Duel Monsters Spirit Day

Today was a really special day. Booths and activities were set all around the Academy Island. Many students walked around and enjoyed themselves. But... unbeknownst to the Academy students, a small orb of light descended from the sky above the main building, and giggled with a female voice before floating around different places. "Ah, my most favorite day of the year! Duel Monsters Spirit Day! The one chance I have all year to come out and play, and I'm not gonna let it go to waste!"


At the Obelisk Blue Dorm, there were a bunch of students sitting at tables. The area was set up as a kind of cafe.

"Your Happy Lover Latte. Your Chthonian Chai Tea." A male student, acting as a waiter, set the two beverages on a table that Jasmine and Mindy occupied. "Enjoy, ladies." He bowed to them before walking away.

"Ah. What a cutie!~" Mindy said, giving the retreating waiter a dreamy look.

"Don't fall in love just yet, Mindy." Jasmine replied, picking up her tea cup. "It's Duel Monsters Spirit Day! We have a whole day of flirting ahead of us."


At the Ra Yellow Dorm, there were a bunch of food stands were the students could buy something edible. "Get your Kuriboh Dumplings here! Kuriboh Dumplings!" Called one of the vendors behind one of the stands.

"What did he say? Kuriboh Dumplings, was it?" An Obelisk girl holding some cotton candy asked. "That's just gross."

"No, just a little hairy." Assured her friend, who had been trying out one of them for herself.


At the Slifer Red Dorm, Syrus was pushing a paint cart. "Alright, 20 feet long, 10 feet across... Gaaah!" Unfortunately, he tripped over some pink paint cans and crashed to the ground, covered in dust and chalk. "(Cough, cough) And two cans of paint to ruin it all!" He turned to Chumley, who was sitting on the ground, painting something. "Chumley, you're in the way of my duel arena."

"Art has its price." Chumley replied.

"Art? What do you mean?"

Chumley indicated the poster he just finished. It had the image of Des Koala and Des Kangaroo facing each other, equipped with duel disks. "I mean I'm drawing up posters to promote your big costume duel today. Lishus, huh?"

"Yeah, not bad." Syrus praised. "Of course, if you really want to draw in a big crowd, there's one more picture you should draw. A big glam shot of the Dark Magician Girl!"

"Hmm... Guess I could put her in the corner..."

"No! She deserves the whole poster!" Syrus demanded.

"But what about Des Kangaroo? And Des Koala?"

"Hello! They're not even real!"

"Neither is Dark Magician Girl." Chumley countered.

"Don't you ever say that, you hear me?! EVER!"

"Okay! Sorry."

"Now get to it! I've got to finish this field!" Syrus started gather the chalk powder into the paint cart. But he did it in such a hurry, that it caused a big smoke cloud. And this caused of course both of them to cough.

"Yeah, I would... if I could see!"

The floating orb of light passed by and eavesdropped their conversation. "A costume duel? That's perfect!"


Meanwhile, Jaden, Andrew, Bastion, Alexis, Jenny, Zane, and Atticus were on the upper level of the Slifer Dorm deck, thinking about what the older Rhodes told them the other day at the abandoned dorm.

"So Professor Banner's gone missing." Jaden said. "That sure is strange."

"No kidding, especially after what you told us about him, Atticus." Alexis added.

"I wish that it weren't true." Atticus muttered.

"But it is. He's the one who led you, Kaito and Cynthia to the abandoned dorm." Bastion reminded him. "The one who lured you to the shadows."

"That may be, but the question we need to answer is, why?" Zane stated.

"Could it have something to do with the Shadow Riders?" Jenny wondered.

"I hope that's not the case." Andrew replied.

"I got a question." Jaden spoke up. "What is Chazz doing?"

They all turned and saw the black clad Slifer walk around with a foxtail, making strange kissing noises. "Yoo-hoo! Come one, where are ya?"

"Uh, where is what, Chazz?" Jaden asked.

"His mind, Jay." Bastion answered. "Clearly he's lost it." Andrew and Jenny couldn't help but snicker at his comment.

"No, I'm looking for Banner's cat, cuz if we find him, we'll find Banner." At that, Chazz kept searching for the cat in question.

Syrus noticed Chazz's actions when he approached the others. "Has Chazz lost his mind again?"

"Hey, what's up Sy?" Jaden greeted.


The gang followed Syrus, who wanted to show them the poster that was advertising the duel event. The poster Chumley painted showed Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl posing with duel disks. "Nice poster!" Andrew praised.

"Yeah, besides that Dark Magician guy being in it, Chumley did a pretty good job." Syrus said.

"Yeah, agreed." Jaden replied, turning to the koala duelist.

"I rule." Chumley nodded.

"Did someone say Dark Magician?" A new voice asked. Everyone turned and saw Kaito approach them, his eyes focused on the poster.

"What's up Kaito?" Atticus greeted.

The blonde boy smiled to him. "Glad to see you're all better, Atticus." He then turned to the poster. "So, a costume duel, huh?"

"Yeah, tight idea, right?" Jaden asked.

"Are you guys looking for someone who can dress up as Dark Magician? If so..." Kaito pointed to himself. "Then you're looking at him, right now!"

"That would be great!" Andrew said.

"So who's dressing up as Dark Magician Girl?" Zane asked.

"Sy, you do have someone, right?" Atticus asked.

"Uh..." Syrus hesitated. "Not really. But no one will mind, I'm just using her to help sell out the duel. You know, advertising."

"Ah... false advertising, maybe?" Bastion added.

"Wow, I really didn't think of that." Syrus stared at the poster. "Guess I'll need to find someone to play the part then. Like Alexis!"

"Yes, a fine idea." Bastion agreed.

"Yeah, good call." Jaden added.

"Ah, I could be the Dark Magician guy." Chumley offered.

"Hello! I already volunteered to be the Dark Magician, remember?" Kaito reminded him.

"Oh, right." Chumley slumped his shoulders.

"So Lex, will you do it? Come on, please?" Pleaded Syrus, jumping up and down, hoping to hear a yes from her. "Please, please!? What do you say!?"

"I actually already have a costume." Alexis replied.

"Then how about Jenny?" Andrew suggested, turning to his girlfriend. "I'm sure you would look pretty as a Dark Magician Girl."

Jenny smiled. "That's sweet of you. But I already have a costume too."

"But I have a better idea who could be her anyway." Alexis added.


However, the person she had in mind wasn't exactly what the others expected.

"AAAAH! On what demented planet is THIS a better idea!?" Syrus cried out in horror, seeing the card shack owner, Dorothy in a Dark Magician Girl outfit. It was honestly disturbing.

"Planet Chumley." The koala duelist joked. "Come on, you don't think Dorothy pulls that off?"

"Pull it off? Don't put that image in my brain! Please Chum!"

