Heated Rivalry

Students from all three dorms were in the main building, going about their usual classes. Everything went smooth with Banner and his class.

Well... except for one thing.

There was a tense atmosphere around the row seats that were occupied by the Obelisk girls. And two of them happened to be the source of this. Jenny and Clover were sitting right next to each other. And they were giving each other annoyed glares with sparks flying between their eyes.

Jasmine, Mindy and Alexis were sitting at a row behind them, slightly bothered by this.

"Okay, those have been, like, doing this the whole morning." Mindy whispered.

Jasmine leaned turned to Alexis and leaned over. "Hey, Alexis. Do you know what's going on between them?"

"To be honest... I have no idea." She replied while shrugging. Jasmine left it at that and focused on class. Alexis however turned to Jenny and Clover and sweat dropped as they kept glaring at each other. While she did say she had no idea what was going on between them, she actually did...


Flashback

"Okay, I think you're fine." Ms. Fontaine said.

After his duel against the cursed knight named Nicolas, Andrew was taken to the infirmary because of the damage he suffered. He was checked up on by the blue headmistress for a while until she was sure he was free to go.

"Thanks Ms. Fontaine." Andrew said.

Jenny approached him. "Are you sure you're okay, Andrew?"

"Yeah, I'm fine." He assured her.

"But I suggest you take it easy, just in case." Ms Fontaine said.

"That's our pal! Good for you, buddy!" Jaden said enthusiastically as he approached him. But he moved so fast, that he accidentally bumped into Jenny.

"Ah!" She yelped as she fell forward.

"Ah!" Andrew gasped as he instinctively caught her. As a result, the fairy duelist was now sitting on his lap.

The fairy duelist turned to the brown-haired Slifer, annoyed. "Jaden!"

He rubbed the back of his head and smiled cheekily. "Sorry. My bad."

Jenny and Andrew turned to each other. When they realized how close they were, they suddenly blushed.

"Oh... um..." Andrew mumbled.

"Right." Jenny muttered as she got off of him, still red.

Clover watched this with an annoyed look on her face.

"In any case, it all ended well." Banner said, petting his cat in his arms. "Another Shadow Rider has been defeated."

"Now there are only 6 of them left. And luckily, we have only lost two keys." Michael added.

"And we can't afford to lose more." Shiori said. "Because if they get their hands on all of them, it will be... catastrophic!"

"MEOW!" Upon hearing this, Pharaoh mewed frightened and leapt out of his master's arms. And by some bad luck, he landed on Clover's head.

"Hey! Get off of me!" She cried out while flailing her arms wildly. With the cat on her face, she couldn't see anything. And thus, she ended up tripping and landed on Andrew.

"Ooofff!"

The cat finally got off of Clover's head and landed on the floor. Banner picked him up and soothed him. "There there, Pharaoh." He then turned to Shiori and frowned. "You could have phrased that a little better."

"Sorry." The ritual duelist apologized.

"Hey Andrew, are you o..." Jenny was about to ask but stopped herself when her eyes landed on the sight of something that made her face red. "Aahh!"

"What? What is it?" Clover asked her, still recovering from the accident.

"Mphmphmhp!" Andrew's voice sounded muffled.

"Huh?" Clover's eyes blinked as she felt something strange. She looked down and... "Gyah!" She blushed like mad at seeing her chest pressed against Andrew's face. The poor Ra was flailing his arms, while trying to say something. "AAHH!" She quickly jumped off of him and covered her breasts with her arms, completely embarrassed. "I-I'm sorry!"

Andrew faced the floor with an almost equally embarrassed look on his tomato red face. "I... it's fine." He mumbled.

Everyone sweat dropped at this. Except for Jenny, who got over her shock and puffed her cheek while glaring at Clover.

Flashback end


Alexis shook her head. 'Oh boy.'


After the last class was over, the students left the academy building to do whatever they wanted to. For example, Andrew decided to sit at a tree near the beach. He winced slightly when he moved. "Mmh! Still a little worn out after the Shadow Duel."

Meanwhile, Jenny noticed him from a distance. "At least Andrew is not pushing himself." She was about to approach him, when she suddenly noticed someone right next to her. That someone was Clover, who seemed to be as surprised to see her as she was.

"Oh, hi Jenny. What brings you here?" She asked with her eyes closed and a forced smile.

Jenny mirrored her expression and answered. "Nothing really. I just wanted to check on Andrew."

