hibryd: Hi people. As you can see, Slifer is now lying on the ground, needle in his belly. Too many scales on top. But, thanks to my awesome author powers, he was frozen in time as I administered the injection. See, look!

Slifer: -snoozing-

hibryd: Oh, and thank you for the kind reviews, Dark Magician's Girl! They are a halfway inspiration! And I say that in the kindest possible way. Here's the next chapter!

------------ One Day at Home Chapter 12 --------------

Paul wasn't standing anymore.

Paul didn't even exist anymore.

Slifer the Sky Dragon was floating above where Paul had been standing just moments before.

"No! This can't be! Slifer has all those attack points, and I only have 1850 Life Points! No!" Luap screamed as he looked at the twisting dragon.

Before Luap knew what was happening, he was struck directly by Slifer's Thunderforce attack.

Paul: 3700 Luap: 0000

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Steven looked on in horror as Chaos Emperor Dragon came forth from the vortex blocking his double from view.

The almighty Dragon let loose a roar that shook the very planks of wood that were the walls, and looked at Steven with a very hungry look.

"If I use Armageddon, we both lose. So I'll simply attack your Obnoxious Celtic Guard!"

Chaos Emperor Dragon flew at the Guard, about to unleash a devastating blast of fire as the guard braced for impact.

"Oh, no you don't! Remember this card? Mirror Force!"

"What? No! You can't!"

The dragon looked on as the fire he had just shot from his mouth came back at him.

The fire washed over him, and he roared in anguish as he was destroyed.

"My chances of winning were just destroyed!"

"That's right, and now it's my turn! Obnoxious Celtic Guard, attack!"

Steven: 100 Nevets: 0000

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Slifer shrunk back down to Paul's body.

Paul stood, shaking, until he crouched down to pick up his glasses and his Duel Disk, both of which couldn't fit him as Slifer.

He put his glasses and Duel Disk back on, and looked over at Luap. He walked over to his unconscious body, picked up his deck, and searched through it for Chaos Emperor Dragon. Then he dug through Luap's pocket and grabbed the last Locator Card he needed, as well as the Millennium Eye.

"Now. . .I can find Steven."

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Steven confidently walked over to Nevets.

"You owe me two cards."

"I don't owe you anything!" Nevets said as he attempted to punch Steven.

He caught the punch.

Steven returned with a punch of his own.

Nevets fell to the floor and lay there.

"I'm lucky those other Rare Hunters left. I'd better grab the Winged Dragon of Ra, his Locator Card, and leave."

Steven searched his double, found the Locator Card and Winged Dragon card, got up, and walked out of the warehouse.

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Paul had just walked off the pier near the warehouses, when Steven walked out of the warehouse he had been held in.

"Hey, Paul!"

He looked over and saw Steven running over to meet him.

"What's up? I just got my sixth Locator Card."

Steven held up his six cards to prove it.

Paul held his up to counter the statement.

"So you got yours too?" Steven asked

Paul remained silent.

"What's with the silent treatment? Why aren't you talking?"

"If you had just turned into Slifer the Sky Dragon and blasted your opponent with Thunderforce, you'd be a bit quiet too."

"Oh. I get it. You played Slifer and blasted him."

"Partially. I played Slifer, then transformed into Slifer."

"I don't quite follow. You mean you were Slifer?"

"Exactly. And it's agony to turn into an Egyptian God."

"Then I guess that I'd better not play this card." Steven said holding up the Winged Dragon of Ra.

"You mean you defeated Marik and won the card?"

"No, I defeated the guy that punched me out in the city. He had it in his deck."

"Stupid on Marik's part. He just let you take the last thing he had that would let him have Pharaoh's power."

"You can stop talking now if you want."

"Nah. The shock from turning into a God has worn off now."

"Good. We can each head to the Finals now. And we know who the other possible Finalists are. Odion, Marik, Mai, Kaiba, Yugi, Joey, Bakura and Ishizu."

"No Bakura. Marik sent him to the Shadow Realm using this." He held out the Millennium Eye.

"Whoa! Why don't you put it on? Could help!"

"Good idea." Paul turned the Millennium Eye so he would see out of it.

"Are you sure I should?"

"Yeah. What could it hurt?"

"I guess so . . ." Paul was about to put it on when he said, "I'll use it later. When we get Bakura back."

"We'll get him back. We already know Marik won't win, no matter what. We just have to help with it."

"I'm there." Paul said, high-fiving Steven. "Well, then. Shall we head to the Finals?"

"Let's shall."

They both walked away, laughing at Steven's lame joke.

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"Master Marik, I have some bad news." Odion said. "It seems that Nevets and Luap were unable to defeat the God children."

"Well, I did have a backup plan, didn't I? Did you get the twelve Locator cards?"

"Yes, Master." Odion said as he presented them.

"Good. We're both ensured a spot in the Finals now. I'll simply defeat those God Children myself, and become the greatest Pharaoh the world has ever seen!"

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Slifer: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz . . .