Chapter 29: Grudge Match – Arisa vs. Téa

"So, Cheerleader?" Arisa mused as the dueling platforms rose up. "Have you ever dueled before, and I don't mean that duel with Joey. Because from what I've heard, all he had was monster cards. No spells, no traps, nothing to support his deck, so anyone could've beaten him." She decided that immediately after school, they would meet at the Kaibaland Dueling Arena where they would settle their issues once and for all by doing…well…. What everyone seems to be doing these days to settle a problem: Duel. She didn't tell Tristan, Duke, Serenity or anyone about this so she wouldn't have to humiliate her in front of their friends. Also, with Joey still at the hospital and Kara currently dealing with Kaiba, there wouldn't be anyone around to save her this time…

Téa narrowed her eyes as she placed her deck on the platform. Right now, she wanted to yank that blonde hair from the little troll's head and shove it down her throat. But this duel was the better option. She knew that she's beaten Joey before, since back then he didn't even have any Spell or Trap cards and was basically a noob, and at Duelist Kingdom, she did beat Mai Valentine to win Yugi the star chips to replace the ones he lost to Kaiba.

On the other hand, she didn't even know how good Arisa was, except from what Joey said about her running a Union/Removal hybrid deck. Nevertheless, she was not about to let her get the best of her. "I think I know how to handle myself. Thanks for the concern, but frankly, I should be asking you that question. After all, I know all about the deck you have, while you don't know anything about mine!"

"Oh you do, do you?" The blonde smirked. "Well…don't believe everything you hear, Taye-Taye. 'Cause with what I have, you're about to be put into a shock."

"Let's get started already! I do have some homework to do!" Téa reminded, as the two were now ready to duel.

Téa: 8000
Arisa: 8000

"Ladies first!" Téa drew a card as Arisa narrowed her eyes. The brunette then looked down to the six cards she had in her hand: Skelengel, Premature Burial, Dancing Fairy, Gift of the Mystical Elf, and Gift of the Pure. It was time to see just exactly whom exactly she was dealing with. "I'll place down one monster card facedown, and that'll end it for me."

It was Arisa's turn to draw a card as she looked at it as well as her other five cards: Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer, Robbin' Zombie, Old Vindictive Magician, Magician's Circle, Gemini Elf, and Magical Dimension. She could destroy Téa's facedown monster with Magical Dimension, but that would mean having to sacrifice whatever monster she would summon first, but then she would also be able to special summon a monster. It was best to save it for later rather than wasting it now… "Okay Téa, I'll place one monster and one card facedown and end my turn as well."

Téa was appalled as she drew her card, being Solemn Wishes. She was expecting Arisa to do something, but other than that facedown card, all she did was do just exactly what she just did. It didn't matter, as it wouldn't be much use. "First, I'll reveal my facedown monster, Skelengel (900/400)." She said as an invisible angel that could only be seen by his hands, wings, feet, crown, and bow. When this card is flipped face up, I can draw one more card." She explained as she drew one card, Fire Princess. "Next, I'll summon Fire Princess (1300/1500) in attack mode!" She explained as a girl with long, dirty blonde hair and wearing a long red gown appeared on the field. The plan was simple: Téa would attack Arisa's facedown monster with Skelengel and destroying it, leaving Arisa wide open for Fire Sorcerer's direct attack. But what if Arisa's monster was a wall monster?

"Now Fire Princess, attack Arisa's facedown monster!" Téa ordered, "Magic Burning attack!" As the Fire Princess thrust her wooden-like wand towards Arisa, a stream of fire shot from thin air towards the facedown monster, revealing it to be Old Vindictive Magician (450/600) who threw out a spell of his own…

"Sorry, you activated my Old Vindictive Magician's ability. When it's flipped up, I can destroy one monster on the field, whether if it's in attack or defense position. And now it's time to say Goodbye to your Skelengel!"

"What?" Téa blinked as the released spell proceeded to destroy the Semi-Invisible angel as she groaned. "I'll place one card facedown and end my turn."