Clover's expression didn't change, but a tick mark appeared on her head. "Is that so? Well, I was about to do that, so you don't have to bother yourself."

Jenny's expression matched hers again with her own tick mark. "It's not a bother at all. I don't mind doing it."

Clover's face was tempted to form an annoyed expression. "It's okay. I can do it."

Jenny's face matched hers once more. "No, I can..."

"What's up?" Someone greeted. The girls turned to see Jaden, Syrus, Chumley, Alexis, Shiori and Xander approach them.

"Hi guys!" Clover greeted back.

"What are you girls up to?" Jaden wondered.

"Nothing. Just enjoying the weather, that's all." Jenny replied, pretending like her confrontation with Clover never happened.

"Andrew seems to do the same thing." Shiori noted as he approached the boy in question. "How are you doing?"

"Well, I'm feeling relatively fine." Andrew answered. "It just stings a little."

"Just take it easy, okay?"

"Sure." Andrew looked down and sighed.

"What's wrong?" Jenny asked.

"Nothing, it's just that this whole Shadow Rider thing is making the situation stressful. Besides from our previous, less dangerous adventures, our school year has been pretty normal so far. But because of what we're up against, the whole world is at risk."

"That's true." Alexis agreed. "The fact that they can strike any moment makes it feel queasy."

"Maybe, but still." Jaden grinned. "That doesn't mean we can't enjoy ourselves and have fun. In fact..." He paused for a moment. "How about we distract ourselves from our worries with some dueling?"

"You always want to duel someone, Jaden." Syrus stated.

"Or watch someone else's duel." Chumley added.

Clover, on the other hand, looked thoughtful. "Actually, I don't think that sounds too bad. As Jaden would put it, dueling is about having fun. Besides, you guys might need some practice if you're going to face the 6 remaining Shadow Riders."

Jenny looked thoughtful as well. "That's a good point."

"Sweet! So, who's it gonna be?" Jaden asked excitedly. "Oh! How about you against Andrew again?"

Clover shook her head. "As much as I want to have a rematch with him, Andrew needs to take it easy, just like Ms. Fontaine said."

"Oh right." Jaden then turned to Jenny and smiled. "Then how about a duel between you two?"

"Huh?" Jenny was surprised. "Why?"

"Why not? Both of you got some mad skills. It would be a sweet match-up."

"I have to agree with Jaden." Andrew said as he slowly got up. "That would make the duel interesting."

That statement made both girls turn to each other, and they suddenly remembered what they did earlier. At that, they narrowed their eyes. "Fine by me." Jenny said.

"Sure thing." Clover added.

Alexis shook her head. 'Somehow, I saw this coming.'

And so, the gang were standing on the sideline while Jenny and Clover took their positions, strapped on their duel disks and inserted their decks. "Are you ready?" Jenny asked.

"Bring it on!" Clover shot back.

"DUEL!"

Jenny: 4000

Clover: 4000

"I'll go first!" Clover declared and drew her sixth card. "I summon Warrior Lady of the Wasteland in defense mode!" The blonde woman with a tattered cape appeared and kneeled down. (ATK: 1100 DEF: 1200 LV: 4) "Then I'll end my turn with a facedown card." Clover concluded and inserted a card into her duel disk.

"Alright then." Jenny drew. "First I activate the field spell, The Sanctuary in the Sky!" Everyone was now standing at the familiar stone palace in the clouds. "And next I summon Harvest Angel of Wisdom in attack mode!" The monster that appeared on her field was made of green celestial energy, and was wearing bright marigold armor with winged feet, and had spiky blonde hair. In its hand was a war horn with wings. (ATK: 1800 DEF: 1000 LV: 4) "Now attack her Warrior Lady!" The armored fairy dashed forward and gave her a right hook, shattering her into pixels.

"When my Warrior Lady is destroyed in battle, I can summon an earth warrior type monster from my deck, so long that it has 1500 or less attack points. And I'll bring out Amazoness Swords Woman!" The red-haired amazon with her curved blade appeared on Clover's field. (ATK: 1500 DEF: 1600 LV: 4)

"I place two cards facedown." Two cards appeared at Jenny's feet. "And that ends my turn..."

"Hold it right there!" Clover interrupted and revealed her facedown card. "I activate Dust Tornado! So now I can destroy one of your spells and traps!" The trap card created a tornado that blew one of Jenny's facedown cards away.

