"Stardust…" Yusei muttered as he saw both dragons roar, his own card being used against him.

"The overwhelming pressure from the two dragons is magnificent. Yusei, do you feel your soul trembling? Against the king and his dragons, all you can do is be scared!" Jack yelled.

"I swear I'll get it back! My turn!" Yusei yelled.

"Wait, so Jack is actually from the Satellite?" Pinkie Pie asked Rainbow.

"Yeah! The so called king of Neo Domino City came from the slums. It's pretty funny when you think of it," Rainbow Dash said, laughing at the irony.

"I summon Shield Warrior in Defense Position (1600 Defense)! Then I change Junk Warrior from Attack Position to Defense Position (1300 Defense). Then I set one card facedown. I end my turn," Yusei said.

"They're both in Defense Position? And you were so gung-ho just now. Stardust is waiting for you!" Jack said as he drove past Yusei. Eventually, Jack turned around and started driving after Yusei. "It's my turn!" Jack placed the card he drew into his hand. "Let's battle! Red Dragon Archfiend, attack Junk Warrior! Tremble before the Crimson Hammer! Absolute Powerforce!"

Both of Yusei's monsters were destroyed by the attack. "Junk Warrior and Shield Warrior, I'm sorry," Yusei apologized in his head.

"This is the attack of the king! Monsters that don't want to fight are useless on the king's battlefield. The only thing they can do is be destroyed! Due to Red Dragon Archfiend's monster effect, all your monsters in Defense Position are destroyed!"

"I can't believe it's this powerful…" Yusei thought.

"There's more to the king's stage. I'll inflict pain that you've never felt before! Stardust Dragon," Jack was ready to attack again.

"Stardust…"

"Attack him directly!"

Yusei

500

Jack

1900

"This must be humiliating. You're losing Life Points to Stardust, a monster that used to belong to you!" Jack said.

"Master Atlas is impressive. He's controlling the two dragons skillfully," Mina said in awe.

"He's the king, after all. This fight will add to the history of the king's undefeated legend," Lazar said.

"It's your turn. Entertain the king with your antics!" Jack cried out.

"This is bad. One more attack and Yusei will lose," Rainbow Dash muttered.

"My turn. I summon Sonic Chick in Defense Position (300 Defense)!" Yusei played.

"Sonic Chick? That's a mediocre monster," Jack said.

"Sonic Chick cannot be destroyed in battle against monsters with 1900 or more Attack Points. This is the appropriate monster in this situation. I set a card and end my turn," Yusei ended his turn. "Bring it, Jack. Bring it, Red Dragon Archfiend! The more you display your power, the more my cards shine when they combine their strengths! I'm counting on you, Sonic Chick," Yusei thought.

"My turn! Yusei! No matter what your strategies are, you're powerless against my strength! Let's battle! Red Dragon Archfiend, attack Sonic Chick! The monster effect that prevents it from being destroyed doesn;t work against Red Dragon Archfiend. With my monster effect, all your monsters in Defense Position are destroyed. Take this! Demon Meteor!" However, to Jack's shock, Sonic Chick wasn't destroyed.

"What? It wasn;t destroyed?" Lazar was similarly shocked.

"So you used a trap?" Jack asked.

"That's right! This is a trap against your so-called Absolute Power." Yusei said.

"That trap is Remote Revenge," Jack said.

"Remote Revenge can be activated when an effect that destroys a monster on my field is activated. It negates that effect, and all monsters in Attack Position on your field are destroyed! Feel the power of your own Red Dragon Archfiend! " Yusei explained.

"Another foolish choice! That won't reach Red Dragon Archfiend! Look at Stardust's monster effect!" Jack yelled as Stardust took the blow. "With Stardust Dragon's monster effect, when an effect that destroys a card on the field is activated, it can negate that effect by releasing this card. I'm sure you knew that. What wonderful revenge. You performed the last rites that released Stardust. My Red Dragon Archfiend isn't hurt at all! Look, Yusei! Look how beautifully Stardust Dragon wilts away! I set two cards. At the end of the turn, my monster's monster effect activates from the graveyard! Resurrect, Stardust Dragon (2500 Attack)! It's Stardust Dragon's monster effect! If it released itself to activate its monster effect this turn, it can be summoned from the graveyard to the field at the end phase! The Second Act begins!"

