Moonlady: Is he talking yet?

Lady Akhana: I don't think so.

Fox Demon: Can I try?

Demon Child: What can you do?

Dark Fox: She can summon shadow foxes, for your information!

Demon Child: The two of us are going to get along fine!

Star: Where is Gema?

Lady Akhana: She is trying out the Millennial Scales on the college student.

Demon Child: No fair! She left without me!

Fox Demon: I am coming too! I want to use my shadow foxes! They worked on freeing my parents!

Lady Akhana: But not your brother?

Fox Demon: No.....

Dark Fox: And they can keep him!

Lady Akhana: Amen to that! They can keep my sister and Gema's brother, too!

E-100 Alpha: Where are the pharaohs?

Moonlady: They said that they had something important that they were looking into.

Pharaoh Light: Here we are!

Pharaoh Dark: It is good news bad new time. *Everyone groans*

Lady Akhana: Give us the bad news first.

Pharaoh Dark: We have been doing surveys of our school. Every day, it serves ketchup for lunch!

Star: Great!

Moonlady: Too bad, I guess we can't go to school!

Pharaoh Light: But that isn't all!

E-100 Alpha: Like it isn't bad enough that half of those teens are eating ketchup on a daily basis.

Pharaoh Dark: We have done extensive studies on the contents of students' lunch trays. *pulls out many charts.*

Pharaoh Light: Those with ketchup on their trays also have barbecue sauce!

Pharaoh Dark: In short, our worst fears have been confirmed. The penguins are spreading to other condiments.

Star: Great!

Moonlady: You said there was good news.

E-100 Alpha: I think we need more mustard.

Pharaoh Dark: Yeah, the good news, we received an anonymous tip that mayonnaise nullifies the penguins' power.

Pharaoh Light: We tried it and it works!

Lady Akhana: Great!

Star: I am going to run an analysis on it!

Pharaoh Dark: But, we have one more thing of good news.

E-100 Alpha: What?

Pharaoh Light: Introducing Joe Marusa to POF!

Lady Akhana: Yay! You finally joined!

Joe Marusa: Well, you and Gema didn't give me much of a choice.

Moonlady: Why am I not surprised at that! *Gema J Gall enters.*

Gema J Gall: Who gave DC Kantel and Fox Demon permission to torture the prisoner?

Star: They just kind of ran off!

Gema J. Gall: That kid is going to be afraid of shadows for the rest of his life! Oh, I see Joe made it!

Joe Marusa: Yep!

E-100 Alpha: So, what do you know about the penguins?

Joe Marusa: I know that chick-fil-a is on our side. They always serve too much mustard. *Everyone cheers.*

Lady Akhana: This calls for a celebration! Break out the mustard! *Demon Child and Fox Demon run in.*

Demon Child: Bad news!

Fox Demon: Very bad news!

Dark Fox: Very, very bad news!

Gema J. Gall: What is it?

Demon Child: The college student talked.

Fox Demon: The penguins are stronger than we realized.

Dark Fox: But they have two leaders!

Lady Akhana: This keeps getting better and better!

E-100 Alpha: What do you mean?

Demon Child: Heinz the Penguin Overlord and the Penguin King!

Fox Demon: They are our enemies and lead penguins every where!

Dark Fox: We have to stop them!

Pharaoh Light: What else do you know?

Pharaoh Dark: This calls for more mustard grenades!

Star: I am checking into this! *races to her laptop.*

Gema J. Gall: So, the cowards have a name. This calls for an all out attack!

Lady Akhana: Double the mustard! More mustard riffles. We will blow those foul birds out of the sky! They shall never win!

Moonlady: Way too much Pepsi.

Joe Marusa: Great, I am here a day and we are under attack!

E-100 Alpha: Rally to forces, call in the reserves!

Pharaoh Light: We are the reserves.

Pharaoh Dark: We need back up!

Demon Child: Just tell us in a reviews, or send an e-mail to princess8light@yahoo.com or princessakhana@yahoo.com!

Fox Demon: The battle has begun!

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"I guess I am on," said Mai. "Wish me luck." She climbed her dueling platform. She would be facing Collin.

"I am honored to duel such a cute duelist," said Collin, "But don't think that means that I am going to be easy on you."

"Can it," snapped Mai. "I Harpy Lady in attack mode, as well as a magic card." Her harpy appeared with an attack of 1300 and a defense of 1400.

"If that all?" asked Collin. "I play Darkfire Dragon in attack mode." His first monster had an attack of 1500 and a defense of 1250. It looked like a snake with a dragon's head, made purely of fire. It was an intense sight on the holo-fields. "Attack the Harpy Lady with Burning Smoke Blast!"

"But you didn't consider my magic card," said Mai. "It is Rose Whip, and it raises the attack of my Harpy Lady by 300 points!" The two monsters clashed, and the Harpy Lady came out on top. Collin was already down to 1900 life points.

"And for my turn I use Cyber Shield, to raise her stats by 500 more points!" exclaimed Mai. "Your move."

"I play a monster and a magic card, and end my turn," said Collin.

"Defending, already?" asked Mai. "Well, I will play one magic card and attack your defending card. Harpy Lady, Rose Slash!" The defending dragon disappeared in a flash of light.

"Too bad," muttered Collin. "Think of that as the last monster you are going to destroy. I play Sky Dragon in attack mode and activate my magic card, which is Dragon Nails, which raises its attack by 500." His next dragon was pink and had six violet lined wings. Its tail curled and uncurled as its teeth snapped at the Harpy Lady. Its raised stats were 2400 and 2300.

