Suddenly, a vortex opened close to the Daimon Area, with Twilight Sparkle exiting out of the vortex. "Whoa, where am I? Where is everyone?" Twilight wondered aloud as she noticed that none of her friends were present. She looked around at her surroundings and saw many tall buildings as well as an area where she could see many people Dueling. "Looks like we're in the Duel Monster's Dimension, but where?" She continued to look around until she saw a young man with red hair walk into the Daimon Area. "Hey. Excuse me, but would you mind telling me where I am at?"

The man responded, "So, you're lost I see. Well then, you're in the Daimon Area of Neo Domino City. People come here looking for a good Duel without being sent to Satellite. The worst of the worst usually hang out here." The man then walked into the square, leaving Twilight to ponder over what she just heard.

So, she was at least some distance into the future, given the name of the city she was in. The only question was how far into the future was she? Before she could ponder about this any further, she realized that she was close to a criminal sector of the city and that she should probably leave. However, before she could leave, a strange feeling of familiarity entered her head that she couldn't explain. It may be risky, but she decided to check this area to see if any of her friends could have ended up here.

When Twilight entered this sector, she saw many people with yellow marks, mostly males, watching a Duel. Of particular note, she noticed a man with spiky blue hair with a thin yellow mark on his face. He was busy Dueling a man that looked a lot like the guy called Joey Wheeler, with some people disputing if his name was Jesse or Thunder. She was about to cautiously ask if either of them had seen her friends when the Duel continued.

"Next, I activate the spell card Cost Down! This card lets me discard one card from my hand in order to summon monsters with one less tribute depending on their level. This means that no sacrifices are needed to summon Ushi Oni (2150)!" The blue haired man cried out.

Before he could continue his move, Twilight, noticing his hand containing Giant Ushi Oni and Dark Hole, and his opponent controlling Dark Catapulter in Defense Mode (1500), then commented, "You know, you could have easily gained a lead if you played Dark Hole before you summoned Ushi Oni."

The blue haired man looked away from the Duel for a moment to look at Twilight, giving her an angry glare. "Well, now that that interruption is over, I now tribute Ushi Oni in order to play Giant Ushi Oni (2600)!" A giant bull spider hybrid was summoned to the blue haired man's field. "Now, Giant Ushi Oni, attack his Dark Catapulter!" Dark Catapulter was destroyed in an instant. "Now, thanks to Giant Ushi Oni's special ability, I can now wage a second attack on your Life Points! Now, Giant Ushi Oni, attack his Life Points directly!" Giant Ushi Oni delivered a direct attack, lowering his opponent's Life Points from 1500 to 0. "Aw, yeah! Who is the best Duelist in the area? That's right. Me!"

"Well, technically I may be just the slightest bit better than you. Also, my friend Rainbow Dash may give you a run for your money," Twilight interrupted the blue haired man's gloating, much to his anger.

"Um, excuse me, but who are you?" the blue haired man asked with bitterness in his tone.

"Oh, my name is Twilight Sparkle. And I'm a graduate from Duel Academy. I was one of the best Duelists of my year," Twilight explained, not liking how the man's eyes narrowed in anger the more she spoke.

"Well, my name is Bolt Tanner, though I'm usually called Tanner. So, you claim to be a great Duelist. Well, why don't we find out how good you are in a Duel," Tanner said.

"Well, I would but I'm looking for my friends and I see that they're not here. So, I think that I'll just be going now," Twilight tried to back away only for some other Duelists to block off her escape.

"I'm afraid that you are not going anywhere until you finish our Duel. So go ahead and get your Deck and Duel Disk ready. It's time to see who's the best," Tanner said as he prepared his Duel Disk.

"Um, okay," Twilight nervously placed her Deck into her Duel Disk and her Duel Disk shuffled her Deck.

"Hold on," another distorted female voice said. Everyone turned to see that there was a cloaked figure in the Damian Area, wearing a white mask and sporting red hair. "I've decided that you, Tanner, are in need of some challenge. So, I've decided to give it to you. I'll Duel with Twilight, and we'll share Life Points. So, do we have a deal?"

Everyone present, except for Twilight, the red haired man, and Tanner, seemed to be scared and muttered about a "Black Rose Witch," shocked that she was apparently real and not a myth.

"I accept. Let's see what the two of you are made of," Tanner said.

"Let's Duel!" All three Duelists cried out.

"I'll start things off. I summon Jirai Gumo in Attack Mode (2200)! And I'll also play two cards facedown for later. Now, let's see what you've got Twiley," Tanner egged his opponent on.