"Yes, the Second Act," Yusei said with a smile. "I activate my trap card! Harmonia Mirror! With Harmonia Mirror, when a Synchro Monster is special summoned on to the opponent's field in a method other than a Synchro Summon, I can special summon that Synchro Monster on to my field!"

"Yay! Yusei has his Stardust Dragon back!" Pinkie Pie cried out.

"I see. Of course you knew about that effect. That's how you used Stardust's effect to your own advantage."

"Soar, Stardust Dragon (2500 Attack)! King! The real Second Act begins! Do you remember what you told me? 'In a Duel, you can't win if you only use Monsters. You can't win if you only use traps or spells either. The true meaning appears when everything becomes one. And the most important thing you need to achieve victory is right here.' You never told me what it was. However, I've found the answer!" Yusei cried out.

"I'll listen to your answer," Jack responded.

"It's the soul of a Duelist that believes in all cards! That soul called Stardust back to me. There's meaning in every monster and card that's destroyed and released. All of it was for this moment! Look, Jack. This is how Stardust should appear!" Yusei answered.

"Those two are facing each other? I'm excited to see what will happen," Lazar responded as Rex motioned his hand to silence him.

Jack proceeded to laugh. "Yusei, you're successfully fulfilling your pathetic role. Fine. The king's excellent Dueling will finish you in the Second Act! Bring it!"

"My turn! I activate my speed spell Silver Contrails! One wind attribute monster on my field gains 1000 Attack Points (3500 Attack). Stardust Dragon, attack Red Dragon Archfiend! Roar! Shooting Sonic!" Suddenly, Yusei and Jack felt a weird feeling on their arms. "My arm aches… What is this sensation?" Meanwhile, the Moment Reactor was going crazy.

Stardust Dragon's attack failed to destroy Red Dragon Archfiend. "Your attack is negated!" Jack yelled.

Sonic Chick was then destroyed. "Sonic Chick?"

"It's my trap card Synchro Deflector. The attack against a Synchro Monster on my field is deflected, and the monster with the fewest Attack Points on your field is destroyed. How foolish can you get? You caused your own destruction!" Jack cried out.

"The effect of Silver Contrails has worn off (2500 Attack). In that case, I summon Ghost Gardna from my hand in Defense Position (1900 Defense)!"

"So you're trying to protect Stardust."

"I set two cards and end my turn." Yusei felt a weird feeling on his arm again.

The phone was beeping, waiting for someone to answer. Mina pressed the button to answer the phone, generating a hologram of Zigzig. "I apologize for what happened previously. This is Zigzig."

"What do you want?" Rex Goodwin asked the scientist.

"Moment is currently gigantic! It's becoming out of control!"

"Record the entire situation."

"As you wish." Zigzig said as he bowed his head.

Rex Goodwin returned his attention to the Duel.

"My turn!" Jack yelled as he felt his arm give off a strange pulse again. Jack, however, did smile upon seeing the card he drew. "Let's have our dragons clash! Battle! Red Dragon Archfiend, attack Stardust Dragon!" Jack yelled as he pointed towards the sky. "Absolute Powerforce!" Before the attack could hit, Ghost Gardna got in the way of the attack. "So you arrived, Ghost Gardna!"

"Ghost Gardna's monster effect changes the target of the attack to itself," Yusei explained. "Ghost Gardna will be the one to battle Red Dragon Archfiend!"

"I knew that! When Ghost Gardna is destroyed and sent to the graveyard, it lowers the Attack Points of one of the opponent's monsters by 1000 until the end of the turn. Now Stardust's Attack Points are greater than Red Dragon Archfiend's (2000 Attack)!"

"I activate a trap! Counterattack Beacon! Counterattack Beacon activates when a monster on my field is destroyed due to your monster's attack!" Yusei said as he rode backwards like Jack did earlier. "One of the monsters on my field gains 500 Attack Points, and it is forced to battle against the monster that attacked (3000 Attack)!"

"Yeah! Now Stardust Dragon can finally destroy Red Dragon Archfiend!" Rainbow Dash was getting excited.

"Keep it up, Yusei!" Pinkie Pie cheered.

"Interesting. You also want to finish things right here!" Jack said. Suddenly, both of their right arm's pulsed again, with Rainbow and Pinkie also having their arms pulse as well.

