 75 point lead over you! I know it's not much, but it's a start nonetheless," Mai pointed out. "Well, my turn is over, so make your move."

Geoff pulled a card out of the deck, which turned out to be Witch of the Black Forest. [Oh no! This is bad because the moment I try to play this card in defense mode, Mai's trap card will activate and turn it into one large, stone target.] He decided to add the card to his hand, then noticed a card in his hand. He placed it face-down onto the field in the magic/trap zone.

"Hmm... gotta be hiding something of importance under that holocard of yours. I wonder what it could be?" Mai spoke. She grabbed a card from her deck, but didn't get what she wanted. She added it to her hand and began to think carefully about her next move. If she attacked and it turned out being some kind of trap card, or magic card, that could destroy her Harpie Ladies, her entire strategy will be wrecked. On the other hand, that card could be there just to throw her off... what should she do? Geoff could be counting on her to be precautious and end her turn without attacking his 'stoned' Sangan. He could also be counting on her to attack so that he can flip up a surprise card that could kill her.

"I'm just gonna take a chance and attack Sangan! Harpie Ladies, Exterminator attack!" she yelled, her voice carrying a slight bit of worry in it. The monsters charged up the attack and unleashed the giant red X at Sangan; the X tore through the torso of the creature and caused it to combust into thousands of pieces with a loud bang sounding. "And since it was a monster effected by Gorgon's Eye, half of Sangan's defense power will be deducted from your life points!"

Geoff's Life Points- 1025

Geoff frowned slightly while Mai giggled. "You won't be giggling for long, I promise you," he told her and drew a card afterwards. It turned out to be Magical Hats, which could prove to be useful. "I play one card face-down, then..." Drawing another card from his hand, he slapped it onto the console. "...I'll play one more card face-up, in attack mode," he stated, then watched the two holocards appear on the field, one of them bringing forth Lady Assailant of Flames.

ATK: 1500 DEF: 1000

"Not much else you can do, hunh? You can't defend yourself, because Gorgon's Eye will turn any of your monsters to giant stone statues the moment you do. Well, I'm not going to waste time running off at the mouth all day. I wanna defeat you so I can get my rewards," she smirked (her eyes twinkled in delight, anime style) while drawing her card. "Perfect! Just the card I've been waiting for! Go, Harpie's Pet Dragon, in attack mode!" she yelled while throwing down the card. After a fireball erupted next to the Harpie Lady Sisters, the reddish, pinkish dragon found itself on the field, right next to its masters.

"And of course, my dragon gets a 300 attack point power boost for every Harpie Lady on the field. Count up three, which means my dragon gets a 900 point power boost!"

ATK: 2900 DEF: 2500

"And now, Harpie's Pet Dragon, attack Lady Assailant of Flames with Fearsome Fire Blast!" The dragon wasted no time and spewed out a powerful beam of fire, aimed right at Geoff's monster. As the attack neared closer and closer, Geoff suddenly activated his card.

"Not so fast, Mai! I'm invoking the powers of Magical Hats!" he announced, much to Mai's surprise.

"No, not those damn hats!"

Four hats suddenly sprung up out of nowhere, and they covered all the monsters on Geoff's side of the field, which included: the one Exodia piece, and Lady Assailant of Flames. The hats shuffled around at incredible speeds before stopping; the fire blast plastered into the fourth hat (the one of the far right) and obliterated it. Smoke covered the area for a short while, but when it faded, Mai's attack hadn't affected any of Geoff's monsters. "Ha! You missed, Mai!"

"Fuck," she muttered while rolling her eyes.

Geoff pulled up a card from his deck. It was Jirai Gumo. It was a pretty powerful card, but it couldn't even take down the Harpie Lady Sisters, let alone the dragon. Playing it in defense mode would do no good, either, because Gorgon's Eye would turn it into stone. There had to be something he could do. There was only one hat currently on the field that didn't have anything underneath it; the other two did. If Mai attacked the right one, she could wipe him out. It was too much of a gamble. But right now, the gamble was pretty much the only option he had. He didn't have any other options left as of now. He sighed heavily and prepared himself for the utmost worst. "No move this time, I end my turn."

"You may not have a move to make, but I do. Pet Dragon, aim for the far left hat and fire!"

Harpie's Pet Dragon roared and fired the blast. Mai clenched her fists tightly, hoping she hit the hat with the Lady Assailant of Flames underneath. Only time would tell...