'She destroyed my counter trap!' She thought disbelieved.

"And as a bonus, Dust Tornado lets me place a spell or trap card from my hand facedown on the field." Clover took one of her cards and inserted it into her duel disk. "Now it's my turn." She drew. "I summon The Hunter with 7 Weapons!" A bald man in a green outfit with a cape carrying a bunch of weapons appeared next to the amazon. (ATK: 1000 DEF: 600 LV: 3)

"That monster's only got a thousand points." Syrus pointed out.

"Yeah, that's not much compared to Jenny's monster." Chumley added.

"That's not necessarily a bad move though." Alexis replied.

"She's right." Clover nodded. "Because when The Hunter is normal summoned, I have to declare a monster type. And, whenever he's battling a monster of the type I choose, his attack points are increased by 1000. And I choose fairy type."

Jenny gasped.

"Looks like Jenny's in trouble now." Xander commented.

"Now my Hunter, destroy her Harvest Angel!" The heavily armed man charged at the angel an unsheathed the sword he was holding in his left hand. (ATK: 1000-2000) And then he slashed it horizontally, making it explode. (ATK: 2000-1000)

"Thanks to my field spell, any battle damage I take when my fairy type monster is in battle becomes zero." Jenny explained. "And since my Harvest Angel of Wisdom was destroyed in battle, its special ability activates. I can take a counter trap from my graveyard and add it to my hand." She took the card in question from her graveyard slot and placed it in her hand.

"Sweet! So even though her trap card was destroyed, she had a way to reuse it." Jaden noted.

"That was pretty smart. Way to go, Jenny!" Andrew complimented.

The blue-haired girl smiled in response. But Clover wasn't pleased at hearing that. "Amazoness Swords Woman, attack her directly! Amazon Slash Attack!" The amazon charged at Jenny and struck her with her sword.

Jenny: 4000-2500

"I end my turn." Clover concluded.

"Before I'll make my move, I activate the trap card, Solemn Wishes." Jenny's facedown card flipped up. "Now I'll gain 500 whenever I draw cards from my deck." At that, she began her turn and drew a card.

Jenny: 2500-3000

"Now I activate the effect of Hecatrice!" A golden statue with angel wings but no limbs appeared briefly. "By discarding this monster from my hand, I can add a certain spell card from my deck to my hand." Jenny fanned out her deck and took the card she wanted. "And I'll use it right away! Valhalla, Hall of the Fallen!" The named spell card appeared. "From now on, if I have no monsters on my field, I can summon a fairy type monster from my hand. Say hello to Athena!" The silver-haired woman with spear and shield appeared from a flash of light. (ATK: 2600 DEF: 800 LV: 7) "Then I'll summon Meltiel, Sage of the Sky!" The elegant, white-feathered woman appeared next to Athena. (ATK: 1600 DEF: 1200 LV: 4) "I suggest you take cover, because Athena deals 600 points of damage the moment a fairy type monster is summoned." The silver-haired woman pointed her spear at Clover and shot out a golden energy beam at her.

Clover: 4000-3400

"Nice shot." Shiori commented.

"It sure was." Andrew agreed.

"Now I have a monster that can take down your Hunter, even when he gets extra attack points. Now Athena, attack!" The named monster fired another energy beam from her spear.

"Looks like you forgot about my facedown card!" Clover noted and revealed the card in question. "I play Mirror Mail! This trap card activates when you attack one of my monsters. And here's the most interesting part; my monster's attack points become the same as your attacking monster!"

"What!?" Jenny exclaimed as The Hunter with 7 weapons used a spear to absorb the energy beam. (ATK: 1000-2600)

"And because he gets stronger when fighting a fairy type..." Xander trailed off.

"His attack points get even higher!" Alexis filled in.

(ATK: 2600-3600) The energy beam that was absorbed into the hunter's spear was shot out, right back to Athena, who was destroyed by it. (ATK: 3600-2600)

"Whoops! Looks like Clover's got the strongest monster now." Jaden said.

"Definitely." Andrew replied. "Nice one, Clover!"

The redhead smiled and gave him a thumbs up. Jenny puffed her cheeks in anger. "Meltiel, attack Amazoness Swords Woman!" The named fairy monster unleashed a pulse of energy from the ring around her waist and sent the amazon flying.

"Wait a minute. That Swords Woman makes the opponent take any battle damage she receives, right?" Xander asked. "So how does that affect someone with The Sanctuary in the Sky?"