"Excuse me, but I make a great Dark Magician Girl and have for 10 years!" Dorothy said, offended. "That's how long I've owned this costume!" But when she posed, the area underneath her armpit ripped, making everyone, or the guys at the very least, more uncomfortable. "Ah! I thought the arms were feeling a little tight! Oh! And the seat too! Oh well, would you mind sewing it up?" Jenny and Alexis gave her an awkward look while the boys shook their heads.

As the gang left, Syrus was crying. "Just when I thought I could make my costume duel awesome!"

But, he was unaware that a certain spirit was watching from the roof of the dorm building.


At the Ra Yellow Dorm, Andrew came out of his room, dressed in a pure white armor and cape. "Hey, Andrew!" Someone called out.

He turned to face this person, and was a little surprised to a person wearing Black Luster Soldier armor. It took him a moment to recognize the person's face. "Whoa, Shiori! That's a nice costume!"

"Thanks." He smiled. "It's the legendary Black Luster Soldier! One of my favorite ritual monsters."

"I figured as much." Andrew smiled.

Shiori then eyed on his friend's costume. "And I see you're dressed up as one of your heroes."

"Yup! Elemental HERO Absolute Zero!"

"Now then, shall we?" Shiori asked as he and Andrew headed out. But when they got out of the building...

"Let go of me!" They saw two Obelisk Blue boys holding a girl on her arms. "I don't have time for you two!"

"Come on, sweetheart. We just want to have some fun with you." One of them, who had short black hair, said.

"Yeah, what's wrong with that?" The other guy, with brown hair, asked.

"Looks like those guys are bothering that girl." Andrew observed.

"How rude is that?" Shiori narrowed his eyes and approached them. "Hey! Why don't you just leave her alone!"

"Huh?" The boys turned him with confused looks on their faces.

The girl turned to him and smiled when she saw his face. "Wow, Shiori, nice costume!"

Shiori blinked twice before his eyes widened when he saw her face. "C-Cynthia!?"

Indeed, it was Cynthia. He could tell by looking at her face. But she looked really different. She was wearing a red dress and gloves decorated with roses. And her green hair appeared to be hidden by a platinum blonde wig.

"Eh?" The boys turned to her before she slipped out their grip. She then quickly walked over to Shiori and wrapped her arms his right one.

"Sorry boys, but this guy's going on a date with me." Cynthia said.

"What?!" Shiori asked.

"WHAT!?" The Obelisk boys exclaimed before lowering their heads and walked away depressed.

"Were... you serious about that date thing, or was that an excuse to make those guys leave?" Shiori asked nervously.

"Maybe both?" She winked, making him blush. "Anyway, you look great in that costume."

"T-thanks." The ritual murmured. "You... look nice as well. Rose Lover, right?"

"Yup. I've been working on the dress for a while to get it right." Cynthia explained as she spun herself in place, showing her dress off. That caused Shiori's blush to darken a bit.

Andrew watched this in amusement. "Hey there!" A familiar voice greeted. Andrew turned to the direction it came from and...

"Whoa!" He was amazed by the sight before him. It was Jenny, who was dressed up as Maiden of the Aqua. She even changed her hair from her usual ponytail to two circle-shaped braids.

Seeing Andrew's stunned look, she giggled before posing for him. "Do you like what you see?"

He snapped out of his stupor before answering. "Yeah. You're beautiful!"

"Right answer." She kissed him on the lips, which he returned. After pulling back, she eyed on him. "And you look really nice yourself!"

"One of his coolest heroes." Another voice added. The couple turned and saw Clover approach them. And she appeared to be dressed in a certain kind of purple armor. "What's up guys?"

"Hey Clover!" Jenny greeted.

"That's a nice Buster Blader costume you got there!" Andrew complimented.

"Thank you. I couldn't think of something else but my favorite monster."

"You sure picked a good one." Cynthia said as she and Shiori joined them.

"Indeed." Someone agreed. Everyone turned and saw Bastion walk out of the dorm building. He was dressed up as Amazoness Tiger.

"Hi Bastion." Clover waved to him.

"I was wondering when you would come." Shiori said.

"Sorry, it took me a little while to get it on." The intelligent Ra explained. "Now then, how about we check the others?"

"Good idea... hm?" Andrew said before noticing someone pass by.

"What is it?" Bastion asked before noticing the new person. It appeared to be a girl in a black dress, holding an umbrella. Bastion blinked. "Vampire Fraulein?"

Upon hearing him mention that name, the girl turned around to face the group. It was then they got a good look on her silver grey hair and her red eyes. "Oh! It's you guys!"

"Mahiru!" Jenny smiled. "I didn't recognize you there."

"Yeah, you really dressed up for today." Clover added. "You look just like one of your Vampire monsters."

"That really suits you!" Cynthia complimented.

Mahiru looked embarrassed. "You really think so?"

"Yes. That costume certainly fits your style." Bastion replied.

When Mahiru turned to the Intelligent Ra, her eyes widened, and one thought came to her mind. 'So cute!'

"Hey Mahiru, would like you head to the Slifer dorm?" Andrew asked. "They're preparing a costume duel there."

The goth girl snapped out of her stupor and answered. "Y-yeah, sure. Why not?"

"Great! Then let's go!" Jenny said.


At the Slifer Dorm, Syrus was sulking for not finding someone who could be the Dark Magician Girl. And Chazz was still looking for Banner's cat.

"Help! Help! Duel Monster!" Inside the Slifer Dorm, Chumley was freaking out when he saw Alexis in her costume The pieces of the costume were golden armor, talons that were her hands and feet, purple wings on her arms and pointy ears. "Aaaah! Please, don't claw me! Please!"

"Chill Chumley, it's a costume." Alexis assured him. "See? Look, I'm going as Harpie Lady, so what do you think?"

"What do I think? I think I'm majorly relieved." Chumley said as he calmed down.

"What's with all the screaming?" Someone asked. The gang turned and saw someone dressed in an orange and red diver suit. Because of the helmet, they couldn't see their face.

"Um, who are you?" Jaden asked.

"It's me, Nathan." He replied as he took off his helmet, showing everyone his face.

"Whoa, Nathan! What's with that outfit? You're gonna take a dive in the ocean?"

"This not a real diver suit, silly. It's my costume. I'm dressed up as a monster called Deep Diver."

"Not bad." Alexis praised.

"Not bad at all. Anyway..." Jaden turned to the blonde. "What are Jas and Mindy going as?"

"Same thing." Alexis smiled. "That way, when we're all together, we'll be the Harpie Lady Sisters." Chumley started to scream again. "I think all these Shadow Games have taken their toll on Chumley. Anyway, what are you gonna be, Jaden?"

"Uh... well..." Jaden trailed off as he thoughtfully stared at the different kinds of costumes on the tables. "I think..." Moments later. "...This!" The costume Jaden put on was really a bizarre one. He wore a wide-brimmed purple hat, red plate armor, purple gloves and boots, had on green shoulder-pads and a grayish plate shield.

"Okay, and what exactly is that?" Syrus asked, after joining the others. And he gave him a weird look, just like Alexis and Chumley.