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The gray, steel doors slid open, and Pegasus walked out. He was in the dungeon chambers of his palace. It had been a little while since he last confronted Morty about the Millenium Key, and now, he was trying once again. He was growing tired of all this constant torturing, which was really a violent way of begging the boy for what he wanted. Pegasus never begged anyone for anything before (unless you count the one time he tried to beg for Sakura's forgiveness), and he certainly did not want to beg now, but since the circumstances called for it, he just had to swallow his pride and do it. He had a Digital Voodoo Doll in his hand. A modification of the standard Voodoo Doll he used last time, the Digital Voodoo Doll was nothing more than the magic of the regular Voodoo Doll transferred into a small, digital device via witchcraft. This gave him even more violent options of pain because, instead of carrying out an action with his hands as he did before, all he had to do was type in an action, and the computer would do it for him. Therefore, he could type in whimsical actions that he could not do on his own, the computer matrix would do it to the doll, and the doll's magic would relay the pain over to Morty. Last time he used the standard version, Morty came close to telling. With the enhanced Voodoo Doll working against on his side, chances are Morty would spill how to get the key off his neck.

"I could probably have the Millenium Key already. What stopped me that time was when that bitch-ass punk Duke staged an invasion to get his revenge. But now, since Duke ran from me to escape the awesome powers of my Millenium Eye, nothing should stop me from getting the key." Pegasus approached the cell; within Morty was chained to the wall, still. There was a feeding tube connected to him to supply him with food and water since he refused to eat it on his own. Lowering the force field, Pegasus stepped inside and grinned sinisterly.

"Hello, Morty boy, long time no see," he spoke in his usual, bugsome and irking manner.

Morty looked up and saw him. His facial expression turned into a scowl upon laying eyes on him. He began talking in a icy manner. "What the hell do you want now, Pegasus?"

"Oh, now, don't be so hostile," Pegasus quipped, taking steps toward him. "And what kind of question is that? (his voice changed to a more serious tone) You know good and well what I'm down here for."

"Going after my key again? When will you learn? You can keep me down here until I wither and die, but you'll never get this from me, dick. This is a family heirloom, passed down from generation to generation, and I'm not about to let you disrupt our family tradition."

"How touching. Maybe I should just pull my nose out of your business and let you fuckers continue your silly tradition... Not! That Millenium Key has only one owner, and that owner will be me! I'm telling you right now, Morty, you'd better give that key to me, or else, you're gonna have a whole world of pain and suffering to deal with," Pegasus threatened.

"Bring it on, then," Morty retorted. "When my father gave this key to me, he told me to guard it with my life."

Pegasus scowled at Morty's defiant behavior. "Fine then. You wanna play rough? Let's play rough then." He whipped out the Digital Voodoo Doll. "Remeber the Voodoo Doll, Morty? (Morty gasped) The little Voodoo Dolly? The last time I used it on you, you were begging me to stop. It looked as though you were actually pondering the thought of giving up the key. And I wasn't doing much to the doll. This is the enhanced version, the Digital Voodoo Doll. When I get through with you this time, you'll be begging me to stop."

Morty's voice changed from the defiant manner it had before to one of slight fear. "I'm not afraid of you, Pegasus. Do... do your worst."

"As you wish, ass," Pegasus snapped. To give Morty a warning of what he was about to endure, he simply typed in a command to break the Voodoo Doll's neck. The exact pain a person feels when their neck is broken pulsed through Morty's neck, but he didn't die. It was all in his head. That was the specialty of using a Voodoo Doll, and it gave Pegasus an advantage. He could do whatever he wanted to the doll, and Morty would feel it as if it was actually happening to him, but it really wasn't. He groaned as his eyes rolled up in his head due to the pain. Pegasus decided to get much more violent and rougher. He twisted the head of the doll off (of course, he's typing the actions in), making Morty cry out in pure pain. Pegasus jammed the head back into the doll and made it pop out the doll's penis. He clashed the doll's two kidneys together, then mashed it into the heart of the doll. Pegasus made the doll throw up all of its insides, and in turn, all the pain associated with the last actions were carried out on Morty.

"AAAUUGH!!!!!" he screamed. The pain was too much to bear...

"How do you like that, Morty-boy? Will you give up the key, hmm?" Pegasus inquired. Morty shook his head in response. "Still trying to be brave, hunh? I guess you need a more violent demonstration of the Digital Voodoo Doll's wrath?" Pegasus began typing on the keys again. He blew the penis off the doll, then jammed a dog's head, which was filled with large spikes, into the hole. He made more spikes suddenly spring out of the doll's eyes. He started cooking the doll from the inside out by making his blood temperature rising to 300 degrees Kelvin. Last but not least, he placed a woman's womb into the body. Since a womb DID NOT belong there, it caused excruiating pain to eminate from Morty's body. To finish it off, Pegasus made Morty deliver a child in a second. Morty screamed out inhuman screams of pain. Pegasus began to laugh wickedly.