Jenny: 3000

Clover: 3400

After checking their life points, Shiori answered. "Apparently, no player takes any damage at all."

"I end my turn with facedown." Jenny concluded and inserted a card into her duel disk.

"In that case..." Clover drew. "I summon Kidmodo Dragon in defense mode!" A small, four-legged dragon appeared next to The Hunter. The dragon was pinkish, had a pair of tiny wings and a face that made it look adorable. (ATK: 100 DEF: 200 LV: 3)

Jenny couldn't help but smile and speak her thoughts out loud. "Aww.~ It's so cute."

Clover smiled in response. "Isn't it? But let's focus on what comes next. I'll let my hunter attack your Meltiel!" The monster in question charged at the fairy, readying his sword.

"I activate my trap! Negate Attack!" Jenny's facedown card flipped up and created a barrier that stopped the hunter's attack. "Thanks to this, your attack is negated. But wait! That's not the only that happens!" At those words, Jenny was surrounded by a golden aura.

Jenny: 3000-4000

"What the...?" Clover said in shock.

"Whenever a counter trap is activated, Meltiel gives me 1000 extra life points. And with The Sanctuary in the Sky in play, she also destroys one of your cards. There goes your hunter!" The ring around Meltiel's waist glowed for a moment, and then sent out a pulse of energy that destroyed the bald man.

"My Hunter is destroyed!" Clover said disbelieved.

"Nice move." Syrus said.

"Yeah, totally." Chumley agreed.

Clover clicked her tongue. "I end my turn."

"My move."

Jenny: 4000-4500

"Now Meltiel, destroy her Kidmodo Dragon!" The named fairy monster sent another energy pulse and destroyed the poor, little dragon.

"That was a bad move." Clover said with a smirk. "When Kidmodo Dragon is sent to the graveyard, I can summon a dragon type monster from my hand. And I choose Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 6!" Everyone watched as the metallic LV 6 dragon rose up from black flames that erupted from the ground. (ATK: 2300 DEF: 1600 LV: 6)

Jenny glanced at one card in her hand. She frowned, realizing that it won't help her against what comes next. "I end my turn."

"Now then." Clover drew. "I summon Element Dragon in attack mode!" A red-skinned dragon with a beige underbelly and greenish wings appeared next to Horus. (ATK: 1500 DEF: 1200 LV: 4) "This dragon is unique. It has two special abilities and one of them can be active, as long as there's a monster on the field with a specific attribute."

"For real?" Jaden asked in interest.

"It's true." Andrew replied. "In fact, there are a few other monsters that are similar to that dragon."

"Now..." Clover spoke up again. "If there's a fire monster on the field, like Horus the Black Flame Dragon, my Element Dragon gains 500 attack points." (ATK: 1500-2000) "Now Horus, destroy Meltiel!" Horus reared its head back and spat out a torrent of black flames, incinerating Meltiel. "And now you're wide open! Element Dragon, attack!" The named dragon spat out a torrent of more regular flames, giving Jenny a direct hit.

Jenny: 4500-2500

"I don't get it." Syrus said. "Why didn't she destroy Meltiel with Element Dragon and attacked Jenny directly with Horus? That would cause her a little more damage."

"True." Xander replied. "But since Horus destroyed a monster in battle, Clover can activate its special ability."

"And that ability lets me turn it into Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 8." Clover added as the dragon in question was enveloped in black flames and evolved to its LV 8 form. (ATK: 3000 DEF: 1800 LV: 8)

"It had to be that one." Jenny muttered and drew her next card.

Jenny: 2500-3000

"First I place one card facedown." A card appeared at her feet. "Then I'll summon The Agent of Wisdom - Mercury." A bluish angel clad in blue robes and holding a tome appeared in front of her. (ATK: 0 DEF: 1700 LV: 4) "And that's all."

"Okay then." Clover drew. " I attack with Element Dragon!" The named monster spat out another torrent of flames.

"I activate the trap card. D2 Shield!" Jenny's facedown card flipped up. "Thanks to this, I can double my defensive monster's defense points!" The blue angel used his wings to block the fire attack. (DEF: 1700-3400)

Clover's eyes widened upon seeing her attack fail.

Clover: 3400-2000

The redhead was actually quite impressed. "Okay, that was a great move."

Jenny smiled. "Thank you."