"Well, I wanted to be a few monsters, so I just took a couple of pieces from each of them."

"I guess at least no one will have the same costume as you." Alexis commented.

"Yeah, thank goodness." Syrus replied, smiling awkwardly.

"You got that right." Nathan added.

It was then everyone heard metallic stomping from outside.


"Hey, looking good Chazz!" Ojama Green praised.

"Really good!" Ojama Black added.

"Thanks, I know." Chazz replied.

"What a costume!" Ojama Yellow said.

"Now that's heavy metal!" Ojama Red commented.

"Literally." Ojama Blue agreed.

When Jaden and the others came out of the dorm building, they were astonished when they saw the costume Chazz was wearing. "Chazz dressed up as XYZ-Dragon Cannon!"

"You're sure that's Chazz, right? Right?" Chumley asked, not fully recognizing him.

"Now THIS is a costume!" Chazz boasted.

"It's the best one that I've seen." Alexis complimented him, now wearing a purple wig.

Glancing at her, Chazz was awestruck. "Is that... Alexis?" He then developed a blush. 'Purple hair and pointy ears! My big weakness!"

"Uh, I don't remember XYZ-Dragon Cannon... ever blushing, Chazz." Teased Syrus.

"Shut up!" Chazz retorted.

"At least you got the biggest costume." A new voice spoke up.

Chazz turned to its owner and saw... a fiendish mask! "Gaaah!" Chazz freaked out, and would have tripped and fallen, if it haven't been for his heavy costume.

When everyone turned to the new person, they saw someone dressed up as a certain armored warlord. "Is that Garlandolf, King of Destruction?" Chumley asked.

"You guessed it!" The person replied and took off his mask, revealing his face. "What's up guys?" Michael greeted with a smirk.

"Hey, Michael!" Jaden greeted back. "Now that's a sweet costume!"

"It sure is." Another new voice agreed. Everyone turned to its owner and saw a short figure stepping forward right next to Michael. This person was wearing a black cloak and a skull-like mask.

Syrus blinked. "Is that you, Matt?"

"Yup!" He replied as he took off his mask and revealed his face. "I'm dressed up as the flip monster, Night Assailant! What do you think?"

"Not too shabby!" Jaden complimented. "You look kinda scary."

"Not as scary as Michael... according to Chazz." The flip duelist gave the metal wearing Slifer a teasing look.

"Hardy har har." Chazz said, clearly not amused. "Anyway, where is Kaito? He's supposed to be part of this costume duel, right?"

"I'm here! Sorry to keep you guys waiting!" The guy in question called out. The gang turned and were amazed when they saw Kaito in his Dark Magician costume. The outfit had the same bluish colors as his own monster.

"Hey, looking good, Kaito!" Michael complimented.

"I'll say." Andrew added as he and the others arrived.

"Hey guys!" Jaden greeted. "Those costumes are awesome."

"Thanks, so are yours." Shiori replied.

Jenny gave Jaden a weird look. "Well, that costume sure is... original?"

Nathan turned to her. "Hey, that's a nice Maiden of the Aqua costume you got there!"

Bastion blinked. "Is that you in there, Nathan?"

"Sure is!"

"Alright, enough chit chat!" Chazz interrupted and headed to the duel arena. "Let's get down to business and start this costume duel!"

"Hang on! I just need the speaker the final touch!" Someone called out. The gang turned and saw... a giant gadget at the side of the arena. "Okay... there! All set!" The gadget stepped away from the speakers and turned around. And everyone could see that gadget was actually attached to the back of a person's back. And that person was Xander, who was wearing a green robot-like costume.

"Hey, Xander!" Andrew greeted. "Working hard I see."

"Yeah, the speakers needed some modifications. It would be bad if no one heard the commentary."

"Anyway..." Chazz interrupted again and turned to Kaito. "Time to get this duel started. You ready or not?"

"Okay, okay. No need to be so impatient." Kaito replied. "So, are you my opponent?"

"Yeah right. I can't duel duel in this costume." Chazz scoffed. "I can hardly walk."

"I guess that happens when you overdress." Clover commented.

"Shut it!"

SNAP!

Something flashed as everyone heard a snapping sound. They turned and saw Atticus holding a camera that pointed towards Alexis. "What are you doing?" She asked.

"You know, just big brother stuff. Like taking embarrassing photos of you, then I can show Mom and Dad later."

"Uh, no, you will not!" Alexis said warningly.

"And Uncle Doug, and Aunt Gail and cousin Alanna!" Atticus added, before avoiding a swipe from Alexis' claws before running away.

"You're not showing anyone those! Gimme that camera!" Alexis demanded as she chased after him, while he took more photos of her.

Jenny sweatdropped. "I actually forgot how Atticus could be embarrassing to her sometimes."

"I say. Alright..." Kaito trailed and eyed on the others. "Who's it gonna be?"

"Ooh! Ooh! Can I duel you, please?" A cheerful, feminine voice asked. Everyone turned around and saw...

"Dark Magician Girl?"

The beautiful young girl dressed up as Dark Magician Girl smiled to them. She looked just like the real deal!

"Now that costume fits!" Syrus said, entranced by her appearance.

And not just him, the male spectators stared at her as well. "Oh man, what student is that?"

"Looks just like her!"

"Man, I think I'm in love."

Shiori noticed their stare and deadpanned. "Well, at least they're not staring at Cynthia."

"Hm? Did you say something?" The girl in question asked.

Shiori cringed. "Oh! Nothing!"

"So, can I?" She asked sweetly.

"Can you what? Wait, duel? Definitely! Absolutely! For sure! As organizer of this event, I say yes!"

"But Sy organized this." Jaden pointed out.

"Who cares? The answer is still yes!" Syrus said as he turned to the Dark Magician Girl. "If that's okay with you, I mean."

"Aw, you're cute! Of course it's okay! Let's do this!" DMG replied.

"Looks like we get to see Dark Magician versus Dark Magician Girl after all." Andrew noted.

"Sounds good to me." Kaito replied.


The gang made room for the two duelists and spread out to watch the match. Bastion and Mahiru were standing at one place, where Crowler and Zane showed up. "My, not a bad turnout. Just who is dueling in this match?" The blue headmaster wondered.

"It's Kaito, and someone who looks just like the Dark Magician Girl." Bastion answered.

"Dark Magician Girl? Don't be ridiculous! There's no such..." But as soon as his eyes landed on the named girl, he became infatuated with her beauty, like the other boys. "Why look! It's Dark Magician Girl! I saw her first! I saw her first!"

Bastion and Mahiru sweatdropped at his quick change of behavior.

"Syrus, where are ya!?" Yelled Chazz through the intercom.

Syrus didn't seem to hear him, as he was crying tears of joy over the sudden turn of events. "Okay Sy, just play it cool. Don't be too obvious. You gotta let her know you're interested, but not desperate..."

