For the next couple of days, Twilight and her friends trained with Rainbow Dash in order to help her be ready for her duel against Crowler's opponent. They had many test duels for her, and she was able to win most of them. The night before she was to face her opponent, Twilight and Spike looked over Rainbow's deck one final time.

"Well, Twilight, Rainbow's deck seems to have a great balance of monsters, spells, and traps. I don't think we need to worry about her deck anymore. Her deck is great, especially compared to how it used to be," Spike reassured Twilight.

"I know Spike, but for all we know Crowler could end up having her face off against a powerful opponent that can stop her from staying at this school. She loves being here and will be sad to leave so soon. Besides, you've spent most of your time either back at home or in my dorm room. You haven't seen many duels or how Rainbow Dash slacks off in class," Twilight was wary.

"You're right. I haven't seen many duels, but I know that Rainbow is very talented at this game. Even you have trouble beating her. Just trust that she will do well, Twilight. Things will turn out fine, you'll see," Spike said.

Twilight was quick to smile. "You're right Spike. I'll try to have faith in her abilities. She's one of the best duelists at this school, and she can totally win tomorrow."

The next day, Rainbow Dash headed towards the school's duel arena for her duel. She waited a good few minutes for her opponent to arrive. At first, she thought that she was going to win by default since no opponent had arrived. Eventually, however, her opponent had arrived.

"Excuse me! Coming through! I have a Slifer Slacker to take down," A familiar voice said. When said voice got out of the crowd, she saw that it belonged to Chazz Princeton. "Professor Crowler wanted me to redeem myself from my loss against Jaden by dueling you. This is great! I'll get to prove that I'm the best and get rid of a Slifer Slacker at the same time!"

"Well, don't think that it'll be easy, Chazz. Remember that I did defeat Crowler in one turn. I can defeat you in only a few turns without having to even get serious," Rainbow Dash boasted.

"Well then, how about we stop talking and get to dueling, you Slifer Slime!" Chazz mocked.

The two duelists drew until they each had five cards. "Duel!" Both Duelists yelled.

"The first move is mine. I draw. I summon Chthonian Soldier in attack mode (1200 Attack)! I end my turn," Chazz played.

"Hmm, you think that you can have me attack your soldier in order to have me take damage, huh? Well, it won't work. I activate the spell card Double Summon. With it, I can normal summon twice this turn. I summon Twin-Sword Marauder in attack mode (1600 Attack) and Magic Hole Golem in defense mode (2000 Defense)! Then, I activate my Golem's ability. With it, I can halve the attack of Twin-Sword Marauder this turn and make it the only monster that can attack this turn. In exchange, I can attack you directly (800 Attack)! Twin-Sword Marauder, attack!"

Rainbow Dash

4000

Chazz Princeton

3200

"Looks like Rainbow Dash is doing pretty good so far, huh Syrus?" Jaden asked his friend.

"Uh, right! Let's just hope it can stay that way. After all, didn't you almost lose to Chazz, Jaden?" Syrus hoped his friend would do well.

Jaden fell to the floor for a second before he picked himself up. Before he could say anything, Alexis sat down next to them and interrupted. "Well, it looks like your friend is doing well so far. She found a way to deal damage while avoiding losing life points," Alexis said.

"Well, what can I say? For Slifers, we are very great duelists, Alexis," Jaden commented. At this, Alexis smiled, hoping that the duel would continue going Rainbow's way.

"I end my turn there," Rainbow said.

"That all? I thought you were here to win!" Chazz said as he drew. "I summon Dark Blade to the field in attack mode (1800 Attack)! Then, I activate the spell card Fissure, which destroys your weakest monster, meaning that your Magic Hole Golem goes bye bye! But why stop there? Dark Blade, take out his Twin-Sword Marauder!" The swordsman was destroyed by the knight, lowering Rainbow's life points by 200. "Now, Chthonian Soldier, attack her directly! I end my turn with a facedown."

Rainbow Dash

2600

Chazz Princeton

3200

"Oh no! Rainbow Dash isn't doing so hot right now," Rarity started to get worried.