"Attack Sky Dragon, Hecta-Air Strike!" ordered Collin.

"Mirror Wall!" yelled Mai as he trap card activated.

"There is no way you have that card!" exclaimed Collin.

"But I do," smirked Mai. "It takes your monster's attack and cuts it in half." The monsters clashed, Collin's Sky Dragon only had 1200 attack. It was destroyed and Collin was brought to 1000 life points.

"I also play Harpy's Brother in attack mode," added Mai. Her next monster was the male version of her favorite card. It had dark hair and wings and wore a pair of dark blue pants. His stats were 1800 and 600. "But that is not all. I play Shadow of Eyes. All of your monster in defense mode will be forced to attack!"

"Then I will attack," said Collin.

"Don't forget, Mirror Wall is still in play," countered Mai.

"Not for long," smiled Collin. "Watch this combo. I play Magic Void, which eliminates not only your Mirror Wall and Shadow of Eyes, but also your Cyber Shield and Rose Whip."

"No!" gasped Mai as he strategy fell to pieces.

"You can do it, Mai!" cheered Shayla. That was something she had never done before.

"Whose side are you on?!" demanded Collin.

"No offense, you are a cool kid, but I am cheering for my roommate," replied Shayla.

Seto smiled from his seat. The finalist had been amusing all day, and he was actually enjoying watching them duel. All except for Bandit Keith, that is. Kaiba couldn't place it, but Keith had been too lucky in his duels. Kaiba suspected him of cheating, but had no way to prove it.

"That isn't all," Collin continued his turn. "I play Black Dragon Jungle King in attack mode, and use Dragon Treasure to raise it stats by 500. Jungle king, attack Harpy's Brother, Dark Jungle Assault!" His newest monster looked like a black T-Rex with a white belly. It had vicious teeth and a wicked tail, which it used to eliminate the Harpy's Brother from play. Its raised stats were 2600 and 2300. Mai now had 1200 life points, while Collin had 1000.

"Impressive," complimented Mai. "But, I am not out of this game yet. I play another Cyber Shield, as well as another magic card."

"Your Harpy Lady is still too weak to face my dragon," said Collin. "How are you going to deal with another? I play Hyozanryu in defense mode." His newest monster had pale bluish white armor that was said to be harder than diamonds. It had a long neck and even longer wings, although it wasn't as massive as the Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Its attack was 2100 and its defense was 2800. "I also equip it with Dragon Claws." Its stats were now 2600 and 3300.

"To finish my turn," said Collin. "I will have my Black Dragon Jungle King attack your Harpy Lady! You should have defended her when you have the chance. Dark Jungle Assault!"

"You really don't think through magic cards, do you?" asked Mai. "I have one, and it is Negate Attack. So much for your offensive."

"Mai is right," thought Seto as he watched. "Collin doesn't think through his moves. Although I have to compliment him on his choice for a deck."

"And now," said Mai. "I play a dragon card as well. Harpy's Pet Dragon!" Its stats were 2000 and 2500. "I also play Elegant Egotist, tripling my Harpy Lady." Two more Harpy Ladies appeared. Those two had the original stats of 1300 and 1400. The first Harpy Lady was powered up by Cyber Shield, so her stats were 1800 and 1900. Collin had his defending Hyozanryu, powered up by Dragon Claws. It was 1200 life points to 1000, in favor of Mai.

"Don't forget," said Mai. "My Harpy's Pet Dragon gets a power boost from every Harpy Lady I have in play." Her monster's stats went up to 3500 and 4000. "Attack with Blazing Fire Blast!" The Hyozanryu was sent to the graveyard, immediately.

"Mikazukinoyaiba!" Collin summoned his dragon with the ridiculously long name. It looked more like a Mayan warrior than a dragon. It stood upright and it was covered with red, blue, and green paint on its dark violet scales. It held a sword that was used horizontally instead of vertically. Its attack was 2200.

"But that is not all!" added Collin. "I use Dragon Nails, and Dragon Treasure to raise its attack to 3200!"

"Big deal," muttered Mai.

"Then I use this magic card, which lets me retrieve one card from my graveyard, and I chose Dragon Claw!" smiled Collin as his dragon's attack was raised to 3700.

"You are going power mad," retorted Mai.

"I only have one more card, and that is Mountain," replied Collin. The entire field was turned into a mountain.

"A lot of good that does you," said Mai. "The mountain raises that stats of dragon and flying types, like my harpies!"

"Attack Mikazukinoyaiba, Fury Blade!" yelled Collin. Mai's Harpy's Pet Dragon was destroyed and Mai lost 200 life points, making her even with Collin.

"Impressive," said Mai, "But the game ends here."

"You can't beat me!" exclaimed Collin, "There is no monster powerful enough!"

"Watch," said Mai. "All it takes is two magic card. The first is Reborn the Monster, which I use to bring back my Harpy's Pet Dragon."

"For all the good that that will do you," retorted Collin.

"Then I play Harpy's Feather Duster, eliminating all of your magic cards!"

"No!" gasped Collin as all of his power-ups were eliminated. The field reverted back to a light field, and Collin's Mikazukinoyaiba only had 2200 attack. Mai's Harpy's Pet Dragon was still powered up by the Harpy Ladies and was at 3500.

"Finish it," ordered Mai. "Blazing Fire Blast!" The dragon attacked the dragon and the dragon lost. (Makes sense, doesn't it.) The duel was over, Collin had lost.

"Congratulations to our winner," said Seto as he stepped forward. "Will the next two finalists come forward?" Shayla walked to her end and Bandit Keith approached his.