"I end my turn with a facedown." A card appeared at Clover's feet."

"My move."

Jenny: 3000-3500

And the blue angel was suddenly glowing with a light aura. "And now, Mercury's special ability activates. If I had no cards at your last end phase, I get to draw an extra card."

Jenny: 3500-4000

Jenny looked at her two new cards and nodded before inserting them into her duel disk. "I place two cards and that's all."

"I'm up then." Clover drew. "I summon Dodger Dragon in attack mode!" A slim, green, Chinese dragon appeared next to Element Dragon. It had six legs and blades at the tip of its tail. (ATK: 1900 DEF: 1200 LV: 4) "And now I activate the trap card, Castle of Dragon Souls!" Her facedown card flipped up.

"I don't think so!" Jenny interrupted. "I activate my trap!" But, for some reason, the facedown card she pointed at didn't flip up. "Huh?"

Clover smirked. "Let me guess. That's a counter trap?" Those words caused Jenny to widen her eyes. "If so, then you're out of luck. Because during the turn Dodger Dragon is normal summoned, you can't activate counter traps."

"What? For real?" Syrus asked in shock.

"Looks like Clover thought this through." Alexis stated.

"No kidding. Jenny is using more counter traps than many other duelists here." Andrew added.

"And with that problem fixed, I can use my Castle's effect. Once per turn, I can take a dragon type monster from my graveyard and remove it from play. And then, I can give one of my monsters 700 extra attack points until the end of the turn. So I'll remove Kidmodo Dragon to give Horus a power boost." The spirit of the small dragon appeared and entered the metallic dragon's body. (ATK: 3000-3700) "Now Horus, destroy Mercury with Black Mega Flame!" Horus spat out a torrent of black flames and burned the blue angel into ashes. "And I attack with Element Dragon..."

"I activate Call of the Haunted!" Jenny's facedown cards flipped up. "Now I can summon a monster back from my graveyard! Now come forth, Harvest Angel of Wisdom!" The marigold armored fairy appeared. (ATK: 1800 DEF: 1000 LV: 4)

"Huh? Why didn't she revive Athena?" Shiori wondered.

"Yeah, She would have a monster strong enough to keep her safe." Xander added.

"That's right. You should have brought your Athena back. Now Element Dragon, attack!" The named monster spat a torrent of flames and destroyed the Harvest Angel.

"Once again, my monster's ability activates. I can take back a counter trap from my graveyard." The Negate Attack card came out of Jenny's graveyard slot.

"I hope it was worth it, because now my Element Dragon can attack again!"

"What!?"

"That's right, thanks to my wind monster, Dodger Dragon, my Element Dragon can attack a second time, after destroying a monster in battle." Element Dragon spat out more flames and burned Jenny.

Jenny: 4000-2000

"And speaking of Dodger Dragon, it's his turn to attack now!" Just like Element Dragon, the Chinese dragon spat out a torrent of flames and burned Jenny even more.

Jenny: 2000-0100

"And that ends my turn." (ATK: 3700-3000)

Jenny groaned slightly after getting hit by the fire attacks before she recovered. "I have to admit, that was impressive. I can see why you're Andrew's greatest rival."

"Thanks. You're not bad yourself."

"I assure you, that I'll get better. Just you wait. I draw."

Jenny: 0100-0600

"I place one card facedown." A card appeared at her feet. "Then I'll summon Bountiful Artemis in defense mode!" The familiar mechanical angel with a purple cape appeared. (ATK: 1600 DEF: 1700 LV: 4) "I end my turn."

"My move." Clover drew her next card and looked at it. 'Stamping Destruction. This card lets me destroy a spell or trap card and deal 500 points of damage.' She then glanced at Jenny's field. 'There's no doubt that the facedown card she just laid out is Negate Attack. I could use my spell card to destroy it, but...' She eyed on Jenny's other facedown card. 'When I used my trap card, Jenny tried to use that other card, whatever it is. Which means, it's another counter trap, mostly able to negate a spell or trap. Meaning, she can use it to stop my spell card.' Clover looked thoughtful. 'But then again, if I wait too long for the right opportunity to get rid of that card, I might be in a troubling situation. Guess I have no choice...'

"I activate the spell card, Stamping Destruction!" The image of the named card appeared. "Since I have a dragon type monster on my field, I can destroy one spell or trap card on the field, and I choose one of your facedown cards."