"SYRUS!" Chazz yelled, this time getting his attention as his ears hurt. QUIT GOING GAGA OVER DARK MAGICIAN GIRL AND COME TO THE COMMENTATOR BOOTH! "What, are you gonna stare at her all day?"

"Quiet!" Syrus said as he quickly got over to him, and then picked up a microphone. "Okay! Introducing today's main event!"

"Hello! It's our only event." Chazz corrected.

"Oh yeah! That's way better! Today's one and only event; the Duel Monsters Cosplay Duel!"

The audience cheered.

"Hosting will be Mr. Chazz-It-Up Princeton..."

"Hi!"

"And myself, Syrus! Syrus Truesdale! How ya doing?"

But the crowd quickly lost interest in the commentary. "Just get on with it, you bozos!" One of them insulted.

Chazz growled a little before Syrus spoke up again. "Fair Enough! Oh look, the duelists have just entered the arena!"

"What do you mean? they've been there for 10 minutes now!" Chazz corrected.

"At my far right, dressed up as the Dark Magician, Kaito Sherman!"

"Hello, Duel Academy!" Kaito called out as he raised the staff he carried.

That earned him some positive feedback from the crowd. "Hey, it's Kaito!" An Obelisk blue boy said.

"Not a bad Dark Magician costume." Another Obelisk boy added.

"What a cutie!" An Obelisk girl squealed.

"The crowd sure like him." Syrus commented.

"What else would you expect from one of the most famous Duel Monsters?" Chazz asked rhetorically.

"Speaking of famous Duel Monsters..." Syrus moved on. "At my left, I'm thrilled to present the Dark Magician Girl! Isn't she just the absolute cutest?"

"Nice job. Real professional." Chazz muttered.

"Oh come on. You were thinking it."

"Those guys talk more than soccer commentators." Nathan said.

"At least soccer commentators stay on topic." Matt added.

"Hi you guys!" Dark Magician Girl called out and waved to everyone. "Hope you all cheer me on!"

The whole crowd, including Syrus, cheered for her in admiration, while Chazz covered his ears because of the loud cheer.

"You know Sy, we're supposed to be neutral."

"Sorry, but I've shifted into high gear."

"You lost it."

"Tell me about it." Clover muttered, Sweatdropping at Syrus' behavior.

"Gentleman and woman, start your duel disks!"

At Syrus' command, the duelists activated their duel disks. "I don't know who you are, but good luck." Kaito said to his opponent.

"Hey thanks, you too!"

"Then let's duel!"

Kaito: 4000

Dark Magician Girl: 4000

"Alright, here I come!~" DMG drew her sixth card and looked at it. She nodded before playing another one. "I think I place one monster facedown."

As soon as she did, the crowd cheered and howled out her name as she waved to them.

"So much for home-field advantage." Jaden commented.

"She sure has no difficulty to please the audience." Michael added.

"I don't deserve such praise." DMG said.

"Yes you do! You deserve even more!" Syrus replied while clapping. "But it'll have to wait till after Kaito goes."

"Thanks... I think." Kaito muttered and drew his sixth card. "Not a bad start. I summon Skilled Dark Magician in attack mode!" A man wearing robes and a hood appeared, carrying a staff. He looked similar to Skilled White Magician, except that his outfit was Dark Blue. (ATK: 1900 DEF: 1700 LV: 4) "Then I activate the spell card, Spell Absorption!" A spell card appeared behind the magician. "Due to its effect, I'll gain 500 life points when a spell card is activated." As he explained, a gem on Skilled Dark Magician's left shoulder glowed. "And now I play another spell card. Arcane Barrier!" Another spell card appeared next to the first. "And that gives me a boost." Spell Absorption glowed.

Kaito: 4000-4500

After that, the gem on the magician's right shoulder glowed.

"Another glowing jewel for your monster, I see." DMG commented.

"Those are spell counters." Kaito explained. "My Skilled Dark Magician gets one of those whenever a spell card is played."

"That's a handy effect." Syrus said. But then looked confused and turned to his partner. "So um, what do you think they do, Chazz?"

"I'm pretty sure we'll find out soon enough."

"But in the meantime, I'm gonna attack your facedown monster!" Kaito declared. "Skilled Dark Magician, attack!" The spellcaster conjured a ball of green magic energy from the tip of his staff. While he did that, the facedown monster revealed itself. It was a young blonde girl in black robes with a matching hat. (ATK: 1000 DEF: 1500 LV: 4)

"Whoa, check out Dark Magician Girl's monster!" Syrus observed. "It's Fire Sorcerer!"

"This should be interesting." Chazz added.

"Alright, here goes! I play..." DMG paused, letting the crowd give her a cheer. "My Sorcerer's special effect! Do your thing, sweetie!" The sorcerer glowed with a purple aura.

"Hooray, she's doing her thing! Her thing! So uh, what's her thing?" Syrus asked excitedly before catching his breath.

"Her thing removes two of Dark Magician Girl's cards from the game, and then, Sy, deals 800 points of damage to Kaito." Chazz explained while DMG randomly took two cards from her hand.

"Sounds like a plan! You go, Dark Magician Girl!"

"You go, Dark Magician Girl!" The crowd repeated Syrus' words.

"Wow, bias much?" Alexis asked, after returning from her chase.

"Seriously?" Jenny muttered while shaking her head.

"Alright! Fire Sorcerer, blast him!" The blonde girl created a fireball in her hands and launched it straight at Kaito, hitting him hard.

Kaito: 4500-3700

"Nice move, but that won't stop my attack!" Finally, the Skilled Dark Magician fired his energy ball and blasted the sorcerer. When that happened, Arcane Barrier glowed briefly. "With that done, I place one card facedown and end my turn." Kaito concluded as a card appeared at his feet.

"It's my turn! Wish me luck, guys.~" DMG called earning some more cheering from the crowd. "Here goes!" She drew. "I summon Magician's Valkyria in attack mode!" A young brown-haired woman, wearing an outfit similar to Dark Magician Girl, appeared. (ATK: 1600 DEF: 1800 LV: 4)

"Oh, good move." Syrus praised. "As long as that's on the field, Kaito won't be allowed to attack any other spellcaster-type monsters that are out."

"Can I get a word in!?" Chazz asked, annoyed.

"Uh, next time?"

"Now I activate Dimension Fusion! By paying 2000 points, we both can summon monsters that were removed from the game back to our fields. No need to thank me, that's really my pleasure!"

Dark Magician Girl: 4000-2000

"Not just yours though. Im sure those two cards you got rid of earlier are thrilled as well!" Syrus said, earning a glare from Chazz, who was annoyed for not having another chance to comment.

"That's right, cuz now they get to come back!" DMG said as two monsters appeared on her field. Another Magician's Valkyria, and another... Dark Magician Girl? (ATK: 1600 DEF: 1800 LV: 4) (ATK: 2000 DEF: 1700 LV: 6) Meanwhile, the third spell counter on Skilled Dark Magician's outfit glowed. And Kaito gained more life points.