"How do you like that, little punk? Do you surrender, or do you prefer more pain?" he asked him, then began to laugh sinisterly. His laugh echoed off the walls of the dungeons.

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Ash: 600 LP | Seto: 500 LP

The duel was drawing to a close; soon some one would be victorious. Seto's Blue Eyes White Dragon was the only monster currently on the field. It had just obliterated Ash's Red Eyes, which meant that it was Ash's turn to move. He picked up a card, which turned out to be Dark Magician. It could come in handy a little later. He added the card to his hand, then grabbed another card from his hand and slapped it onto the console on his arm.

"I play this monster, Cannon Soldier, in defense mode," he spoke, then the monster materialized onto the field afterwards.

ATK: 400 DEF: 1300

"What a measly card," Seto mused while drawing another card. It still wasn't the third Blue Eyes! Getting a bit frustrated, he threw the card into his hand, then looked up at his monster. "All right, Blue Eyes White Dragon, attack Ash's Cannon Soldier now!" he snapped.

The monster complied with Seto and powered up it's attack. It roared sinisterly while shooting the beam at Cannon Soldier. The soldier exploded into pieces upon being hit with the beam. The beam left a large radius of damage in the spot also. "Take that, punk!"

Ash frowned and drew another card. "I'll play two cards face-down, then I'll play: Armed Ninja, in defense mode!" he yelled. The cards appeared on the field, then Armed Ninja jumped out of its holocards, making its trademark battle cry.

ATK: 300 DEF: 300

Seto couldn't help but laugh. "I can't believe you have such a ridiculous piece of shit in your deck! Then again, your deck isn't nothing but shit, so it's not surprising that such a wimpy monster like that found its way into your feeble deck."

"Shut it, and make your move!" Ash retorted.

"Don't tell me what to do, you pop-eyed fucker! I move when I'm ready!" Seto shot back, then pulled up a card. To his surprise, it was the third Blue Eyes White Dragon! Seto's lips curved into a huge smile. "Hahaha, I guess it's over for you. You put a pretty decent fight for a sissy, but now, the end has come. At least, for you it has. Prepare to meet your doom! First, I play these two cards from my hand, both being Blue Eyes White Dragon, in attack mode!" Seto announced. The monsters loaded onto the field, both growling fericously at Ash. "Now I play the magic card Polymerization, which I'll use to fuse all three of my Blue Eyes White Dragons, into one monster of unparralled wrath and might!"

"Oh no..." Ash's voice trailed off. The monsters were surrounded by bright light, then they began to slowly fuse together. "This is bad..."

"This is the end of the line for you, punk! After what you've shown me, nothing in that deck of yours can stand a chance against the might of my monster! You're doomed!" Seto taunted. After a while, the fusion finally completed, and when the light faded, Ash found himself face-to-face with one large, mammoth-sized creature. The dragon had three seperate roars all merged into one, and it let out a bellow like none before.

"That dragon is huge... but I'm ready for it..." Ash muttered.

"Behold, the legendary Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon!" Seto shouted in pride and triumph.

ATK: 4500 DEF: 3800

"You may as well call it quits. Nothing you have can save you from my dragon's wrath! And to ensure my victory, I play one last card, Lord of Dragon, in defense mode! This card makes all magic and trap cards useless against any dragon on the field!" Seto slapped down another card onto a slot, causing the monster to appear on the field.

ATK: 1100 DEF: 1200

"Oh no... it's not gonna work now," Ash said quietly.

"Now, Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon, attack Ash's Armed Ninja now! Neutron Blast attack!!" The dragon began to power up its attack. Electricity began to spark as the dragon's three heads began to power a charge. Electricity began sparking furiously as the attack reached it full potential. Suddenly, the dragon unleashed the mighty attack at Ash's monster. Upon connecting, an enormous explosion erupted. Armed Ninja was obliterated, and the groud shook due the dragon's immense strength. Ash struggled to keep his balance and shielded his eyes from the light.

Seto laughed menacingly. "That's right, you little punk. Tremble and cower to the might of my monster. Now that your last monster has been wiped out, on my next turn, I can finish you off!"

"Fat chance!" Ash quipped sarcasticly. He grabbed a card from his deck, which turned out to be Witch's Apprentice. [Allright! Just what I needed! I can play this in combination with my Dark Magician, and have that massive dragon obliterated in no time! I gotta be careful, though.] Grabbing the Dark Magician, he placed the two cards onto the console. "I play Witch's Apprentice in defense mode, and Dark Magician, in attack mode!" Ash stated, and after a few seconds, the monsters found themselves on the field, staring into the menacing eyes of Seto's mighty creature.