"You triggered my trap! Divine Punishment!" One of Jenny's facedown cards flipped up. "Since I have The Sanctuary in the Sky in play, I can use this counter trap to negate your spell card." The spell card image glowed with a red aura before shattering into pixels. "And there's more. Whenever a counter trap is activated, Bountiful Artemis lets me draw a card." Jenny drew.

Jenny: 0600-1100

"So it's just as I thought." Clover muttered. "In that case, I'll attack with Element Dragon!" The named monster spat out another torrent of flames.

"Activate Negate Attack!" Jenny's trap card revealed itself and created a barrier that blocked the flames. "As you know, my trap card stops your attack and ends your battle phase. And because it's a counter trap, I get to draw another card."

Jenny: 1100-1600

"Guess I can't do anything else for now." Clover said.

"Okay then."

Jenny: 1600-2100

Jenny looked at her three cards and nodded. "I place one card facedown and summon Gellenduo." A facedown card appeared, along with a duo of green and pink sprites. (ATK: 1700 DEF: 0 LV: 4) "I end my turn."

Clover glanced at Jenny's facedown card. 'Is that card something to stop my attack, or is it another counter trap?' She then drew her next card and looked at it. 'Not that I have anything to get rid of it. Oh well...'
"Element Dragon, attack Bountiful Artemis!" The mechanical angel braced itself before it was burned by the dragon's attack. "And don't forget, after destroying a monster, Element Dragon can attack again." The turned its head to the flames engulfed Gellenduo. After a few seconds, it stopped. But then, to Clover's shock, the the two sprites rose up, unharmed by the flames. "What the hell?"

Jenny smiled. "Sorry, but my Gellenduo can't be destroyed in battle."

"Wow! That is so sweet." Jaden commented.

"Never knew there was a fairy type monster, other than Marshmallon, that was invincible in battle." Andrew said.

"I'll say." Clover mused as she looked at her hand. "But let's see if those sprites can handle this." She held up one of her cards. "I play the spell card, Dragon's Gunfire! This card has two effects and I can activate one of them. I choose this one: One face up monster with 800 defense points or less is destroyed. So there goes your Gellenduo!" On cue, Horus spat out a black fireball.

"I knew you'd try something like that!" Jenny called out.

The redhead widened her eyes. "Don't tell me..."

"That's right! It's a counter trap! Spell Shield Type-8!" Jenny's facedown card flipped up. "Since you activated a spell card that targets exactly 1 monster, I can negate it!" A blue, bizarre looking shield appeared and blocked the fireball.

"Nice one, Jenny!" Alexis cheered.

"Way to play!" Syrus added.

"Totally lishus!" Chumley said.

"And it gets better, because now I activate the effect of a card in my hand." Jenny held up the card in question and Gellenduo was suddenly enveloped in light. "When a counter trap is activated, I can sacrifice all monsters I control and summon a monster known Voltanis the Adjudicator!" The light died down and Gellenduo was replaced a tall, violet armored figure with bits of bright blue, wings as tall as itself and holding a staff with a big blue gem embedded in the tip. (ATK: 2800 DEF: 1400 LV: 8)

"Wow!" Andrew said in awe.

"You said it." Shiori replied.

"Here's more bad news." Jenny said. "Because of the Voltanis was just summoned, his other effect kicks in. For every fairy type monster I sacrificed, He destroys 1 card on the field. I only sacrificed one monster, but that's fine, because the card I want to destroy is Horus the Black Flame Dragon!" The violet armored angel raised his staff.

Clover gasped and turned to the metallic dragon, watching it cry out as an aura appeared around it before exploded. "No way! My dragon is destroyed!"

"And since it was a fire monster, your Element Dragon gets weaker because it left the field." (ATK: 2000-1500)

"Damn." Clover cursed silently. "I end my turn."

Jenny: 2100-2600

Jenny looked at the card she drew and smiled. "With Horus gone, I can safely use my spell cards. So I'll use Pot of Greed to draw two more cards."

Jenny: 2600-3100

"Then I'll summon The Agent of Miracles - Jupiter!" A dark-skinned man with red wings dressed like someone from Egypt appeared. (ATK: 1800 DEF: 1000 LV: 4)

"Another Agent monster." Xander noted.

"Yeah, she's got a bunch of them." Andrew replied.