Kaito: 3700-4200

"She played the card she's pretending to be!" Crowler cheered.

"But that's really strange." Mahiru said.

"Indeed." Bastion agreed. "It was my understanding that only the King of Games, Yugi Moto, possessed the Dark Magician Girl."

"Mine too." Zane nodded. "Just who is this girl?"

"Here it comes! On three, okay!" Syrus called out. "1, 2, 3!"

"Attack! Go, Dark Magician Girl, blast that Skilled Dark Magician with Dark Burning Attack!" DMG commanded as her doppelgänger raised her staff and fired a ball of pink magic energy.

"I don't think so! I activate the trap card, Magician's Circle!" Kaito's facedown card flipped up. "Whenever a spellcaster attacks, I can use this to make each of us summon another spellcaster from the deck in attack mode, as long as it doesn't have more than 2000 attack points."

"Alright then, let's see..." DMG fanned her cards. "Oh! I'll take this one! White Magician Pikeru!" A familiar, white clad girl with a sheep-shaped hat, wielding a scepter, appeared. (ATK: 1200 DEF: 0 LV: 2)

"As for me..." Kaito searched through his deck and then took a card. "I'm gonna play this! My own Magician's Valkyria!" A third Magician's Valkyria rose up right in front of Skilled Dark Magician. (ATK: 1600 DEF: 1800 LV: 4)

"Wow! Now there are three of them!" Syrus noted.

"But that won't be for long, cuz Valkyria protects other spellcasters from the opponent's attacks." Chazz added.

True to his words, Kaito's Valkyria was destroyed by the magic energy ball.

Kaito: 4200-3800

And Arcane Barrier glowed again.

"Oh my, almost had him." DMG said.

"Don't worry! You'll get him next time!" The crowd called out.

"Thanks!" She waved to them.

"Don't be so sure." Kaito said and drew his next card. "Because now I activate Skilled Dark Magician's special ability!" The named monster glowed with a purple aura. "Now that he has three spell counters, I can sacrifice him and summon my favorite monster!" The spellcaster was now enveloped by a pillar of purple light. "Now come forth, Dark Magician!" The light died down and revealed his bluish ace monster. (ATK: 2500 DEF: 2100 LV.: 7)

DMG couldn't help but stare at Kaito's monster in awe. And the crowd were also amazed.

"Wow! First Dark Magician Girl and now Dark Magician himself!" An Obelisk boy said.

"This is awesome!" A Ra boy cheered.

"Whoa! The crowd's getting wild right now!" Syrus commented.

"And who could blame them? After all, the two most famous spellcasters are on the field at the same time." Chazz pointed out.

"Well, this is it." Kaito said. "My Dark Magician facing your Dark Magician Girl."

"I know, right? This is amazing!" DMG replied excitedly.

"But as much as I want to attack, I can't."

"Valkyria." Zane said. "That special ability of hers is still in effect. As long as she's out, Kaito can't attack other spellcaster-type monsters."

"That's right, and because there's two, the first Valkyria protects the second, and then the second Valkyria is able to protect the first." Bastion summarized.

"I'll just end my turn with a facedown." Kaito inserted a card into his duel disk.

DMG looked at his field, and then at her hand. "Facdowns can be awfully scary. I'm a bit nervous."

"Don't be! You can do it! We're behind you!" Her fans roared, making her smile and wave to them.

"She's good." Kaito sweatdropped.

"Yeah, it's time to see just how good." Chazz said.

"That's right, cuz guess whose turn it is to draw!" Syrus added. "Oh yeah, Dark Magician Girl!"

"Here goes!" DMG drew her next card. "First I activate White Magician Pikeru's special ability! During my standby phase, she gives me 400 extra life points for every monster on my field, including herself!" The crowd cheered as the little magician raised her staff and DMG was surrounded by a green aura.

"And since she's got 4 monsters out, that gives her 1600 points." Michael counted.

"Looks like Kaito has a lot of work ahead." Jenny added.

Dark Magician Girl: 2000-3600

"Now I activate Graceful Charity! Now I can draw three cards and then discard." DMG drew her 3 extra cards, looked at them, discarded 2 cards..

"Don't forget, I gain 500 more life points for every spell card that's played.

DMG wagged her finger. "Not this time.~" She then held up one of the cards she kept. "Because now I play the quick-play spell, Mystical Space Typhoon! Now I can destroy one of your spells and traps, like Spell Absorption!" The spell created a cyclone that destroyed the card in question.

"I don't get it." Syrus said. "Kaito would still gain more life points, right? I mean, merely destroying a spell card doesn't negate its effect."

"That might be the case for normal trap cards, as well as normal, quick-play and ritual spell cards. But, field spells, equip spells, continuous spells or continuous traps doesn't work in the same manner." Chazz explained. "The continuous effects and other effects on these cards that are supposed to be applied during the resolving of these cards will not apply if these cards are removed from the field before resolving. They still resolve, but resolve with no effect."

Bastion smiled nodded with his arms crossed. "Indeed."

"Yeah, that makes sense." Xander said as the others agreed.

Except for Jaden, who looked like he was getting a headache. "I didn't get it at all."

"Well, you learn something every day." Syrus commented.

"Now then, I activate this card!" DMG held up another spell card. "Dark Burning Attack!"

"A spell card that has the same name as her attack?" Jaden asked. "Wicked!"

"But I wonder what it does." Andrew said.

"Since I have Dark Magician Girl on my side of the field, I can destroy all face-up monsters on your field. Now go!" The DMG, the card, fired another ball of pink magic energy that exploded when it made contact.

"Looks like Kaito's wide open now." Chazz said.

But when the smoke cleared, everyone was surprised to see the Dark Magician unharmed.

"Or not." Syrus simply said.

DMG was confused. "Hey, what gives? Your Dark Magician should have been destroyed."

Kaito smirked while pointing to his facedown card, now revealed as a trap card. "Before he got hit, I activated my Eternal Soul trap card. And this card has a nice effect. It makes my Dark Magician immune to your card effects."

"Oh!" DMG giggled and stuck her tongue out playfully. "That was a nice move. But... I have one more card in my hand!" She held it up and made a spell card appear behind her doppelgänger. "Magic Formula! It gives my Dark Magician Girl 700 more attack points!" The monster DMG glowed with a yellow aura. (ATK: 2000-2700)

"Then that means it's over! She'll beat Dark Magician! Yeah!" Syrus cheered as most of his friends sweatdropped at his comment. But of course, the crowd cheered as well.

"Go, Dark Magician Girl! Attack Dark Magician!" DMG commanded as her lookalike fired another ball of pink magic energy at Kaito's ace monster, managing to destroy him this time.

Kaito: 3800-3600

That caused Arcane Barrier to glow again.

"Since your Dark Magician is in your graveyard now, my Dark Magician Girl gains 300 more attack points." (ATK: 2700-3000) "Not that I need them. Because next I'll attack you directly with my three remaining magicians!"

Syrus jumped. "With all three of them?"