"My turn!" Arisa chimed as she drew a card as a smirk came to her face. It was the card that she won from Joey from the little bet back at the arcade, one of his three Red Eyes Black Dragons. From the standard art of the dragon, it was the one Joey won from Rex Raptor, while his second he was lucky enough to get from a pack and his third being won from an Ante duel. It would have to be saved for later since she didn't have any monsters on the field, let alone enough to tribute for it. Arisa made a mental note to ask Joey to "borrow" one of his Red Eyes Black Chicks. They were so common in packs he should have more than enough by now.

Back to the duel… "Okay Téa, now to show you what you're dealing with!" She said as she flipped her facedown card. "I'll activate my trap card, Robbin' Zombie. Whenever one of my monsters inflicts battle damage to your Life Points, one card from the top of your deck is sent to the grave. I just hope that I don't have a monster card that has an attack higher than 1300! Oh wait, I do!" She said as she proceeded with her normal summoning. "I'll summon Gemini Elf (1900/900) in attack mode!" She announced as two elf girls appeared on the field: A redhead dressed in purple, a blonde dressed in blue. "Hmm…1900 minus 1300 equals 600 points of damage to you!"

Téa narrowed her eyes, "For now, thanks to my trap card, it'll just be a 100 Life Point loss." She muttered to herself.

"Now Gemini Elf, destroy Téa's Fire Princess!" Arisa ordered as the two girls fired off dual spells towards the Fire Sorceress, destroying her as Téa took damage to her Life Points:

Téa: 7400
Arisa: 8000

"And now my Robbin Zombie trap card takes effect. Hope it's not a card that you need!" Arisa teased as a decayed hand from the graveyard and proceeded to take one of Téa's cards, which was revealed to be Black Pendant.

"Before you can end your turn, I'll activate my trap card, Solemn Wishes." Téa announced as she revealed the card. "Now every time I draw, I gain 500 life points. It basically makes all of that work for nothing, eh 'Risa?"

"Whatever, I end my turn!" Arisa sighed. Unmoved by the extra Life Point gain Téa would receive.

Téa drew a card, as via Solemn Wishes effect she gained Life Points…

Téa: 7900
Arisa: 8000

She looked at the card: Pot of Greed. This could come in handy with what she was about to pull. "Arisa, now it's your turn to feel pain." The brunette declared as she placed a Spell card on the field. "I'll activate the Spell Card, Premature burial." She explained as her life points decreased once again…

Téa: 7100
Arisa: 8000

"For 800 Life Points, I can bring back one of my monsters from the graveyard! And I chose my Fire Princess!" She said as from the ground, the Fire Femme Fatale rose up like a phoenix reborn. Next, I'll play another Spell Card, Soul of the Pure, increasing my Life Points by 1000…" She announced as a female, blonde angel came down from the heavens and released small orbs of light that rained on top of Téa, increasing her Life Points…

Téa: 8100
Arisa: 8000

"And since Fire Princess is on the field when I gain Life Points, you take 500 Life Points worth of damage!"

Arisa winced as she felt the heat that was emitted from the Fire-attribute monster as her life Points decreased…

Téa: 8100
Arisa: 7500

"And I'm not done yet! I'll then activate another Spell card: Pot of Greed. Allowing me to draw two more cards!" She exclaimed as she proceeded to draw as, due to Solemn Wishes' effect, her life points increased…

Téa: 8600
Arisa: 7500

"And of course, you know what'll happen next, right?" Téa teased as Arisa once again took damage…

Téa: 8600
Arisa: 7000

Téa looked down at the two cards she just drew: Marie The Fallen One and Graceful Charity. Marie The Fallen One's 1700 attack couldn't take down Arisa's Gemini Elf, but if she could keep Fire Princess on the field, thanks to her special effect, she'd just need to send the Fallen Angel to the grave and she could continue hitting Arisa with even more burn damage. Speaking of Burn Damage…

"And now I'll activate Graceful Charity!" She announced, as an angel dressed in a light brownish-colored robes flew upward, raining down small orbs of light. "With this card, I can draw three cards from my deck, but I'll have to discard two!" Téa proceeded in drawing her three cards: Magician of Faith, Polymerization, and Dark Magician Girl. Now she had to discard two. One of them being Marie the Fallen one of course! The other card, she decided, would be Dancing Fairy, but it wouldn't be as much as a loss as Arisa was going to take. "And since I drew, I get 500 more Life Points…"

"What-ever!" Arisa scoffed as Téa's Life Points increased…

Téa: 9100
Arisa: 7000

"And since I gained Life Points…" Téa began to remind the blonde…

"I know… I lose Life Points…" Arisa sighed as her Life Points dropped.