"Yeah! In one turn she went from having the lead to losing it," Applejack commented.

"If this keeps up, we will have one less friend staying here at Duel Academy," Twilight nervously said.

"Hey, Rainbow Dash is a great duelist. We can't give up on her yet," Fluttershy said, not losing hope.

"Fluttershy is right. Let's see if our darling Rainbow Dash can turn this around," Rarity said.

"Yeah! And when she wins we can celebrate with a 'Rainbow is staying at Duel Academy party!'" Pinkie Pie yelled out in excitement.

"My turn. I summon Luster Dragon from my hand in attack mode (1900 Attack)! Now, I'll have my monster attack and destroy Chthonian Soldier!" Rainbow cried out.

"Ha! You just activated my monster's special ability, meaning you take the same damage that I have!" Chazz mocked.

Rainbow Dash

1900

Chazz Princeton

2500

"I end my turn," Rainbow said.

"Perfect, now it's my move again. I equip my Dark Blade with Axe of Despair to increase his attack points by 1000 (2800 Attack)! I now sacrifice my entire hand and my Dark Blade in order to tribute summon Infernal Incinerator in attack mode (2800 Attack)! Thanks to my monster's ability, my monster gains 200 attack points for every monster you have out (3000 Attack)! Now, Infernal Incinerator, attack her Luster Dragon!"

Rainbow Dash

800

Chazz Princeton

2500

"This is just perfect! Next round, you will be finished by my Infernal Incinerator! I end my turn! Hope you haven't gotten used to that roach infested dorm yet, because you are about to be sent home!" Chazz laughed to himself.

"This is bad! If Rainbow doesn't think of a way to counter this, then she'll end up losing next turn!" Syrus said.

"Don't worry! I'd say judging by our friend's face that she has a plan," Jaden reassured.

"I hope you're right, Jaden," Alexis said.

"My turn. Since you are the only one with monsters, I can special summon Vice Dragon from my hand in exchange for halving it's points (1000 Attack)! Next, I summon the Tuner Monster Clock Resonator! Now I tune my Clock Resonator with my Vice Dragon in order to Synchro Summon Red Dragon Archfiend (3000 Attack)! And now, I plan on having my dragon attack your Infernal Incinerator!"

"What?" Everyone was shocked.

"But if she does that, then she'll be left wide open to attack!" Twilight yelled, her worry at its peak.

"There has to be a reason for the attack. Maybe her trap card will help," Rarity suggested.

"Go ahead and do your suicide attack!" Chazz yelled as the two monsters destroyed each other. "What she doesn't know is that I have Monster Reborn facedown. On my next turn, I'll use it to revive one of my monsters and attack her directly! This duel is mine!"

"I activate my trap card, Call of the Haunted! With it, I can revive one of my monsters in attack mode! Return, Red Dragon Archfiend (3000 Attack)! Now, attack Chazz directly!" Chazz was burned by the attack, reducing his life points to zero.

Chazz fell down on all fours. "I-I lost. I can't have lost this duel! I can't have lost to another Slifer Slacker!" He screamed before leaving the arena in a huff.

Suddenly, Rainbow's friends from both friend groups surrounded her and gave her a hug.

"Great job, Dashie!" Pinkie congratulated.

"Yeah! You now get to stay with us!" Jaden said.

"Good luck for later on this year," Alexis wished her luck.

"Ha! I don't need luck! I can get through the year based on my impressive duel skills!" Rainbow cockilly yelled out.

"Wow, Rainbow Dash! You did very well! You get to stay at Duel Academy," Chancellor Sheppard said as Rainbow looked confident. "Now for homework, you need to write a five page report on what you learned from all this." Rainbow Dash's smug grin changed to a look of terror.

"Um, Twilight? Can you help me…?" Rainbow began to ask.

"I can, but I'm not doing it for you," Twilight responded.

Well, sorry it took so long, but I've finally finished the next chapter. If anyone knows where I can find the Japanese dub of GX please let me know. Also, sorry I forgot about Spike. I'll try to do more with him in the future.