"I activate my monster's special ability. Once per turn, I can give one of my light fairy type monsters 800 extra attack points for one turn. But to do that I have to take a monster from my graveyard and remove it. Also, the monster I remove must have the words The Agent in its name. So I'll remove The Agent of Wisdom to give Voltanis extra points!" Jupiter put his hands together and hummed. And then, the spirit of the blue angel appeared before turning into light particles and entered Voltanis' body. (ATK: 2800-3600)

"Whoa! 3600 attack points. That's totally sweet!" Jaden commented.

"Jenny's not messing around, that's for sure." Alexis said with a smile.

"Now Voltanis, attack Element Dragon!" The blue lines on Voltanis' body lit up, the light all converging at the gem in the tip of his staff.

Clover clicked her tongue again. "Looks like I have no choice." Her trap card glowed. "I activate the effect of Castle of Dragon Souls! I remove Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 6 to give my dragon a power boost!" The spirit of the named dragon appeared and entered Element Dragon's body. (ATK: 1500-2200)

The blue gem in Voltanis' staff shone brightly for a moment, before releasing a blast of energy that obliterated Element Dragon.

Clover: 2000-0600

"And now, I activate Jupiter's second ability!"

Clover was just recovering from the attack when Jenny said those words. "What? He has another ability?"

"That's right, and I can only activate it when The Sanctuary in the Sky is on the field. Once per turn, I can discard a fairy type monster from my hand and summon a light fairy type monster that is removed from the game." Jenny slid her one only card into the graveyard slot as Jupiter put his hands together and hummed again. And this time, the doors of the stone palace opened and revealed The Agent of Wisdom, who flew and landed right next to him. (ATK: 0 DEF: 1700 LV: 4) "And with that, I'm done, your move." (ATK: 3600-2800)

"Alright then..." Clover said with a smirk. "If that's how you're gonna be, then I'd better step up my game." She drew. "First I'll play Pot of Greed." She drew her extra cards. "Then I activate the spell card, Double Cyclone! This allows me to destroy a spell or trap card on my side on the field, and then, destroy one of your cards. So I'll destroy Castle of Dragon Souls and The Sanctuary in the Sky!" Two cyclones appeared and struck the field. Clover's trap card was destroyed, and the field spell stray on Jenny's duel disk popped open, causing the heavenly area disappear.

"And there's more! Since my Castle was destroyed, its effect kicks in. I get to summon one of the dragons I removed from play. So welcome back, Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 6!" The metallic dragon emerged from a portal and landed on Clover's field. (ATK: 2300 DEF: 1600 LV: 6) "But it won't here for long, because I sacrifice it in order to summon Strong Wind Dragon!" Horus disappeared, letting the familiar, blue green dragon take its place. (ATK: 2400 DEF: 1000 LV: 6) "Now for the best part. Since I sacrificed a dragon type monster, half of its attack points are added to my Strong Wind Dragon's strength." A blue aura surrounded the roaring dragon. (ATK: 2400-3550)

Jenny frowned at this.

"Now my dragon, destroy Voltanis!" The dragon thrust its wings forward and let out blades of winds that ripped up the violet armored angel.

Jenny: 3100-2350

"And don't think I forgot about Jupiter! Dodger Dragon, attack!" The named dragon spat out a torrent of flames and burned the red winged man to ashes.

Jenny: 2350-2250

"I end my turn."

"My move."

Jenny: 2250-2750

"And since my hand was empty during your last turn, Mercury lets me draw again."

Jenny: 2750-3250

"Next I summon Freya, Spirit of Victory in defense mode!" A purple haired woman appeared next to Mercury, giving off a bright smile. She wore a black and purple with sandals and a necklace. On her wrists and ankles were halos and she carried two red pom-poms. (ATK: 100 DEF: 100 LV: 1)

"A cheerleader?" Shiori questioned.

"A cute cheerleader." Syrus said with a blush on his face. Some of the guys shook their heads.

"When Freya is on the field, my fairy type monster gain 400 attack and defense points." Jenny explained. "Freya, show her what you've got!" The young fairy nodded and started to jump around cheer as an aura surrounded her and Mercury. (ATK: 100-500 DEF: 100-500) (ATK: 0-400 DEF: 1700-2100) "I end my turn with a facedown card." A card appeared at her feet.

"Not bad." Clover said and drew her next card. "But you won't get long with only defense. Especially with Strong Wind Dragon's special ability. When it attacks a monster in defense mode whose defense points are less than its attack points, the difference goes to you as battle damage."