"Battle!" Yusei cried out.

"I'm the one who will lower the curtains! I activate the trap Prideful Roar! By paying 1000 Life Points, Red Dragon Archfiend's Attack Points become 300 points more than Stardust Dragon's Attack Points (3300 Attack)!" Jack responded.

Yusei

500

Jack

900

"Oh my. It's unlike the king to perform such a risky strategy," Lazar said. "He gave up his own Life Points to give power to Red Dragon Archfiend." Rex, meanwhile, remained silent.

"Battle! Take this! Scorching Crimson Hellflare!" Jack yelled.

"Roar! Shooting Sonic!" Yusei yelled. As both dragon's breath attacks collided, the four individuals in the arena felt a strange pulse on their arm. Meanwhile, the Moment Reactor was going crazy.

After the collision, Stardust Dragon was still standing. "What? Why can't it destroy Stardust Dragon? Red Dragon Archfiend has greater Attack Points!" Instead of a verbal answer, Yusei's Shield Warrior appeared on Yusei's side of the field. "Shield Warrior? But that card was sent to the graveyard!"

"Its effect is meaningful when it's in the graveyard. By removing it from play from the graveyard, it can negate the destruction of a monster due to battle once. However, due to that attack, I still lose 300 Life Points," Yusei explained.

Yusei

200

Jack

900

"Hey, Pinkie Pie, what do you think this pulsing sensation is all about?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"I dunno," Pinkie shrugged.

"Prideful Roar's effect has also worn off. Red Dragon Archfiend is back to 2000 Attack Points," Yusei continued as red energy formed around the two dragons.

"The king doesn't lose. Speed spell!" Suddenly, Jack's arm pulsed again. "Again?"

Yusei's arm also pulsed. "What's this sensation?" A red mark began to form on Yusei's arm. "This is…"

Jack also got a red mark. "What's happening?"

The red energy started to take the form of a red dragon. "What?" Yusei was confused and so were the others, except for Rex Goodwin who grinned. Yusei and Jack's eyes turned red as well.

"It's incredible, Director! Something incredible is happening! It has passed the critical point!" Zigzig said on the phone as Rex continued watching the red dragon.

"What is that? This is the Final Act! I activate a speed spell! End of the Storm!" Jack cried out.

"I'm counting on you, Stardust! And this will be the Final Act! I activate my trap card!" Before the card could activate its effect, a hurricane type wind blew both Duelists away. The power of Moment continued to surge until, suddenly, the power was cut off.

"What's going on?" Mina asked, confused as to what occurred. Rex remained quiet as power all across the city went out.

Just as suddenly, the power came back on. "We switched to emergency power," Lazar muttered.

Mina tried to turn the visuals back on, only for nothing to happen. "The visuals aren't coming back."

The red dragon soared into the air above the stadium. Just as suddenly as it had appeared, it disappeared, leaving the Duel unfinished. A bunch of steam was leaving both Duel Runners. Jack got up as his arm glowed. "What was that?"

Yusei got up as well. "It's hot." Feeling something weird on his arm, he removed his glove and pulled up his right sleeve to see a red glowing mark on his arm. "What is this?" Both Duelists looked at each other, both noticing that the other had a mark as well.

Meanwhile in the stands, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash noticed that they had blue glowing marks on their arms, with Rainbow's being the same one as Jack's. "What do you think that these marks are?" Rainbow asked.

"I dunno, but a mark just like this one, but red appeared on my arm a few days ago. This Rex guy seemed to be very interested in it," Pinkie explained what little she knew as the two went down to where Yusei and Jack were.

"Moment's rotations are decreasing. The power in a two block radius around headquarters has stopped. I'm sorry," Zigzig apologized.

"Please hurry in restoring the city," Rex ordered Zigzig.

"What about Master Atlas?" Mina asked.

Rex looked at Lazar, who proceeded to bow.

Yusei gripped his mark, and as suddenly as it had appeared it disappeared, though Jack's remained on his arm except it stopped glowing.

Before things could continue, blinding lights suddenly turned on. "This is Neo Domino City Sector Security. Satellite citizens are not allowed into Neo Domino City without permission. By order of the public maintenance department, you are under arrest. That goes for your Rainbow haired associate as well."