(Dark Magician) ATK: 2500 DEF: 2100 | (Witch's Apprentice) ATK: 1000 DEF: 500

"And, in case you didn't know, Witch's Apprentice has a special effect which raises all Dark type monster's attack and defense points by 500, including herself!"

(Dark Magician) ATK: 3000 DEF: 2600 | (Witch's Apprentice) ATK: 1500 DEF: 1000

"Wow. How nice," Seto said, with no nervousness in his voice. He wasn't phased at all. "It's a nice strategy, I'll admit, but once I take out your stupid Dark Magician, it'll be all over for you. You see, Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon has 4500 attack points, whereas Dark Magician only has 3000. Do the math, and you wind up with a difference of 1500 in their attack points. You don't even have 1000 life points, which means, after my dragon gets done attacking, you will be wiped out. You've just made your last mistake, and your last move. Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon, get rid of Dark Magician! Neutron Blast!"

The Ultimate Blue Eyes powered up its attack and fired the beam straight at Dark Magician. "Hold on, Seto! I'm not out yet! Reveal face-down card: Negate Attack!" Ash yelled. Seto was a bit surprised as Ash's card activated, causing a warp field to appear in front of Dark Magician. The destructive beam clashed into the mystical warp and was absorbed. Then, the warp vanished. "Now, it's my turn again, and Dark Magician receives yet another 500 attack and defense point boost, along with the witch!"

(Dark Magician) ATK: 3500 DEF: 3100 | (Witch's Apprentice) ATK: 2000 DEF: 1500

Seto's gleeful, carefree facial expression began to fade away, being replaced with a scowl. There was no way he was going to let Ash come back and beat him, not when he was so close to winning the match, and enough stars to enter the main competition. "Hanging on desperately, aren't you? You just won't give up. You won't beat me or my Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon; I'll make sure of it."

"We'll see about that, sissy-dick." Ash pulled up a card from his deck. Looking at it, it turned out to be something else that could be of use. "I'll lay another card face-down, and end my turn."

The holocard appeared, turned over. Seto growled softly, then pulled up a card from his deck. It wasn't something he could use to reveal Ash's card, so he simply added it to his hand. "Ultimate Blue Eyes, go for the Dark Magician again! Neutron Blast!" he shouted.

"Going for the magician again, eh? I'm ready for you," Ash said to himself. The blast shot out of the dragons' mouths, heading straight for the Dark Magician. As the attack came closer and closer, Ash flipped up his face- down card. "Reveal face-down card: Magical Hats!"

"No!!!" Seto screamed in frustration. The four hats materialized onto the field, covering up Ash's monsters. They shuffled arouund quickly, then the blast of lightning struck down the first hat (the one on the far left). The deep rumbling of the explosion bounced through the cave walls. When the smoke cleared up, Seto hadn't destroyed any monster. "No!!"

"Just great! You didn't destroy anything! It's my turn again now, and my monsters receive yet another attack and defense point boost."

(Dark Magician) ATK: 4000 DEF: 3600 | (Witch's Apprentice) ATK: 2500 DEF: 2000

"They're getting stronger and stronger, Seto. If you don't find the right hat soon, it'll be all over for you," Ash taunted menacingly. He grinned in a way that would annoy the hell out of someone.

"You won't beat me, you sniveling, nasty, skinny bastard! I'm the World Champion!! My dueling skills are greater that yours will ever be!! You can't win!" Seto yelled in pure anger. "Ultimate Blue Eyes, attack the middle hat now!!" he snapped angrily. The monster complied with his order and fired the lightning blast. The blast plastered into the hat and blew it into pieces. Did the attack hit the hat with the Dark Magician underneath? Had Seto succeeded in stopping Ash's comeback plan? The answer was revealed when the smoke faded away. Seto had obliterated another empty hat.

"Not again! This can't be happening to me! I'm not supposed to be struggling against some unknown punk-ass! I'm the World Champion!"

"A title doesn't make any difference when it comes down to dueling, motherfucker. Any simpleton know that!" Ash told him, then went on to remind Seto that his monsters were getting stronger still.

(Dark Magician) ATK: 4500 DEF: 4100 | (Witch's Apprentice) ATK: 3000 DEF: 2500

"Just one more turn, Seto. One more turn and I'll be taking you down. There's no sense in attacking Dark Magician anymore. If you do, you'll wind up destroying your beloved, almighty dragon in the process. Destroying Witch's Apprentice won't do you any good either, because she's in defense mode. I won't lose any life points."

"Who cares? By destroying Witch's Apprentice, I stop your Dark Magician from getting any stronger. At this point, to attack Witch's Apprentice is a more worthwhile move to make," countered Seto.

