Episode(s): 37

"I hate hearing Bastion suffer like that and not being able to help!" said Alexis as she moved the fire around.

"no joke," said Chazz, honestly feeling bad for Bastion. The group was all sitting around the fire Alexis was hitting with a stick. "They've been dueling all night! And from those screams, it sounds like Bastion's been losing all night, too!"

"How long can this go on?" asked Bastion

"We've gotta do somethin'!" declared Jaden as he stood up.

"Yeah!" said Syrus and Chumley as they stood up too, only to be stopped by the sound of the iron bars going up.

"Huh?" said everyone in shock as they turned around to see what was happening. They all stood up to see what was gonna happen.

"It's Bastion!" said Rose as she ran to him to see if he was okay. He walked out in a daze with a blush on his cheeks.

"Bastion!?" said Jaden as he and everyone else followed Rose. Once they got to him, he collapsed onto his knees with Jaden holding him up.

"What happened?" question Rose as she looked at him in worry.

~A Few Minutes Later~

"Wait, so she dumped you?" asked Jaden in shock. 'Shouldn't that be a good thing?'

"That's right," said Bastion with a depressed sounding voice. "I'm crushed."

"You're not crushed," said Chazz, "you're lucky!"

"I don't understand," said Banner from behind the group, "she was so smitten with you."

"I know," said Bastion with s goofy smile on his face, "we were to be married!"

"Huh?' said everyone in shock.

"I thought Bastion would be the one guy who wouldn't think with his head down below," said Rose with a sweat drop, shocking the boys and making them blush.

"Same," said Alexis as she sighed.

"But she decided I wasn't duelist enough," said Bastion, sounding as if he was gonna cry. "I wasn't good enough foe her, and she's left me forever! She says she wants a champion! A duelist who can give her a match that she'll always remember."

"Bastion," said Jaden in shock.

"Love sick full," said Rose and Alexis together as the group helped him and walked back to the school.

~Back At The School~

"Is he still wigging out over that girl?" asked Jaden as he and Rose watched Bastion.

"Yeah, I had no idea Bastion had fallen for her that hard," said Rose in shock.

"Really."

~That Afternoon~

"What do the lot of you want?" asked Bastion as he walked into the school's dueling arena where the group was waiting for him.

"A duel," said Jaden, showing his deck, "to cheer you up!

"I can't. It's just too soon for me."

"Oh, come on! You gotta move on Bastion!"

"I can't duel without my Tanya," said Bastion with a love-struck look.

"I hate saying this, but she's probably duelin' without you," said Jaden with a plain look.

"No! She would never! Not my Tanya!"

"Oh, gag me!" said Chazz in an annoyed voice.

"Don't make me punch you," said Rose, also annoyed with the conversation.

"You don't understand, we had passion!" said Bastion.

"Ah, excuse me, what?" questioned Jaden in confusion.

"What I first dueled Tanya, there were fireworks between us. You saw how our cards danced that dangerous duel monsters dance together. It was beautiful. Majestic. If I can't have that feeling again when I duel.

"Well, it's over then. My life dueling, it's all finished!"

"But Bastion, she's a Shadow Rider, we have the world to save, we need you," said Zane in a calm voice from behind Rose. "And you're saying you're done?"

"As much as all of you require my deck, until I prove to Tanya that I am a worthy man, my dueling days are through!" declared Bastion.

"Bastion, I will punch you," said Rose in a calm voice. Zane grabbed her from the back and held her back. The other boys got freaked out.

"Alright, I'm gonna go to the bathroom and hurl," said Chazz after he had calmed down.

"Just duel her again!" said Jaden with a smile as he moved himself in front of Rose. That way if Zane lost his grip, he could stop her. "Go and ask her from a rematch!"

"Rematch?" asked Bastion in shock as everyone turned to look at Jaden in shock.

"And don't take no for an answer! You're a touch guy! And I'll even be your wingman!" said Jaden with a big grin. Rose ended up smacking him on the back of the head.

"No means no, you idiot," said Rose with a frown.

"Sorry," said Jaden in fear.

~That Night~

"Couldn't this 've waited 'til morning?" complained Jaden he ran with Bastion to the coliseum.

"No! Tanya!" yelled Bastion.

"Wait up!" cried out Syrus as the group ran to catch up with the two boys.

"We thought you could use the extra help!" said Rose as Jaden turned to ask them why they were there.

"Thanks, you guys!" said Jaden with a smile. Though that smile dropped when they heard a tiger growled.

"It's her," said Bastion as he turned around, causing the others to gasp.

"Shit," said Chazz as Tanya jumped out of the bushes on the back of her tiger.

"Tanya," said Bastion in awe.

"Can't you take a hint?" asked Tanya with a smile. "I already dumped you, don't you remember?"

