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Chapter 5

The dueling arena was once again packed with eager spectators. People cheered for their favorites among the four semi-finalists. Pegasus was pleased to note that there were even quite a few people rooting for "Cecilia" among the crowd. Pegasus waited eagerly for the semi-finals to begin. He'd spent the night preparing his main deck. He was going to win this tournament at any cost..

The announcer called all four duelists to the stage. The time to choose the dueling pairs had begun. The match-ups were to be random, and a black velvet bag was passed around. Each duelist pulled out a token, and looked to see who had it's match. Pegasus stared at the red token in his hand a moment, before looking first to Yugi, Joey, and finally Seto. Seto held up the other red token. "I won't go easy on you, Cecilia," he promised.

"Nor I you," Pegasus countered as he and Seto shook hands and cut each other's decks.

The opening moves of the duel were simple enough. Pegasus and Seto attacked and countered as they felt each other out. Pegasus wasn't being overly aggressive just yet. Seto was plenty aggressive for the both of them.

For the time being, Pegasus was content to merely stockpile his Life Points, and Seto - much to his aggravation - proved an able helper. First Seto destroyed Pegasus's Nimble Momonga, which added 1000 life points to Pegasus's total and allowed him to summon the two others he had in his deck. The two new Nimble Momongas became tributes on Pegasus's next turn as he used them to play Guardian Angel Joan.

Pegasus began using his traps and spells to protect the Guardian Angel. And every time the Angel destroyed one of Seto's monsters, Pegasus's Life Points would increase by the number of attack points the destroyed monster had.

When Pegasus drew Poison of the Old Man, he used it to add onto his Life Points rather than inflict damage on Seto. Pegasus was content to drag the duel out. The time to be aggressive would come soon enough. Finally Seto threw down Sword of Revealing Light. "Three turns," Seto said with a grim smile. "You can't attack me for three turns."

Pegasus merely bobbed his head and worked towards protecting the monsters he had out on the field for those three turns. In the end, though, Seto showed little interest in attacking during those three turns. He obviously had other plans as he used those turns to summon the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon to the field. "Say good-bye to your Guardian Angel, Cecilia. And say hello to a world of hurt!" But before Seto could attack, Pegasus revealed that he too had Swords of Revealing Light waiting in the wings.

Before Seto ended his turn, he equipped his Blue Eyes with Raregold Armor. Raregold Armor meant that if any of Pegasus's monsters - of which there were still four others on the field - attacked any of Seto's monsters, then they would have no choice but to attack the Blue Eyes. Pegasus frowned at his cards. None were strong enough to defeat a Blue Eyes White Dragon. But if he could attack Seto's Life Points

The time had come then. Pegasus had figured that at some point during this tournament, he'd have to abandon his "Cecilia" persona, and that some point was now. "Prepare for trouble!" he quipped, playing a spell card. One thousand Life Points were deducted from his total as a book popped up into existence, its pages opening wide to reveal a cartoon world. "And make it double!" Pegasus added as he set the Toon Gemini Elves in attack mode.

Dead silence filled the arena. Since the Duelist Kingdom tournament, knowledge of the Toon World card had spread. But there was only one duelist known to have the card. Seto's mouth dropped open in a perfect "O" as the realization hit home. Very slowly his fingers crept up to his cheek where he'd been kissed the night before.

"Even without the Millennium Eye, I've got a pretty good idea what's running through your head, Kaiba-boy." Pegasus still kept his voice warm, friendly, and pitched toward the feminine end of the spectrum. There was no anger or sadness on his face. He'd known the game would have to end sometime, and what a way for it to end! With an almost triumphant smile, Pegasus pulled off the wig, shaking his long, platinum hair loose.

The silence over the audience shattered into a flurry of whispered excitement. Pegasus felt oddly satisfied as he ended his turn. Seto, meanwhile, pale with fury, searched desperately through the few cards in his hand for something that would end Swords of Revealing Light early, but his cards weren't with him this time. "I can do nothing this turn, Pegasus," he snarled.

Pegasus wagged a finger at Seto. "Tut-tut. That's no proper tone to speak to anyone with - lady or gentleman. Really now, Kaiba-boy, I would've thought you could handle a little bit of surprise." Sacrificing two monsters, Pegasus summoned up the Blue Eyes Toon Dragon. Seto shuddered at the sight of his favorite card in cutesy form. The dragon, at least, couldn't attack this turn. But that didn't stop Pegasus. Rush Recklessly was played on the Toon Elves, adding 700 points to their attack, and then they were sent to strike at Seto's Life Points directly.

When Seto's turn came up again - the last round for Swords of Revealing Light to be in play, he once more found himself unable to make any defensive moves. And though he was tempted to storm out of the arena, he remained still for the inevitable finish. Seto had never walked out of a duel, and he wasn't about to start now!

Before Pegasus finished off Seto's Life Points, he bowed low at the waist. "It was an honor dueling with you again, Seto." The Elves and the Dragon attacked, and the duel was at an end.

"You will provide an explanation, I trust," Seto snapped as he and Pegasus ended the duel with a handshake.

"Of course, of course," Pegasus promised. "But first give me a chance to change. This corset is killing me."