"True, you do have a point there. But, my turn isn't over. Maybe's there's something in my deck I can use to end this here and now," said Ash as he drew a card. It turned out to be Reinforcements, which is exactly what Ash was looking for. "Well, this is it. The duel is over. I play Reinforcements, to increase my Dark Magician's attack strength by 700 points!" Ash announced. Seto couldn't help letting out a gasp of utter shock.

ATK: 5200

"What was all that you were saying? 'I won't win because you're the World Champion'. 'I can't win'. 'I'll emerge victorious in the end'. Look whose about to win, punk. Maybe next time you'll keep those stupid comments to yourself and stop demeaning your image. All right, Dark Magician, let's show this fucker what we can do! Destroy his worthless dragon with your Dark Magic Attack!" Ash commanded. The mighty mage drew his staff and shot out a large beam of powerful energy at the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon.

"I can't believe I loss... How could lose to an... to an amateur like him? How could let him beat me..." Seto's voice trailed off. He stared off into space as the attack plowed into one of the heads of the beasts and caused the head to explode. The monster roared out in pain.

Seto's Life Points- 0

The rest of the monster blew up into tons of pieces, since Seto had lost all his life points. Seto dropped to his knees, in disbelief, and shock. Ash grinned in satisfaction at the outcome of the duel. "Yeah!" he exclaimed while pushing his arm out, and pulling it back in rapidly. Powering down his system, the monsters dissappeared. Ash started to approach Seto, but he realized he was still stuck to the wall because of the chains. He snatched and yanked, and without warning, he broke the front end of the chains and his feet came out easily... Seto was still too spaced out to acknowledge what Ash had just did in front of him. He couldn't believe that a duelist from nowhere took him down. How could this happen to him? He was too great a duelist to be beaten by someone who isn't even on the map, who isn't even a blip on the radar. Ash approached Seto and extended his hand.

"Cough up the three stars you wagered on the match," he ordered in an icy tone of voice. This snapped Seto out of his trance. He realized Ash was standing next to him and jumped.

"What are you doing over here? How'd you get free?" he wondered in confusement.

"That's none of your concern. The only concern you have with me is that I won three of your stars, so hand them over at once," Ash demanded. Seto knew he couldn't hold onto the stars. The security features Pegasus had installed into the stars made it so that Ash could have security forces track his stars down if he didn't willingly give them back.

"Fine," Seto spoke, then reluctantly released three stars from his glove. He handed them to Ash, who smirked triumphantly. He gave Seto a long, deadly stare, then turned and headed for the exit of the cave. Seto didn't like this turn of events at all. He was going to have a rematch with Ash someday. And he was going to crush Ash in a stunning victory, or a humiliating defeat if you look at it from Ash's POV.

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"Well, I guess we ship out tommorrow," said Joey, with a hint of dissappointment in his voice. "Man, I was hoping I could at least make into the main competition, but I didn't even make it off the island. I couldn't even beat Mai for you. (five seconds of silence) Anyways, I'm sad that you lost the only chance you had to save your sisters."

"Thanks, I guess," Misty spoke softly. She looked down toward the ground, trying her hardest keep from crying.

"I wish there was something I could do to help you out. I wish I knew where to get my hands on some money, or something. There's gotta be something I can do. You know, maybe we could go back and beat the crap outta the bitch whose asking you to pay in the first place."

"That would only make her less cooperative, Joey. And besides, she has a Phased Energy Rifle. She could blow the shit out of us before we even get close enough to land a punch in her face," Misty told him. "I screwed up, and now... my sisters are gonna pay for it," she muttered. A small tear streaked down her face. "I'm supposed to be good at dueling, but instead, I lose the match that my sisters depended on me to win."

Joey couldn't really think of any comforting things to say, other than the infamous: "It's gonna be all right. Everything will be fine."

"How? I lost all my stars and lost the chance to win 100 million dollars in cash! There is no known cure for the plague, I don't have the money needed to pay the one person who could find the cure! I don't see how everything will turn out fine. They're gonna die..." she couldn't speak anymore. Grief and sorrow overwhelmed Misty and she began to cry. She fell down onto her knees, covered her face in her hands and began to sob and cry, obviously saddened, and hurt. Joey quickly kneeled down and embraced Misty, giving her a shoulder to cry on. She continued to cry. With each passing second, she cried harder and harder. Everything was starting to sink in on her. Her sisters were going to die, and there was nothing that could be done about it...

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An explosion erupted on Geoff's side of the field, which caused the ground to rock a bit. Geoff shielded himself from the smoke and debris, hoping that Mai didn't ruin his plan. There was a good chance that she did, but did she? The smoke faded away, and only two hats remained on the field. No holograms appeared in the destroyed hat's space, which meant that Mai missed again. "All right! You attacked the wrong hat again, Mai!" he exclaimed.