"He want's a rematch!" declared Jaden.

"He can't have one," said Tanya as she looked Jaden up and down, "but you seem quite brave."

"I do?" asked Jaden, freaking out. "But I'm here for my friend!"

"He already lost," she laughed. "I duel you or there's no duel."

"I never back down from a challenge," declared Jaden as he started to smirk. "I'll do it for Bastion!"

"What!" said Chazz in shock as he glared at Jaden.

"Oh, no," sighed Alexis as she looked at her pissed friend. The group then walked into the coliseum with Jaden and Tanya going to the field.

"You know the rules," said Tanya as she showed Jaden her two decks. "If you lose this duel, you lose your spirit key and single status. Meaning you move here, to the battle arena with me and become my husband forever more!"

"Bitch," Rose growled under her breath. Zane put his hand on her shoulder to hold her back.

'Someone is jealous,' he thought with a smirk.

"I sure hope that Jaden knows what he's doing," said Chazz with a grunt.

"I sure do," replied Jaden from the arena, "and when I'm done, Bastion'll know you don't have to be in love to duel with passion."

"What do you say we start this, hun?" said Tanya with a smirk.

"Let's duel!" said the two duelist.

"Alright, Tanya, get your game on! Here goes!" declared Jaden as he drew a card. "I summon Elemental Hero Avian in defense mode!"

"That's your move?" asked Tanya with a grunt as she drew a card. "Well, I have someone to clip your Avian's wings! I summon Amazoness Paladin! And while Paladin's on the field, she gains an extra 100 attack points for every single monster out with Amazoness in its name!

"And I activate this: a spell known as Amazoness Charm! Now, all the monsters on your field that are in defense mode are switched to attack mode and they each gain 200 attack points."

"I don't get it," said Crowler from the stands. "Why would she plat a card that increases Jaden's attack power?"

"For the thrill of it! The passion!" said Bastion.

"Bastion, do me a favor, shut the fuck up!" said Rose with a glare, causing said boy to back away from her.

"So, are we enjoying the match so far?" asked Tanya with a smile. "Not getting distracted, I hope."

"Nothin' distracts me from dueling! Didn't ya know?" said Jaden with a smile. 'Unless it's Rose I get to duel. But right now, I have a lady to impress.'

"Well maybe this will make you reconsider!" said Tanya as she showed him a card. "The card Amazoness Arena! When this card activates, we both gain 600 life points. And it's not just distracting, but captivating."

"Wow, she must be really desperate to find a husband if she's gotta use a cage!" said Chazz as the two had their life points go up to 4,600 and a cage sowed up around the two duelist.

"See, Amazoness Arena is a sacred arena," laughed Tanya. In here, you don't just fight with your monsters, but with your soul!"

"And just how do I do that?" asked Jaden in fear.

"Oh, you'll find out! But first: Amazoness Paladin attacks your Avian!" said Tanya as her monster attack and brought Jaden's life points down to 4,000. "Now you'll see the power of my arena! After our monsters are all done, your soul can battle mine!

"If you sacrifice a hundred of your life points, you take away a hundred of mine!"

"Watch out, Jaden!" said Rose in fear.

"I guess I should warn you, I don't ever hit girls," said Jaden with confidence and a smirk.

"And you shouldn't, but this isn't a fight between us," said Tanya with a smirk. "You see, it's like I said, our souls will clash!"

"If you say so!" said Jaden as he gave 100 of his life points, only to lose 100 more and bring his life points to 3,800 because he lost.

"JADEN!" yelled Syrus.

"Come on! This is embarrassing for all of us guys!" cried out Chumley. Jaden's soul then managed to hit Tanya, bringing her life points down to 4,400.

"Are you saying girls can't fight?" asked Rose with a raised fist.

"NO MA"AM!" cried out Chumley in fear.

"That's no a bad left hook," complimented Tanya.

"What the, she compliments his attack?" asked Chazz in shock.

"Isn't she great!" said Bastion with a blush, causing Chazz to glare at him.

"Like that?" said Jaden as he drew a card. "Then you're gonna love this! I use Polymerization to fusion summon Elemental Hero Thunder Giant!"

"Nice move," complemented Chazz.

"Really nice move!" said Rose in happiness. "That Thunder Giant's special ability can take out a monster with less attack points on the turn it was summoned!"

"I guess this is good-bye Paladin," said Jaden with a smirk.

"Impressive," said Tanya with a smile.

"I'm not done! Now my Thunder Giant attacks you directly!"

The attack hit Tanya and sent her flying onto her back.

"Tanya! Are you okay?" asked Jaden, concerned as Tanya's life points went down to 2,000. 'I wasn't trying to kill her.'

"Not bad, Jaden," laughed Tanya as she looked at him. "You're my type of guy!"