Téa: 9100
Arisa: 6500

"And I'm not done yet! Now I'll activate Polymerization!" Téa announced as the fusion vortex appeared above her. "Now, I'll fuse my Fire Princess with my Dark Magician Girl in my hand to summon…" As Dark Magician Girl appeared on the field alongside Fire Princess, they were both pulled into the vortex. As soon as the fusion was finish, a new monster appeared on the field. It appeared to be Dark Magician Girl, only much different. Her golden flowing blonde hair was now in an ash blonde color and wavy, as her eyes were gray and narrowed. Her outfit changed as she wore a dark red loincloth that reached down to her feet, which were clad in black boots, which went up to her knees. Her top was the same, save for the dark-red color, as her hat was gone! Save for the wand, which was black as coal. "Arisa, meet the Fire Empress Magician (2750/1800)!"

"Whoa…" Arisa was taken back by her appearance. She didn't even know that other than her Dunames Dark Magician Witch, there wasn't another Dark Magician Girl fusion. She guessed if Dark Magician could have at least two fusions, why not his apprentice?

"And when Fusion Summoned, Fire Empress Magician gets one spell counter that increases her ATK points by 300, but that'll come to play later." The brunette explained as a red orange orb of light surrounded the Fire Spellcaster (3050/1800).

"This…can't be good…" The shorter blonde exclaimed.

"Fire Empress Magician, destroy her Gemini Elf! Burning Magic Attack!" magical Empress of flames made a circular motion with her wand as a few symbols of witchcraft appeared around it. As the top began to glow bright red, with one thrust of the wand, a barrage of Fire-Elemental spells fired right onto the two elves, destroying them both as Arisa took more damage…

Téa: 9100
Arisa: 5350

"Whatever edge you had against me is gone now! And to be honest, I expected more of a challenge from you! But so far, I've been a bit under-worked." Téa taunted as Arisa's eyes narrowed.

"What did you say?" She snapped.

"You heard me! You don't have any monsters on the field, and whatever card that you have in your hand, I doubt that it'll be strong enough to destroy my Fire Empress Magician." Téa smiled sweetly, "I'll end my turn, but you can give up now if you'd like."

"Me? Give up to you?" Arisa scoffed, "As if!" She drew a card as she looked down. A smile formed on her face as she summoned. "I'll summon Apprentice Magician (600/800) in attack mode!" She announced as a spiky-blonde haired male magician appeared on the field, holding a staff! "Téa… Can I ask ya a question?"

"What now, Arisa?" She replied.

"Just how attached are you to that monster card you have on the field? It's your favorite, right?"

"Not that you'd care, but it's one of my favorite monsters. Why you ask?"

"Oh, no reason…" Arisa innocently said, then grinned. "'Cept for the fact that I'm definitely not going to feel bad when I play this: Magical Dimension!" She announced as a glass box appeared on the field with a golden tomb inside. "All I have to do is place my Apprentice Magician inside for a tribute…" The blonde magician places himself inside of the box as chains then wrap around it. "Then, I can bring out another Spellcaster monster from my hand!" The chains become undone as the tomb opens up, revealing a warrior-like monk with half a mask covering his face. "Welcome Kycoo, the Ghost Destroyer (1800/700)." She exclaimed.

"Please, my Fire Empress Magician has more attack-What?" Téa blinked as she saw her own monster disappearing. "W-what happened?"

"Didn't I mention that I could also destroy one monster on your side of the field?" Arisa smirked, "Now you're wide open…"

"I knew I should've placed a monster facedown…" Téa sighed, as Arisa was ready for an attack.