"Well then, it's my turn. I draw. I activate the spell card Dark Magic Curtain. Now, by paying half of my Life Points, I can summon a Dark Magician from my Deck at the cost of not being able to summon another monster this turn (2500)," Twilight said. "Next, I play the spell card Dark Magic Attack, which destroys all of my opponent's spells and traps if I control a Dark Magician." Dark Magic blasts hit and destroyed the two facedowns, which were revealed to be Mirror Force and Trap Hole. "Now, attack and destroy his Jirai Gumo. Dark Magic Attack!" Dark Magician attacked and destroyed the massive spider.

Twilight/Black Rose Witch

2000

Bolt Tanner

3700

To everyone's shock, the attack caused a scratch to form on Tanner's face. "I'll end my turn with two facedowns. It's your move, Tanner," Twilight said as she ended her turn.

"What just happened? Attacks during a Duel shouldn't be real. I don't know how you did this, but I'll still win. Though, I will admit that you aren't that bad. I activate Monster Reborn to bring back my Jirai Gumo. Next, I tribute my Jirai Gumo in order to summon Ushi Oni in Attack Mode (2150)! But he won't be here for long, because I tribute him in order to summon Giant Ushi Oni (2600)! Now, let's finish this. Giant Ushi Oni, attack her Dark Magician!"

"I activate my trap card Negate Attack! This cancels you attack and ends the battle phase," Twilight explained.

"So, you do have some skill. Congratulations. However, you won't last much longer. I end my turn," Tanner said.

"Well, then it's my move. I draw. I have to thank my friend Twilight here for eliminating your traps. Now I can put an end to this Duel. I summon Twilight Rose Knight (1000). But he won't be here for long, because I activate his special ability in order to summon Botanical Lion in Attack Mode (1600). Botanical Lion's Attack Points increase by 300 for each plant monster on the field (1900). Now I'll tune my Twilight Rose Knight with my Botanical Lion in order to Synchro Summon Black Rose Dragon (2400)!" The mysterious figure said as she summoned a rose petal dragon onto the duo's field.

"T-that monster. That's Rarity's card. What are you doing with that card?" Twilight questioned the figure.

"I don't know what you're talking about. I've owned this card for as long as I can remember. Now, by removing a plant-type monster in my graveyard from play, I can reduce your Giant Ushi Oni's Attack Points to 0. Next, I'll attack your monster with Dark Magician!"

Twilight/Black Rose Witch

2000

Bolt Tanner

1200

"That attack. It felt real too, but stronger. Who are you two?" Tanner asked the duo.

"That is of no importance. All you need to know is that victory shall be ours. Black Rose Dragon, attack his Life Points directly!" Said dragon's vines striked Bolt Tanner, causing him quite a bit of pain in the process. As Tanner's Life Points hit 0, he fell to the ground in pain.

"Ugh, you two! I have something to say to you!" Tanner yelled as he struggled to get up. However, before he could say anything, Sector Security suddenly arrived and approached Tanner, with everyone in the area starting to run before they could get caught too.

"Bolt Tanner, you're under arrest for being a part of illegal underground Duels. Come with us, Tanner," One of the members of Sector Security said as two of the members started to drag him off.

"Wait! How did you find me? I was laying low!" Tanner yelled, outraged at his arrest.

"Well, we got an anonymous call from a concerned citizen. We'd thank them, but they likely already left the area. Now, let's go Tanner," another member of Sector Security said.

Twilight, meanwhile, was unsure of what to do. As she tried to leave the area, she was approached by the red haired man from earlier. "Hey, you. You're a psychic Duelist, aren't you?"

Twilight nervously asked, "Um, I don't know?"

"Well, don't worry. We know of a good place for you to go to as a psychic Duelist. Come with us," the red haired man said as he turned to walk away. Left without many options, Twilight followed after the man and the Black Rose figure rather than stay and get caught.

"Here we are. The Arcadia Movement's headquarters," the red haired man gestured toward the building in front of him. "This can be your new home. Most of society has rejected psychic Duelists. They see them as monsters, freaks, and a bunch of other negative connotations. But don't worry. This can be your new home."

"B-but… I already have a home. I need to find my friends," Twilight said.

"In that case, at least allow us to give you a place to stay. We'll give you a room to stay in. You seem to be a particularly strong psychic Duelist, too," the man said.

"Don't worry. Sayer will take care of you. After all, he has done all he can to help me," the red haired girl known as the Black Rose Witch said. "By the way, my name is Akiza Izinski."