"Well, that sucks," Mai stated, a bit disgusted.

Geoff picked up a card from his deck, which turned out to be Remove Trap. This could be used in two ways. If he use it to get rid of Gorgon's Eye, he could play monsters in defense mode freely whenever he needed to. But, Mai's Mirror Wall would still be in play, which would prevent him from attacking her when he got strong enough. If he used the card to destroy Mirror Wall, he still wouldn't be able to play monsters in defense mode, but he could attack her. In the long run, Mirror Wall would be a bigger problem.

"Now I play Remove Trap, which I'll use to obliterate your Mirror Wall!" he announced.

"Shit!" Mai cursed. The card activated, then Mirror Wall rose out of the ground and shattered into hundreds of crystal shards. Mai's monsters shielded themselves from the shards, and Mai frowned. "Well, this puts a dent in my strategy. It doesn't completely wreck it, but now that my monsters are open to attack, it's possible for them to be destroyed," Mai mused quietly to herself.

"And now, I activate Lady Assailant of Flames' special ability. Since I have drawn three cards from my deck since she's been on the field, I can inflict 800 points of direct damage on your life points!" Geoff exclaimed. (Note: if this isn't how Lady Assailant of Flames really works, then consider this to be a slight alteration of rules Pegasus made in this alternate universe, okay?)

"What?!" Mai was surprised. The Lady Assailant of Flames powered up a fireball and threw it at Mai. The ball connected with its target, and Mai began to scream.

Mai's Life Points- 600

"Allright! I'm winning again!" Geoff said with excitement in his voice. "And to finish my turn, I switch the Lady to defense mode."

Mai snarled silently, then drew a card. She played it face-down, then pointed at Geoff's monster. "Harpie's Pet Dragon, blow her to smithreens!" she screamed. The monster spit out a breath of fire which smacked into Lady Assailant of Flames and obliterated her from the field.

Geoff didn't lose any life points, thanks to his switching the monster to defense mode. He reached out and grabbed another card, grinning upon looking at it. It was Pot of Greed, which he used to draw two more cards. One of the cards turned out to be yet another Exodia piece. Just two more and he would automatically win the duel. The other card was Reborn the Monster. "All righty, I play this magic card Reborn the Monster, which I'll use to resurrect the Tri-Horn Dragon!" he announced. The magic card glowed, and the once deceased dragon slowly emerged out of the card and back onto the field.

ATK: 2850 DEF: 2350

"And with 2850 attack points, it can wipe out one of your Harpie Ladies, which will result in not only a deduction of your life points, but also a deduction of attack points from Harpie's Pet Dragon!" Mai didn't really seem that phased by this, strangely. "Tri-Horn Dragon, attack the Harpie Lady on the right!"

Tri-Horn Dragon readied itself, then charged for the defenseless monster, its claws raised in the air and ready to strike. However, Mai had come prepared. "I'm not about to let that dragon destroy one of my Harpies. Activate magic card: Waboku!" Mai yeled while flipped up her trap card.

Geoff's eyes bucked as Waboku reduced Tri-Horn Dragon's attack strength to 0. It slashed Mai's Harpie Lady three times, but not a single scratch was put on it. The attack strength returned to 2850 after Geoff's turn ended. "And now, Harpie's Pet Dragon, obliterate Tri-Horn Dragon!" Mai snapped. A huge blast of fire was hurled at the monster, and that was all it took to wipe out Tri-Horn Dragon from the field, permanently.

Geoff's Life Points- 975

"Ha! I took out your best monster twice, Geoff. That gives a big indication as to who will win the match, eh?" teased Mai. "You don't have anything else as powerful as Tri-Horn Dragon, and I've managed to wipe the floor with it twice. It's obvious that the winner of this duel will be me. And you know what that means. All those prizes you presented to me will soon be mine! Everything, from the diamond, to the Blue Eyes, to... you know what..." she eyed Geoff seductively. "Think a big guy like you can handle a little girl like me? I have a tendency to turn into a racous, wild, bitch when in the bed. Some say I'm too wild, others say I drive the stick too hard... think you're up to the challenge, Geoff?"

Geoff didn't respond to her question. Instead he reached over and drew a card. Another Exodia piece found its way into his hand. He grinned at this. Because of the way he structured his deck, when he cut it just right, he can the Exodia pieces easily. All he had to do now was hold out for a few more turns, and it would be all over. Picking up yet another monster card from his hand, he placed it onto a card slot. "I summon the Curse of Dragon, in defense mode!" he stated, and within a few moments, Curse of Dragon appeared on the field, screeching.