"Now Kycoo, attack Téa directly!" Arisa ordered as Kycoo cast a spell that hit Téa directly as her Life Point's decreased…

Téa: 7300
Arisa: 5350

"And now Kycoo's special ability activates…" Arisa explained as Kycoo threw Anti-Ghost tags towards the brunette's graveyard. "I can select two monsters to remove from play! Of course I'm going to remove Fire Empress Magician so you won't use her again. And to avoid any more Life Point gain than there already is, I'll be removing Marie the Fallen One as well.

Téa could only watch as Arisa proceeded to remove the only monster that could secure her advantage as well as the monster that'd continue to allow her to gain Life Points from the game.

"And don't forget the effect of Robbin' Zombie! Since you took battle damage, you lose one card from the top of your deck!

Téa's eyes went wide as that same grotesque hand took one card from her deck, revealing it to be Monster Reborn, much to Arisa's satisfaction. "Who wants to give up now?" The blonde taunted.

"Aren't you arrogant…" Téa drew a card as, by the effects of Solemn Wishes, her Life Points increased.

Téa: 7800
Arisa: 5350

She looked at the card. It wasn't much, but at least it could avoid Arisa attacking her Life Points for the time being. "I'll place one monster facedown and end my turn!"

"That's it? C'mon, I was hoping for a bit more!" Arisa drew a card as she then smiled. The card she drew was her own Dark Magician Girl, but it wasn't the same one as her opponent's in terms of art. Like Yugi's Dark Magician, there were three different appearances of the Dark Magician Girl. The standard green-eyed blonde dressed in Blue and Pink, which she owned, but there were two different appearances. The Dark Magician Girl Arisa just drew was tanned with blue hair, red eyes, and was dressed in Black and Red instead of the usual Blue and Pink. She liked to call her the Pandora Dark Magician Girl. As much as she really wanted to rock Téa's world right now, she didn't want to sacrifice her main tool of removal. Not while she, despite the amount of Life Points, was at an advantage. But looking through her hand again, which contained a Trap Card, a 1-tribute monster, and a 2-tribute monster, the blonde found that she was not at such an advantage after all…

Arisa sighed, "I'll skip summoning a monster and just cut straight to the attack!" She declared. "Kycoo, attack Téa's facedown monster!" The Ghost Destroyer released another spell towards the facedown monster, it was revealed to be Nimble Momonga (1000/100).

"Why thank you Arisa!" Téa chirped as her Life Points increased…

Téa: 8800
Arisa: 5350

"When you destroy Nimble Momonga, I gain 1000 Life Points. Also, I can place more Nimble Momongas facedown on my side of the field. So if you want to get near my Life Points, you're going to end up giving me 2000 Life Points."

"Aww…" Arisa sighed, "I'll place one card face down and end my turn! Now go!"

"Gladly…" Téa drew a card as her Life Points increased…

Téa: 9300
Arisa: 5350

She played the same card she just drew, "I'll play Monster Reincarnation by sending one card from my hand to the graveyard to bring one monster from the graveyard back to my hand." Téa exchanged her Gift from the Mystical Elf in her hand with her Dark Magician Girl in the card graveyard. "Now, I'll sacrifice my facedown Nimble Momonga to summon the monster card I just brought back from my graveyard: Dark Magician Girl."

Arisa watched as the female Dark Magician, through the Nimble Momonga's sacrifice, entered the field with a playful pose. Then, she winked at Téa as she then prepared for an Attack.

"I'll flip up my other Nimble Momonga since let's face it Arisa, you're about to be wide open for an attack!" Téa now declared her attack. "Dark Magician Girl, attack Arisa's Ghost Destroyer with Dark Burning Attack!" The Blonde Magical Cutie pointed her staff towards the Monk-like Spellcaster as a bright magical attack fired towards him…

"Activate Trap Card!" Arisa announced, "Magician's Circle! When a Spellcaster-Type monster attacks, we both can summon 1 Spellcaster monster from our decks, as long as their ATK is no more than 2000! And I'll chose my Dark Magician Girl!" With that declaration, Another Dark Magician girl appeared. Unlike Téa's Dark Magician Girl and the one that was in Arisa's hand, this one had pink hair instead of blonde, blue eyes instead of green, and a white and baby blue dress instead of a blue and pink one.