"I don't like playing favorites and neither do they!" The two Valkyrias and Pikeru put their staffs together and started to conjure a ball of green magic energy.

"I don't think so!" Kaito interrupted as his trap card glowed, getting everyone's attention. "You forgot that I still have Eternal Soul in play. And this card happens to have two more effects, and I'm allowed to activate one of them each turn. And I'll go for option number 1: I get to summon Dark Magician from my hand or graveyard."

"Summon Dark Magician? Again?" Syrus questioned.

"Guess Kaito hasn't lost just yet." Chazz added.

And so, the trap unleashed a flash of light, from which the Dark Magician emerged, much to everyone's amazement. (ATK: 2500 DEF: 2100 LV: 7) (ATK: 3000-2700) "Attacking now would be pointless, right?"

The Valkyrias and Pikeru stopped what they were doing, while DMG gave him a cute pout. "Aww. I thought I had you there."

"Don't worry! You can still win!" Her fans roared.

"Thanks!" She waved to them.

"My turn!" Kaito drew his next card and looked at it. "This will do! I summon Breaker the Magical Warrior!" The familiar, red clad spellcaster with sword and shield appeared. (ATK: 1600 DEF: 1000 LV: 4) "When this guy is normal summoned, he gets a spell counter that gives him 300 more attack points." The stone on the shield glowed. (ATK: 1600-1900) "But as good as this special ability is, the second one is more useful for this situation. Breaker can give up his spell counter in order to destroy one spell or trap card. There goes your Magic Formula!" The light emitted from the stone was absorbed into Breaker's sword before he swung with it, sending an arc of energy that shattered the named spell card.

(ATK: 2700-2000) "Sorry." DMG winked. "But even though my Dark Magician Girl lost her extra points, destroying Magic Formula gives me 1000 extra life points.

Dark Magician Girl: 3600-4600

"Extra life points, huh?" Jenny noted. "This won't be easy, for Kaito."

"Especially since those two Valkyrias prevent him from attacking." Clover added.

"But knowing him, he might have an ace in the hole." Andrew replied.

"You're going to need those extra points, because I'm gonna break through your defense." Kaito declared.

"He is?" Syrus asked.

"Sounds like Kaito's got a plan." Chazz realized.

"And it starts with the effect of Arcane Barrier." The named card glowed. "You see, up till now, this card got 3 spell counters. One for every spellcaster that was destroyed earlier. And by sending it to the graveyard, along with a spellcaster, I can draw one card for each of them." Both the spell card and Breaker vanished. "And thanks to its three spell counters, I can draw 3 more cards." Kaito drew his extra cards and looked at them. He eyed at one in particular. "Perfect!"

DMG looked at him curiously. And so did the audience.

"I activate the spell card, Diffusion Wave-Motion! First I'll pay 1000 life points..."

Kaito: 3600-2600

"After that, I can grant a level 7 or higher spellcaster-type monster on my field the ability to attack every monster on your field." Dark Magician glowed with a blue aura.

"But how can he attack when the two Valkyrias protect the Dark Magician Girl's monsters?" Syrus questioned.

"Yeah, how?" One of the students repeated as many of them were confused at this.

"It's alright, folks. I've got it covered!" Kaito's trap card glowed. "With Eternal Soul, I can use one of its effects. And this time, I'll go with option number 2: I can add one of two certain spell cards from my deck to my hand." He searched through his deck until he found what he was looking for. "And the card I choose is Thousand Knives!" Many glowing knives appeared in the air. "Since I have Dark Magician on the field, I can destroy one of your monsters. There goes one of your Valkyrias!" The knives rained down on one of the orange-haired spellcaster and destroyed her.

"Oh my!" DMG widened her eyes.

"That's right! Your impenetrable wall is down! Now Dark Magician, let's give her a barrage of Dark Magic Attack!" Kaito's ace monster raised his staff and fired three balls of magic energy. The first one destroyed Magician's Valkyria.

Dark Magician Girl: 4600-3700

The second one destroyed Pikeru.

Dark Magician Girl: 3700-2400

And the third one destroyed DMG, the card.

Dark Magician Girl: 2400-1900

The many fans gasped in horror upon seeing DMG's field completely empty.

"Aw man! The Dark Magician just wiped out all of Dark Magician Girl's monsters!" Syrus pointed out.

"Which means Kaito's got the advantage now." Chazz replied.

"DON'T SAY THAT!" The smaller Slifer yelled in the microphone, causing Chazz to cringe in pain.

"Seriously?" Kaito muttered with a deadpan before inserting a card into his duel disk. "I place one card facedown and end my turn."

"Don't worry, everyone! I haven't lost yet!" DMG told her crowd, earning some cheers. "And now it's my turn!" She drew. "I activate Pot of Greed! That means two more cards for me!" She drew her extra cards. "And now I summon Keeper of Dragon Magic!" A blue armored warrior rose up in front of her. He was wielding a spear and his helmet resembled a dragon head. (ATK: 1800 DEF: 1300 LV: 4) "He's got a special ability! After being summoned, he lets me discard a card and then add a Polymerization from my deck to my hand." DMG discarded her one card and searched through her deck until she took what she wanted. And then, her graveyard slot glowed.

"Huh?" Kaito blinked.

"Oh right! The card I discarded was a spell card called Card of Compensation. And since I discarded it, I get to draw two more cards!" DMG drew her extra cards. "And now I activate Keeper's second effect. Once per turn, if I have the right fusion monster in my fusion deck, I can summon one of its materials from my graveyard in facedown position! So now I can summon back Dark Magician Girl!" A facedown card appeared next to the warrior, before the spirit of the resurrected monster showed herself.

"She's back!" Syrus cheered.

"But since when were there any fusion monsters with her as a fusion material?" Chazz wondered.

"Good question. I've never heard of any fusion monster like that." Andrew admitted.

"Yeah, me neither." Jaden added.

DMG smiled. "Well, in that case, let me show you!" She held up her Polymerization card. "Just because she's in facedown position doesn't she can't be fused with other monsters!" A fusion vortex appeared and her lookalike revealed herself before jumping into the vortex, along with the warrior. "And I fuse her and Keeper of Dragon Magic in order to summon... Dark Magcian Girl the Dragon Knight!" And out of the vortex, emerged the lookalike. Only that her usual outfit was replaced with a suit of armor. But wasn't the only eye-catcher. She was now riding on a fierce, bluish green dragon. (ATK: 2600 DEF: 1700 LV: 7)

The sight of the new monster was astonishing for everyone, especially Kaito. "What in the world?"

"That's new." Zane said, impressed.

"Great Scott." Bastion said.

"I've never seen a card like that before." Shiori said in shock.

"I don't think any of us did." Cynthia added.

"Now this is amazing!" Syrus said, excited. "Who'd ever thought that Dark Magician Girl would look good in armor?"

The crowd suddenly roared loudly, amazed by the fusion monster.

"Well, I never thought I would face something like this." Kaito admitted.