"Uh, Bastion," said Banner in concern. "I think Tanya's falling for Jaden!"

"She better not be," said Rose in annoyance.

"'Course not. She would never leave me!" said Bastion with a smile and blush.

"Alright! It's my turn!" cried out Tanya as she jumped up and drew a card. "First, I'll put down a facedown then summon Amazoness Swordswoman in attack mode! And finally, I'll use Amazoness call to rip apart your fused monster.

"Now let's fight! Attack Clayman with Amazon Slash Attack!"

"Jaden!" said his friends in shock as his life points went down to 3,100.

"And now, thanks to my Amazoness Arena, it's time we had a rematch!" said Tanya as her life points went down to 1,900.

"Oh, not again," said Rose.

"Look out, Jaden!" cried out Syrus.

"Snap your jab!" yelled out Chumley as Jaden gave up 100of his life points, bringing him down to 3,000.

The two souls fought each other, bringing both duelists life points down by an extra 100.

"Ya know, I used to think hittin' like a girl was actually a bad thing! But with the way Rose hits me when she gets angry, I would say you're almost at her level!" said Jaden with a huge grin. Rose blushed at this.

"It is a bad thing alright, for you!" said Tanya.

"Alright! It's my move!" yelled out Jaden as he drew a card. I summon Elemental Hero Burstinatrix in attack mode! And now, Sparkman, attack Amazoness Swordswoman!"

"Not so fast! I've got my trap: Amazoness Archers!"

"Huh?" said Jaden in shock.

"It's a rare card, and I can only use it when you make the mistake of attacking a field that only has Amazoness monsters on it!" said Tanya with a smirk. "Once you do, all your monsters lose 600 attack points! Not too shabby for a girl, huh?"

"No! Not too shabby at all, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna give up!" declared Jaden. "Go, Sparkman!"

"Shit," said Jaden as his life points went down to 2,400. "And, now let's have ourselves round three! Ha!"

"Hold on!" said Rose in shock as Jaden's life points went down to 2,300 and Tanya's down to 1,700. "Now Jaden's gonna use the soul attack?"

"Not bad," said Tanya as her life points went down to 1,600 and Jaden's went down to 2,200. "You really duel with passion!"

"What's he trying to prove?" asked Banner in fear.

"I don't know, but I've never seen Jaden duel with so much zeal before in my life!" said Rose in shock as Alexis nodded in agreement.

"Yes, he's enjoying himself, and without being in love," said Bastion with a smile.

"Alright, next, I'll leave my Amazoness Archers force all your monster to attack!" declared Tanya.

"You want it? Then you're gonna get it! Burstinatrix, get 'em!" said Jaden as his monster attacked, bringing her life points down to 1,300. "Well, that cost me some points, but hey! It's worth it to rumble!"

"Not again!" cried out Syrus as Jaden's life points went down to 1,100 while Tanya's went down to 1,400.

"Next, I'll throw down a couple of facedowns and activate a little card I like to call The Warrior Returning Alive! Now Clayman comes back from the graveyard right to my hand!"

"My turn!" said Tanya as she drew a card. "And, I'll summon a little card I like to call: Amazoness Tiger!

"Actually, she's not really little because this kitty gains 400 attack points for every single Amazoness monster I have! She just loves company."

"I don't blame her! Look how powerful she got!" said Crowler in shock.

"How about we try to not sound quite so impressed, okay?" said Rose in anger.

"Now, Amazoness Swordswomen, attack Jaden directly!" said Tanya as her monster attack.

"Hold on!" declared Jaden as he revealed a card. "I play a Hero Emerges! Here's how it works! You draw a random card from my hand and if it's a monster I get to summon it to the field! How's that for some comp'ny for your cat!?"

"But you only have one card left!" said Tanya in shock.

"Perfect!" said Zane with a smirk. "She has no choice but to pick the Elemental Hero Clayman!"

"I'm sorry," said Tanya with a smirk. "But Swordswoman's special ability transfers all battle damage to you! So, you'll probably wanna duck now."

"What?" said Jaden in shock as his life points went down to 600. "Guess it's time to put my dukes!"

"But Jaden!" said Rose in protest.

"He hardly has any life points left," said Zane with an emotionless face.

"Let's go!" said Jaden as he gave up 100 life points.

"Bring it!" said Tanya as she also gave up 110 life points.

"What's he doing?" asked Chumley as both duelist have their life points go down by another 100 points.

"If this keeps up, Jaden is gonna lose!" said Syrus in fear.

"Perhaps he's fallen under Tanya's spell," said Zane as he watched. "The same spell that caused Bastion to lose."

"He better not!" declared Rose with a glare as she looked at Zane who just smirked at her.