The spectators gasped.

"Whoa! Sounds like a tough monster." Jaden commented.

"Tell me about it." Andrew replied.

Jenny smirked. "If you plan to attack Freya, then you have to get through Mercury first. You see, as long as I have another fairy type monster on my field, you're not allowed to attack her."

Clover smirked back. "Is that so?" She then took the top card of her deck and slid it into the graveyard slot before holding up the card she drew. "Then it's a good thing I drew this. Hidden Armory. This lets me take an equip spell from my deck or graveyard and add it to my hand. In exchange, I can't normal summon or set monsters this turn." She fanned out her deck and took the card she wanted. "But I can deal with that, because now I activate Dragon Treasure." The named spell card appeared behind Dodger Dragon. "This card gives the equipped dragon type monster 300 attack and defense points." (ATK: 1900-2200 DEF: 1200-1500)

Jenny braced herself.

"Dodger Dragon, attack!" The smaller, green dragon spat out another torrent of flames and completely destroyed Mercury. "Now, Strong Wind Dragon, attack! Strong Hurricane!" Once again, the named dragon let out blades of wind that ripped up the poor cheerleader. Some of the blades hit Jenny and sent her flying.

Jenny: 3250-0200

"That ends my turn." Clover concluded.

"Are you okay, Jenny?" Alexis called out.

"She took one hell of a hit there." Xander commented.

"That's Clover for ya." Andrew said. "She knows how to push her opponents."

Jenny groaned while getting on her feet.

"I hope you're not planning to quit. The duel is not over." Clover pointed out.

"I don't intend to." Jenny responded with a small, but determined smile. "As a certain someone would say, 'I won't stand down until the last life point expires'."

Andrew smiled at her words.

And so did Clover. "Well, in that case, show me what you can do!"

"Gladly!" Jenny drew her next card.

Jenny: 0200-0700

"I reveal my facedown card!" The card in question flipped up. "Beckoning Light!"

"Huh?" Clover widened her eyes.

"This trap card lets me discard my entire hand." Jenny slid her only card into the graveyard slot. "And then, for every card I discarded, a light monster returns from my graveyard to my hand." A card returned to her hand. "And the card I got is something I'm gonna play, by using my Valhalla spell." The card in question glowed. "Rise up! Voltanis the Adjudicator!" A pillar of light erupted from the ground and the violet armored angel stepped out of it. (ATK: 2800 DEF: 1400 LV: 8)

"Oh damn!" Clover cursed and stepped back.

"Now Voltanis, destroy her Dodger Dragon!" The gem in Voltanis' staff shone brightly and released a blast of energy and obliterated the Chinese dragon. The explosion from the attack caused Clover cry out before she fell to her knees.

Clover: 0600-0000

Everyone applauded as the holograms disappeared.

"Sweet game, you two!" Jaden cheered.

"What he said!" Syrus and Chumley said in unison.

"Nicely done!" Andrew praised.

"That duel was intense." Shiori said.

"I never thought I would see anyone other than Andrew defeat Clover." Xander admitted. "Jenny was really good there."

"And that's what she and the rest us need to be when we face the remaining Shadow Riders." Alexis added.

Clover was still on her knees but noticed someone approach her. She looked up to see Jenny, who held out her hand. "Are you okay?"

The redhead was silent for a moment before she smiled. "Yeah, I'm fine." She then grabbed Jenny's hand got back on her feet. "I gotta hand it to you, that was a nice comeback. You got some great skills."

Jenny smiled. "Thanks. But it wasn't an easy victory. You're really a skilled duelist. I think I want to take you on again someday."

Clover grinned in return.

"Well played, girls!" Andrew said as he approached. "If we keep up like this, then the world is as good as..." Before he could finish his sentence, his legs suddenly felt weak and he fell on the ground. "Ooff!"

In a mere second, he was quickly approached by Clover and Jenny. "Are you okay!?" When they noticed they said that at the same time, they turned to each other. And then... they were glaring at each other with sparks flying between their eyes.

"Whoa! You okay, bro?" Jaden asked the Ra Yellow.

"You should take it easy, Andrew." Shiori said.

Alexis, who seemed to be the only one noticing the glares that her fellow Obelisks gave to each other, sweat dropped. 'They are truly rivals, in more ways than one.'


Okay, I'm done. It was kinda hard for me to figure what to write in this chapter. But I hope you liked it. Until next time.