"If you think her new look is impressive, just watch this." DMG smiled and discarded one of her cards. "By discarding one card from my hand, I can activate my Dragon Knight's special ability, which lets me destroy a face-up card on the field. And I choose... Eternal Soul!" The dragon opened its mouth and spat out a beam of white energy that blasted Kaito's trap card.

"Uh oh!" Kaito turned to Dark Magician, who groaned in pain before shattering into pixels.

"Look! Dark Magician is gone!" Syrus pointed out.

"Apparently, destroying that trap card also means destroying Kaito's monster." Chazz guessed.

"Then that means... Dark Magician Girl wins!"

The fans cheered.

"Now Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight, attack Kaito directly!" The dragon opened its mouth again. And while it gathered energy within it, the armored Dark Magician Girl pointed her sword towards Kaito. The blade emanated pink light. And finally, both of them fired separate energy beams that joined together to form a single, spiraling beam.

"This is it!" Andrew said.

"Come on!" Jaden muttered.

"I activate the spell card, Potion of the Old Man!" Kaito's facedown card flipped. "This lets me either increase my life points or give you damage! And I obviously choose the former." Kaito was surrounded by a blue aura.

Kaito: 2600-3800

And right after that, he was blasted by the energy beam.

Kaito: 3800-1200

"Oooh! That was close a one." Michael said.

"Kaito saved himself there." Nathan added.

The crowd was getting wild.

"Whoa! Hang in there, Kaito!"

"Don't give up!"

"Go get him, Dark Magician Girl!"

"Whoa! Is it just me, or is everyone cheering on both of them now?" Syrus asked.

"And why wouldn't they? They're making this duel extraordinary, after all." Bastion stated.

"And everyone wants to see more." Zane added.

DMG smiled. "I think I'll end my turn. But I gotta say, I've never had this much fun in my entire life."

Kaito smiled. "I know the feeling. It's been a while since I enjoyed dueling this much. But... as fun as this duel is, I'm about to end it!" He drew his next card and looked at it. It was a spell card. He nodded before revealing it. "And I'll start with the spell card, Dark Magic Veil! By paying 1000 life points, I can summon a dark spellcaster-type monster from my hand or graveyard."

Kaito: 1200-0200

A purple magic circle was formed on the ground. "So now I resurrect Dark Magician!" The bluish spellcaster emerged from the circle. (ATK: 2500 DEF: 2100 LV: 7) "And now that he's back, I activate the spell card, Polymerization!"

"Now he's gonna fusion summon!?" Syrus exclaimed.

"And I'm gonna fuse him with Gaia The Fierce Knight!" A blue-armored knight riding on a purple horse appeared. And then, the two monsters entered the fusion vortex. "I summon Dark Cavalry!" Jumping out of the vortex was a purple horse with red armor around its head and neck. Riding on it was Dark Magician, now in armor that resembled his robes and armed with twin lances. (ATK: 2800 DEF: 2300 LV: 8)

The crowd couldn't help but cheer upon seeing that monster.

"Look at that. Now both magicians are in armor." Chazz commented.

"Gotta say, he looks pretty cool." Syrus added.

"And that's just the beginning." Kaito said. "My Dark Cavalry gains 100 attack points for every spell and trap card on the field and the graveyards."

"Both of them?" DMG widened her eyes.

"Yup, and by my count, there are 8 of them in your graveyard, and I've got 9 in my graveyard. That makes 17 cards, giving my Dark Cavalry 1700 attack points." (ATK: 2800-4500) The crowd couldn't help but gasp at Dark cavalry's power boost.

"4500 attack points! Wow!" Matt exclaimed.

"Now this is just what he needs." Xander added.

"Go, Kaito!" Michael cheered.

"Now Dark Cavalry, attack!" Riding on his horse, Dark Magician charged forward.

"I activate my Dragon Knight's effect again!" DMG announced.

"Her ability is a quick effect?" Kaito asked, surprised.

"Yup, so I'll discard one card in order to destroy your Dark Cavalry!" The dragon opened its mouth and spat out another energy beam.

Kaito smirked. "Not if I can help it! I activate Dark cavalry's special ability! When a card or effect that targets a card on the field activates, I can discard one card in order to negate the activation and destroy it!"

DMG gasped at that before laughing. "You got me good there."

"Got who? What-where?" Syrus turned to his fellow commentator. "Chazz, care to explain how she'll get out of this?"

"She's not going to get out of this, Sy. Other than Dark Magician Girl the Dragon Knight, she doesn't have anything on her field. Not even facedown cards. Therefore Dark Cavalry is going to destroy her and make room for a direct attack."

"But if that happens, she'll lose!"

"DON'T DO IT! WE BEG YOU!" The DMG fans roared.

"Sorry, but no matter who my opponent is, I'll give everything I've got! Dark Cavalry, let's end this!" Kaito discarded his card as a dark purple aura surrounded the horse-riding magician as he charged forward. He he took off with so much force that he pierced through the dragon's stomach before it exploded, destroying the armor-wearing DMG in the process.

"Aw man! It doesn't look good for her, does it?" Syrus said.

"Let me put it this way: no." Chazz replied.

As her fans were sad at this turn of events, DMG turned to them, smiling. "Oh come on, don't you get all gloomy. Can't win them all, right? Besides, in a way, I have one, cuz I got the chance to meet so many fans!"

Syrus stared at her as she waited for the incoming attack. 'Got to meet so many other fans?' He thought before he gasped.

And finally, Dark Cavalry struck her with one of his lances, forcing to use her duel disk as a shield before being pushed to the ground.

Dark Magician Girl: 1900-0000

"And that'll do it." Chazz said with a nod.

Everyone noticed that the Dark Magician Girl cosplayer was on her knees, with a big smile on her face. "Thanks, what a fun match. See ya around, Kaito." She ten waved to her fans. "And you guys too!"

While they cheered for her, consoled her, or whatever else they did, Syrus smiled at the end of the duel. "And now, it's time for us to go, but don't fret. we'll be back soon. Right Chazz? To broadcast more duels?"

"Yeah right."

"Well, that's that." Kaito said dismissively.

"That was great dueling, Kaito." Andrew complimented as he and the others approached him.

"Yeah, that was a sweet match!" Jaden added.

Kaito rubbed the back of his head. "But I feel like defeating her makes me the bad guy."

"I wouldn't say that?" Clover said, indicating the crowd.

Kaito followed her gaze saw some of the students clapping, focusing on him.

"Awesome dueling, Kaito!" An Obelisk boy cheered.

"Yeah, way to go, man!" A Ra boy added.

"You're the best, Kaito!" An Obelisk girl called out.

"See? Not everyone is angry with you." Michael said.

Kaito smiled. "Okay, now I feel better."

"Now, the only question is, who was that girl?" Bastion wondered.

"Yeah, really?" Zane nodded. "You'd think we would have seen her around."

"Yeah, you would think." Jaden agreed. "Oh well, Duel Monsters Spirit Day, so let's party!"