"It's no spell, Zane," said Bastion with a blush. "It's love as pure as the wind driven snow, right Tanya?"

"Yeah, yeah, whatever lover boy," said Tanya.

"You want me to hit him?" asked Rose in all seriousness.

"Nah, it's okay," said Tanya as she continued. "Now lets get back to business! Amazoness Tiger, attack Clayman!"

"What the?" asked Chazz in shock as Tanya's life points went down to 1,100. "Why would Tanya attack a monster with more defense points?"

"Simple," said Rose with a glare, "to use that arena ability to fight Jaden again!"

"He's still in there," said Chazz as Jaden's life points went down to 200 and Tanya's went down to 900.

"for now," said Zane, causing Chazz to look at him.

"Next, I'll activate the spell Amazoness Trainer to seal your fate!" said Tanya with a smirk.

"Aw, Jaden is in some deep shit now!" said Chumley in fear.

"Since she played that Amazoness Trainer if that tiger is unable to defeat its target during this round, then the trainer card instills a tactical advantage of 400 extra attack points for another attack," said Zane in a calm matter.

"Alright," said Chazz, "now how about somebody explain it to me in English?"

"I'm afraid," said Banner, 'if that tiger attacks Jaden again then this duel is finished."

"Yes, Jaden will lose," said Crowler with a smile, "and we'll lose him as a student because he'll have to marry Tanya!"

"Don't say that!" said Rose in anger.

"Jaden, no," said Syrus in fear of losing his friend.

"What's the hold up?" said Jaden in anger.

"Oh, you know hun, just enjoying the moment," said Tanya with a smile, "after all, it'll be our anniversary! Attack!"

"Not yet!" said Jaden as he played a card. "I play a trap: Clay Charge! Here's how it works! If you attack Clayman when I use this here trap card, not only do both monsters bite the big one, but you take 800 points of damage!"

"So, you're playing hard to get I see," said Tanya with a smile as her life points went down to 100. "I like that!"

"Hey! I'm just liking this all-out duel!"

"You know, I have to admit, I'm liking it too," said Syrus in seriousness, "it's non-stop action."

"And I think that's exactly what Jaden's going for, too," said Zane in his calm voice. "Beat her at her own game."

"I guess," said Chazz. "Unless he's trying to impress her. Who knows, maybe this Tanya girl is Jaden's type?"

"Why don't you shut it, Chazz," said Rose in anger. "No way Jaden would ever date someone like that bitch, and unless you forgot, this is about more than just marriage!"

"Jaden needs a miracle draw here or Tanya's going to get another Spirit Gate Key," said Alexis. "Not to mention, Bastions going to spend the rest of his life in some lame love limbo."

"There's a lot riding on Jaden's shoulders this move," finished Rose with worry. 'You got this Jaden!'

"You fought well, Jaden, but my Swordswoman will beat you," said Tanya. "Remember, her special effect makes it, so you take all damage you deal to her! You can't win!"

"With one card I can, and I just drew it!" said Jaden with a smile. "Go Elemental Hero Wildheart in attack mode!"

"They have the same attack point," said Chazz with his arms crossed.

"So, then they'll destroy each other!" said Chumley with a smile.

"You go get her, Jaden," said Alexis with a smile.

"Wildheart, attack Amazoness Swordswoman!" said Jaden as the two monsters destroyed each other. "Now let's go!"

"This is it! She's down to just one hundred attack points!" said Rose as the two got ready to soul fight.

"And I'm back down to earth," said Bastion. "Jaden's proven you can duel passionately without being in love. Now go get her Jaden and win this match for us both!"

"It is over," said Banner as the souls fought.

"Never have I seen two people duel with such passion and heart," said Crowler.

"Well, tell us Bastion, how do you feel?" asked Zane. "Like a man still in the throw of love? Or has this duel finally helped you rebound?"

"Still in love," said Bastion without missing a beat, "but in love now with dueling. I see where the passion lies once again."

"I guess that's game," said Jaden with a smile. "Lemme know if ya ever wanna rematch!"

"No rematch," said Tanya with a smile. "I joined the Shadow Riders to find a duelist who would be worthy to be my husband, but I've discovered I am not worthy to be with someone strong as you."

"Tanya?" said Jaden as her life points went down to zero. She then transformed into a white tiger, shocking everyone.

"A tiger?" said Syrus in shock.

"Tanya, is that you?" asked Bastion in shock. She looked at him and growled, then walked away with her tiger following her. "Well then, I guess that this is it."

"Boy Bastion, you sure know how to pick 'em," said Chazz with a smirk as he put a hand on Bastion's shoulder.

"Don't worry, buddy, there's plenty of fish in the sea!" said Jaden with a smile.

"Yes, but not too many tigers," said Bastion with a smile. "Thank goodness!"