ATK: 2000 DEF: 1500

"Ah, ah, ah, Geoff. You must've forgotten that my Gorgon's Eye is still on the field," Mai reminded him. "Now that you've played the monster in defense mode, my trap card will activate and turn it into stone." True to Mai's word, the Gorgon's Eye activated. It raised out of its holocard, and stared at Curse of Dragon. A few rays of light shined out from the eye, and Curse of Dragon suddenly turned into a stone monster. "And now, for a change of pace, Harpie Ladies, attack Curse of Dragon!" she ordered.

The three sisters all charged their powers, forming a yellow triangle. The infamous giant X emerged from the center of the triangle and was fired at the dragon. It pierced through the torso of the monster and shattered into bits and pieces. Half of the monster's defense points was deducted from Geoff's Life Points.

Geoff's Life Points- 225

"Now I've taken the lead again!" exclaimed Mai with a gleeful tone of voice.

Geoff frowned at this, then slowly reached out to draw a card. [It all comes down to this. Just one card will determine the entire outcome of the duel. If I draw the wrong card, Mai will exterminate my Exodia piece on the field, then exterminate me and knock me right out of the competition. I'll lose all my stars, plus a rare diamond, my Blue Eyes White Dragon. And Misty and Joey's stars will still be hers. If I get the right card, then I'll win the match, and I'll win Misty and Joey's stars back! I have to draw the last Exodia piece. I just have to! Misty and Joey are depending on it, and so am I!] he thought to himself. He shut his eyes closed, then reached out and drew the card. Pulling it to his face, he slowly opened his eyes to see what he got. [Please be Exodia. Please be Exodia. Please be Exodia,] pulsed through his mind. He looked at his card... and it was... Exodia!

"Well, Mai, I have to say, you put a real good fight. This was one of the most challenging, and best duels I've had in a long time. I thank you for that," he started. Mai seemed a bit flattered. "But, it's time for the duel to come to an end. You dueled great Mai, and you played the game fair and square. You didn't try to cheat like some duelists do, and I respect that. I'm glad you gave me a fair, hard, and challenging duel. This is the first time I actually had to use my head in a duel in what seemed like forever. But, now it ends."

"Yeah, I know, you can't stop me."

"Wanna bet? I can stop you, and I will; I'll show you. First, I flip the face-down card on my field face-up, and then I play, all the cards in my hand," Geoff said, then placed all the Exodia pieces in the correct positions on the card reader. All of the sudden, the ground began to shake and rumbling could be heard.

"Wha... wh.. what's going on?" inquired Mai. A tiny bit of fear began to creep onto Mai's face. The shaking began to intensify, as green light formed in the middle of Geoff's field. All of the pieces began to come together, slowly, but surely. The rumbling and shaking intensified even more. "Geoff, what's going on?!" Mai asked him.

"Do you really wanna ruin the surprise?" Geoff returned. A brilliant green light shone all over the field, engulfing all the monsters, and even Geoff and Mai themselves. The shaking continued to get more and more intense as time went on. The pieces from the cards merged together into... Exodia. "It's the god of the game, Mai Valentine! The one that cannot be stopped. The one whose might surpasses that of all others! The one who makes the strongest monsters, even the legendary God Cards such as Slifer the Sky Dragon, quake in their boots. Mai, prepare to meet... Exodia!" Geoff announced

"Ahh!! Exodia! How the hell did you manage to summon him?!!" Mai screamed. She stared at the scary looking monster, who stared right back at her with ominous eyes. Mai's monsters began to quiver upon looking at Exodia. The brilliant light faded away, and the shaking soon came to an end.

"Sayonara, Mai Valentine. Exodia... Obliterate!!!" Geoff hollered out. Exodia charged a huge, yellow ball of raw energy in his enormous hands. The charge grew bigger and bigger, until it covered almost all of the god's chest. It let out a ominous, terrifying laugh before unleashed the beam of the destruction. The Harpie Ladies and the pet shrieked in fear as the beam headed toward them. It wiped them all out in a single blow, and the beam was so powerful that it left a radius of raw destruction in its path. Mai couldn't believe what she had just seen. Exodia... it utterly wiped out every last monster and trap she had on the field, and it did it with ease. It was over... just like that. Almost in the blink of an eye...

Mai's Life Points- 0 | Geoff's Life Points- 225

Both of their systems automatically powered down. "Whoo!!" Geoff whooped with excitement. "I won! I won! Yahoo!" he jumped around for awhile, joy and happiness spreading across his face. It was tough, it was hard, but he beat her, and he won back Joey and Misty's stars. Now, they was back in the game. After dancing for a little while, Geoff finally calmed down, collected himself, and walked over to Mai, who was wondering what she did wrong in the duel. She looked a bit sad, and dejected because she lost. Upon Geoff's movement toward her, she looked up, and sighed.