Téa's eyes were wide? "That's a Dark Magician Girl?"

"Duh! The Dark Magician has three different appearances, so of course his apprentice would too! And here I thought you were a Dark Magician Girl master… Oh wait, that's me."

"Whatever, that doesn't stop my Dark Magician Girl's attack…"

Téa: 9300
Arisa: 5150

Téa narrowed her eyes. "For someone who hates him, you sure are acting a lot like Kaiba!"

"What? You're actually comparing me to that elitist jerk, Kaiba?"

"You've been taunting me ever since this duel's started. Face it Arisa, you've been everything you hate about Kaiba: Loudmouthed, arrogant, and insult-happy!"

Arisa gave the brunette a vicious glare. "Never… compare me to that fucking egotistical, selfish, elitist piece of shit bitch! When I tease someone I don't do it to make them feel bad or worse about themselves! It's only out of good innocent fun! While Kaiba does it just to avenge the fact that someone who's not as rich or powerful as him, especially someone who doesn't kisses his ass, can stand up to his level and maybe even surpass him! He basically goes after anyone and everyone who can at least put a dent into Rich Boy's huge ego."

"Alright Arisa… chill!" Téa sighed. "I'll end my turn…"

Arisa closed her eyes as she placed two fingers on top of her deck. While she could block Téa's Dark Magician Girl with her own, her Life Points just continued to increase more and more within each turn! Perhaps she had underestimated her! She though that it was going to be a quick squash! Now she'll really have to play her cards right if she's going to have any chance at beating her. Her monsters were just annoyances while the real problem was her Solemn Wishes trap card.

'Please let me draw the right card…' She prayed as she picked up the card. Her eyes then went wide. 'Alright, now this could change everything!'

Arisa looks at Téa, "Now I'll play Graceful Charity by drawing three cards then discarding two…" She drew the following cards: Dunames Dark Witch, Polymerization, and White Light, before discarding her other Dark Magician Girl and Red Eyes Black Dragon. 'Talk about a top deck…' "First, I'll play this Spell card: White Light!"

"White Light?" Téa blinked.

"Blue Eyes have 'Burst Stream of Destruction,' Dark Magician has 'Dark Magic Attack,' Red Eyes has 'Inferno Fire Blast,' and now Dark Magician Girl has 'White Light!'" Arisa explained proudly. "After using this card, Dark Magician Girl can't attack on the same turn. But it'll be worth it, since it destroys all cards on your side of the field! Including your Solemn Wishes!"

"This can't be good…"

"Now Dark Magician Girl, White Light!" Arisa announced as the pink-haired Dark Magician Girl unleashed from her staff a rain of white light that engulfed the entire dueling field. As soon as the light dissolved, Téa's entire field was empty… "And that's not all! Remember my costume back at the dance?"

Téa raised an eyebrow. "Well…yeah?"

"Good, because guess who's coming out to dance!" Arisa placed a card in the Spell/Trap zone. "I'll play Polymerization. By fusing Dunames Dark Witch with my Dark Magician Girl, I can summon…"

The two female monsters both entered the fusion vortex. After a few moments, the vortex opened as Téa saw a familiar sight. It was exactly the same costume she wore at the dance. It basically looked like Arisa…only much taller and much prettier.

"The Dunames Dark Magician Witch (2650/2000)!" Arisa announced as the new hovered on her side of the field. "And here's the good part: When Dunames Dark Magician Witch is successfully Fusion Summoned, I can return one Spell Card from my graveyard to my hand. And I'll choose my Graceful Charity." She picked the Spell card from the graveyard. "And, now I'll play it again!" Arisa draws three cards: Monster Reborn, Magician's Valkyria, and Magic Cylinder. She decided to discard Magician's Valkyrie and Magic Cylinder. "And now, I'll play the last card in my hand: Monster Reborn! And I'm going to use it to bring back one of the cards I discarded this turn: Red Eyes Black Dragon!"

Téa blinked as she saw the red-eyed dark dragon rise from the ground, eyes glaring at her, "Red Eyes Black Dragon? Did I just hear you right?" Wasn't Red Eyes Black Dragon Joey's favorite card? 'Please don't tell me Joey's now loaning out his Duel Monster cards to her.'