'I gotta find her! I gotta if it was really her!' Syrus thought as he wandered around the Slifer Dorm building that night, as many students were gathered around a bonfire.

He suddenly heard some gasps and hoots and turned to see Alexis, Jasmine and Mindy posing in their Harpie costumes.

"Yeah! Check us out! Harpie Lady Sisters in the house!" Mindy announced.

"But no pictures! Lexi won't allow it!" Jasmine added.

"You wouldn't either if you had a big bro like mine." Alexis replied.

Elsewhere, Andrew and Jenny were watching the stars, with latter leaning against the former's shoulder.

Shiori and Cynthia were sitting together nearby, watching the bonfire. "A lovely night, isn't it?" The plant duelist to the ritual duelist, who blushed slightly.

"Y-yeah." He simply said, earning a giggle from her.

In another area, Michael and Matt showed off their costumes. "Give room for Garlandolf, King of Destruction!" The dark duelist announced.

"Unless you want to face the Night Assailant!" The flip duelist added.

"Or Buster Blader!" Clover called out and stepped forward, posing in her costume.

Syrus smiled and looked up at the stars, thinking about the Dark Magician Girl. 'Oh well, I guess you're gone.' He took a seat on an empty log.

From a distance, Jaden his smaller roommate and noticed that he was in deep thought.

'I just want to say you made me remember how much fun dueling can be. You made us all remember, whoever you are.' He closed his eyes, smiling. "I won't forget you, Dark Magician Girl."

It was then Jaden noticed someone appear right next to Syrus in her spirit form: Dark Magician Girl.

"I won't forget you either, Sy, and I'm sure one day we'll meet up again." She replied and planted a kiss on his cheek before vanishing.

Syrus widened his eyes as he felt that kiss. He stood up, placed a hand on the cheek where he felt the kissed and looked around. He then smiled. "Okay, time for bed! I'm starting to hallucinate!"

"Well then, that makes two of us, because I saw her too, Syrus." Jaden said and walked up next to him.

"Saw who? There's nobody here, don't be ridiculous, Jaden!"

"Yeah, okay, you're right. There was no one here." Jaden looked up to the sky and saw the Dark Magician Girl floating above them, smiling. "But I think that that 'no one' has a crush on you, Syrus." The spirit giggled before disappearing.

Syrus looked at his friend, eyes filled with happiness. "So you really did see it! And it really was her? Then you know what means? I really got my first kiss!"

Jaden bursted out laughing.

"Stop laughing! It counts! What!? It does!"

Unbeknownst to them, Kaito was watching from a distance. He silently picked out his deck and drew one card from it and looked at it. 'Well, this was a really special day.'


Flashback

About one hour or so after the duel, Kaito was standing near the food stands, enjoying some Kuriboh Dumplings. "Mhmm! These dumplings are amazing." He said munching them. He was about take another one from his box... "Huh?" Only to notice that he suddenly poked his stick on a piece of paper that came from nowhere. "Where did this come from?" He picked it up and unfolded it. It was a letter.

Kaito, there's something important I want to ask you.
Meet me behind the Ra Yellow Dorm as soon as you can.

Kaito raised an eyebrow. "What's this about?" He looked around, still wondering how this letter ended up in his dumpling box before looking at it again. "I guess it won't hurt."


Moments later, he arrived behind the Ra Dorm, just like the letter said. And when he did...

"Hi! Glad you could come!" Someone called out.

He turned and saw... "Dark Magician Girl?"

The girl smiled and approached him. "Sorry to call you here. But it would have been a little difficult if I showed myself in front of my fans."

"Okay." Kaito said slowly. "So you're the one wrote this letter, right?" He held up the note.

"Yup."

"So, what was it you wanted to ask me?"

DMG started to look a little embarrassed "Well... um... how do I put this?"

Kaito stared at her for a moment before smiling nervously. "Wait. Don't tell me this is a love confession."

"Oh, no no no! It's not like that!" She waved her frantically.

"Okay, calm down! Sorry!" Kaito apologized. "So, what is it?"

"Well..." DMG hesitated. "I'm not sure how you will take it, because what I'm about to tell you is something crazy. Really crazy."

Kaito raised an eyebrow and crossed his arms. "Crazy, you say? Well, you'd be surprised about what crazy things I've been through, so try me."

"Alright then..." DMG took a deep breath before speaking up again. "For starters... I'm not someone cosplaying as the Dark Magician Girl. I'm actually the real deal. I'm a duel spirit."

It took moments before Kaito let her words sink in. And when they did, his eyes widened. "A duel spirit? Are you serious?"

DMG looked away. "Yeah, you heard me correctly. I understand... if you don't believe that."

Kaito stood there, before he rubbed his head. "Well... that really sounds crazy. But not as crazy as the time I was dragged into the Shadow Realm and then brainwashed into becoming a Shadow Rider."

"What!?" DMG turned to him, shocked. "You've been trapped in the Shadow Realm!?"

"Yeah, not a funny place. Especially with those slimy shadow creatures that turned me into the Shadow Rider called death. But of course, one of the other academy students stopped me and freed me from the shadows."

"Oh my."

"Back to the topic. So you really are a duel spirit."

"Yeah. That's right. As you know, Duel Monsters Spirit Day is the day where all people appreciate the duel spirits and dress up as their favorite monster. But.. during that day, duel spirits have the opportunity to take on physical form for the day."

"I guess that makes sense. No wonder you like the real deal."

DMG giggled. "Yeah. So you believe me then."

Kaito nodded. "Yeah, I do."

"Then in that case, it's for me to ask you..." DMG paused for a moment. And then... "Do you... want to add me to your deck?"

Kaito blinked in surprise. "Come again?"

"I asked if you want to add me to your deck."

"I heard you the first time, but where did this come from."

"Well the truth is... I didn't always visit the Duel Academy during Duel Monsters Spirit Day to fun. I've been observing some duelists, in case I would someone who could be my master. And today, I never thought I would meet someone who possesses the Dark Magician card. You even used it really skillfully." She then grabbed his and gave him puppy eyes. "So will you take me in? Please? Please?"

Kaito was certainly not expecting something like this. First he got duel someone who greatly resembled the Dark Magician Girl. Then he found out that she was actually the REAL Dark Magician Girl. And now she was asking him to add her to his deck. This was definitely a crazy day.

But, even so, Kaito couldn't help the smile that was formed on his face. "Well, I'm not gonna lie. Ever since I got my Dark Magician, I always wanted to have your card. So yeah, you can be added to my deck."

That earned him a bright smile from the female spellcaster. "Yes! Thank you so much!" At that, she transformed into an orb of light, sunk into his deck, which illuminated for a second before fading away. Kaito took out his deck and drew a card. It was the Dark Magician Girl.

Flashback end


And so, Kaito revealed the card and winked to the readers, while the spirit of DMG appeared and gave the peace sign.


Well, I think I had kind of fun writing this chapter. Until next time.