"Well, it's over now. You won, fair and square," she started. Geoff could tell there was a hint of dissappointment in her voice. She ejected fifteen stars (nine were Misty's, six belonged to Joey) and handed them to him. "Fifteen stars, all yours. Congratulations," she told him.

"Uh... thanks, I guess," Geoff smiled and dropped the stars in his pants pocket.

"Now, go away," Mai told him, then started walking back toward her tint. She was a bit sad that she lost the duel. She didn't care about giving back the stars. That was the least of her concerns. She was really looking forward to winning the diamond, and getting some hot, ronchy action. The Blue Eyes White Dragon would've been a nice compliment to the other rewards. Unfortunately, she wasn't good enough to defeat him. He was one of the best duelists in the world, though, so it wasn't really surprising.

"Hey, Mai," Geoff called, startling her slightly. She turned around to face him. "You know, if you're sad about losing the duel, you shouldn't be. Everyone loses once in a while, even me. Just think: you came really close to beating one of the best duelists in the world, and that's something, right? I mean, I only had 225 life points left. You dueled great," he told her.

"That's nice, Geoff," she replied softly.

Geoff reached into the bag he had sat on the ground and grabbed the diamond, then reached out toward her. "Here, take it. I guess you could think of it as a reward for giving me a good, clean fight, and a nice challenge. It was the first time I really had to think carefully about my moves since, like, forever. Also..." his voice trailed off.

Mai took the diamond from him and smiled. "Also, what?"

"If you want, we could still get it on," he spoke in a seductive tone of voice.

Mai grinned seductively, then the two began to kiss. They kissed each other racously, then stumbled off into the tint. Still kissing Geoff, Mai zipped the tint close. They began taking each other's clothes off, their kissing getting more and more intense by the second. Mai began to moan passionately as Geoff pulled her top over her head. She snatched her brau off, then ripped Geoff's shirt out of him. They fell back onto the ground, kissing each other more ravenously than before (Mai's on top of Geoff). Geoff's kicked his shoes off and began unzipping his pants. He allowed Mai to pulled them off, then he yanked Mai's mini-skirt off her body as fast as possible. Mai's sandals fell of her feet as the two rolled over, putting Geoff on top of Mai. She ripped his boxer shorts off of him, and allowed him to yank her panties off, which he proceeded to do. Geoff and Mai moaned passionately as they continued kissing...

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Down at the medical center on the shores of Emerald Island, Tristan sat in the waiting area, lost in thought. He was unaware that Surge was watching him from a distance. Tristan was trying to figure out what happened to Brock. He didn't really have a clue, since Brock hadn't never said anything about him having a medical condition. Brock had never acted like he had a medical condition. He seemed like he was just fine. He was talking, laughing, eating, and everything else, just like a person who had a clean bill of health. Now he was having this serious seizure. What happened to him? Could it be the beginning of somekind of terrible disease? Tristan looked as if he was zoning out to a passerby; he was deep in thought.

"Excuse me, uh..." a voice spoke. Tristan looked up to see a female doctor standing near him. He quickly jumped up out of the chair.

"Yes, ma'am?"

"Could you give me somekind of name, please?" she asked.

"Oh, right. Name's Tristan Taylor," he responded.

"I'm Dr. Stevenson."

"I'm assuming you have something to tell me about Brock, the teenage boy who was having the seizures?"

"Uh, yes."

"Do you know what's wrong with him?" inquired Tristan.

"Unfortunately, no, we don't. We managed to stop him from convulsing, and afterwards, we began to run some tests. The results do not give us any indication of what could be wrong with him. You see, the test results are... erratic. They don't make any sense at all. We're running more extensive tests on him right now, and hopefully they'll yield some better results. Until the, the best thing to do is to sit tight and try not to worry about it too much," the doctor advised. Afterwards, she turned and walked away from Tristan, who was just standing there. What could possibly be wrong with him? Would he live?

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***|Episode Written By: GateGuardian3500|***

I'll say this once again, I am very sorry for the nearly two month long wait. Due to the craziness of my life, I can't really know when I'll have the next episode up, but I'm hoping it'll be a lot sooner than this time around. I appreciate any reader of this book that waited on me to update this episode, that's for sure. I've already pre-read the episode, but I was really tired when I did, so please forgive me if there are any grammar typos in the episode. I'll re-read through it again and edit them out if there are any. Anyways, I've gotta go. Thanks a lot for reading, and I hoped you like it! Give me some pretty detailed feedback, please!