"That's right! Luvvie gave it to me!" Arisa says with a dreamy look on her face. "It's our symbol of love!"

"Somebody please get me barf bag." Téa rolled her eyes.

"Don't worry Taye-Taye, it'll be over soon!" Arisa now went into her battle phase. "Now Dunames Dark Magician Witch, attack Téa directly with Moonlight Magic!" As an image of the moon appeared above them, the Dark Magician Witch began to glow as she then fired a bright white blast that hit the brunette directly, reducing her Life Points…

Téa: 6650
Arisa: 5150

"And now Reddy Dragon, attack Little Miss Preppy McPrep with Inferno Fire Blast!" She ordered as Red Eyes fired a dark flaming blast from its mouth as Téa shielded herself once more…

Téa: 4250
Arisa: 5150

"I hope you haven't forgotten about my Robbin' Zombie's effect, have you?" Arisa reminded as the same decayed hand took two more cards from the top of Téa's deck: Revealing it to be Call of the Haunted and Happy Lover.

"It's your turn now…' But let me warn ya, Taye-Taye: Whatever it is it better be good otherwise I'll have this duel in the bag.

Téa sighed as she drew her card. As much as she did not want to admit, Arisa was right. She had two monsters on the field with an attack over 2000 a piece, not to mention that she would more than likely draw a monster card next turn and finish her off. If somehow she could bring back her Fire Empress Magician, she could turn this duel around. She brought the card she had drawn to her closely as she saw it. The card that will definitely turn this duel around! "Now, I'll activate Dimension Jump!" She explained as her life points began to decrease…

Téa: 3450
Arisa: 5150

Téa continued to explain as a dimensional rift began to open, "For 800 Life Points, I can special summon one monster that has been removed from play! And the monster that I choose is my Fire Empress Magican!" She announced as from the dimensional rift, the Fire Spellcaster arrived to the field. It's a shame that my Fire Empress Magician has more life points than both of your monsters!"

"Oh crap…" Arisa sighed, knowing what was coming next.

"And now, with no cards in your hand or facedown, you're a sitting duck!" Téa now ordered her monster, "Fire Empress Magician, destroy her Red Eyes Black Dragon!" The Fire Empress her Burning Magic Attack at the dark dragon, incinerating the red-eyed dragon as Arisa's Life Points began to drop…

Téa: 3450
Arisa: 4900

"So much for your 'Symbol of Love!'" Téa replied as she then ended her turn, leaving the Blonde to proceed in drawing a card…

Arisa drew a card as she then smiled. "Sorry Taye-Taye! While I'm impressed that you could bring back your Fire Empress, it's a shame that it's going to be a round trip!"

"What?" Téa blinked as Arisa proceeded to remove two cards from her graveyard.

"To summon this monster, I have to remove one Light-Attribute and one Dark-Attribute monster from my graveyard and as you can see…." Arisa took from her graveyard, the Light-Attribute Dunames Dark Witch and one of her Dark-Attribute Dark Magician Girls from her graveyard and showed them to Téa before placing them in the pocket of her pink blazer as she then placed her drawn card on the field. "Now that I've fulfilled the requirements, I now summon Chaos Sorcerer (2300/2000) in Attack Mode!" She announced as the dark chaotic sorcerer appeared on the field. "And here's the fun part about him. In exchange for him not being able to attack this turn, I can remove one of your face-up monsters from the field." Her grin became wider, "And seeing that she's the only monster on your side of the field… "

Téa watched as the dark sorcerer unleashed a spell that caused her Fire Spellcaster to instantly disappear, leaving her wide open. "Oh no…"

"And now Dunames Dark Magician Witch, attack with Moonlight Magic!" The blonde ordered as the fusion Spellcaster attacked Téa directly, causing her Life Points to decrease even further…

Téa: 800
Arisa: 4900

"And now you lose another card from your deck!" Arisa reminded as Téa saw that same hand drag another one of her cards from her deck, Fire Sorcerer to the graveyard. "Do you wanna give up now or do you want to continue? But let me tell ya, either way you're going to lose on my next turn!"

Téa had to agree, as much as it sickened her to do so. Neither of them have any cards in their hands and whatever it was, the best she could do was hold off at least one of their attacks! But then again, her Chaos Sorcerer could just get rid whatever stopped the inevitable. With a sigh, she decided to just draw a card and hope for the best… "Let's see… Now I'll play Pot of Avarice!" She announced as she took five monster cards from her graveyard: Skelengel, Fire Princess, Fire Sorcerer, Dark Magician Girl, and Happy Lover. "I must take five monster cards, shuffle them back into my deck, then draw two cards!" As she does this, Téa looked at the cards she had drawn as a smile formed on her face. That half-pint won't know what hit her after she was done. "I'll place one card facedown and summon Jowgen the Spiritualist (200/1300) in attack mode! That'll do it for me!"

"…" Arisa raised an eyebrow. "That's it? That's your big move? I don't even need to use my Chaos Sorcerer's effect!" Did Téa have a trap waiting for her? That had to be the case unless she basically made a move out of desperation! But if she was ready to lose, okay then… However little did Arisa know, as she drew her card, a smile formed on the brunette's face…

'Gotcha…' Téa smile grew wider. Arisa fell for it hook line and sinker! "Activate Last Turn!"

"WHAT?" Arisa's eyes went wide at this. Since when did Téa have a card like that in her deck?

"Now all cards except for Jowgen is destroyed and you get to select one monster from your deck and Special Summon it to the field. Whoever's monster remains on the field wins the duel! You'd probably win since Jowgen only has 200 attack points. But since his special ability prevents special summoning, you can't summon any monsters. Therefore, I win by default!"

"What?" Arisa was in disbelief at what just happened, as Jowgen began to disappear form the field. The duel was over, and she lost! This was ridiculous! Her eyes narrowed at the brunette. "Lucksacker…"

"Nope, I just used the heart of the cards!" Téa stated as the dueling platforms lowered. "You're just mad that you lost!"

"No, I'm just mad that I got lucksacked! There's a difference!"

"Don't be such a sore loser!" Téa scoffed as she stepped down, "Please!"

"Okay fine! You may have won this round, but you won't luck out again!" Arisa declared before screaming, "I WANNA REMATCH!"

"I have homework to do, excuse me!" Téa waved her off as walked away, with a smile on her face. Arisa may've took…no, stolen Joey from her. But at least Téa won her duel against her when it mattered, and it was something that she can hold over her for a long time. And it was for damn sure that Téa would be sleeping well tonight.


I wasn't originally planning on adding this to the story, but it just came to mind and was tempting me so much that I just had to write it out. Besides, it was a bit good character development as it gives one girl a bit of superiority over the other, and the other another reason to hate her. Next chapter will focus back on Kara and Kaiba, I promise.

OC Cards used:

Fire Empress Magician
Fire/Spellcaster/9
2750/1800
(Dark Magician Girl + Fire Princess)
When this card is successfully Fusion Summoned, put 1 Spell Counter on it (max.1). Increase the ATK strength by 300 for each Spell Counter on this card. Remove 1 Spell Counter from this card to destroy 1 Magic or Trap card on the Field. Inflict 800 points of Direct Damage to your opponents Life Points each time you increase your own Life Points.

Dunames Dark Magician Witch
Dark/Spellcaster/10
2650/2000
(Dark Magician Girl + Dunames Dark Witch)
This card can only be Special Summoned from your Fusion Deck by Fusion Summon. When this monster is special summoned, place on spell card from your graveyard to your hand. When this monster destroys a monster on your opponent's side of the field as a result of battle, that monster is removed from play. When this card is destroyed, remove 2 monsters from your graveyard to special summon this card on your next standby phase.

White Light
Spell
This card can only be activated when there is a "Dark Magician Girl" on your side of the field. Destroy all cards on your opponent's side of the field. "Dark Magician Girl" cannot attack on the turn this Spell Card is activated.

Dimension Jump
Spell/Equip
Pay 800 Life Points. Special Summon one of your monsters that has been removed from play on your side of the field. When this card is removed from the field, removed the selected monster from the game. When this monster is removed from the field, destroy this card.