"This is gonna be my toughest fight ever, but I'm ready for it! I cant lose to Mondo when so much is on the line for us! If we lose this, we have to surrender the Youseiken map to Arthur, so I gotta make sure I don't lose!" Flamberge said stretching.

"Flamberge is certainly fired up about this." Xion said.

"Well of course she is. She and Mondo are tied one win and one loss apiece. This next match is gonna be the tie breaker." Hope said.

"Well she's not wrong. If we get knocked out of the Tag Finals, we have to give up the map Jack and the Phantom Thieves almost died getting." Sakura said.

"Still...Mondo is not someone who's just going to let her win. I know that from experience with him." Hope said.

"Didn't you also have him as one of your cards at one point?" Mukuro asked.

"I guess you'd remember that, huh?" Hope asked.

"You had Mondo as a card? Explanation, now." Hagakure said.

"Technically, it was his soul but after awhile the card turned blank. Not sure what happened there." Hope said.

"It must've been when we were all revived." Tsumugi said.

"Yeah...that makes sense." Hope said.

"By the way Flamberge, there was something Zan wanted to ask you. About that power you unleashed against Mondo Last time." Shoji said.

"You mean the whole bursting with flames and surging with lighting thing? What about it, big sis?" Flamberge asked.

"It was unlike anything I've ever felt over the years when we became mages. Where did it come from?" Zan asked.

"If I'm honest, I dunno where it came from myself. I guess it was born through the connections I made with Masato and the Linkdragon Order, and the feeling of wanting to be connected to everyone else." Flamberge said. "It's like how we are Ven and Sora's power, and their ours, if I had to guess."

"Like a D-Link and Drive Form combined?" Kairi asked.

"I guess so. Maybe it was also my magic bursting at the time since I was fighting so hard… there's a ton of reasons, but I'm leaning towards the latter two." Flamberge said.

"Not to mention you have part of Ifrit's power in you." Ace said.

"Ifrit is an Eidolon with incredible power and magic. His power must have bubbled up when you fought." Hope said.

"Maybe, but I'm not gonna sweat the details too much. All I know is I got stronger through bonds, and for now I'm gonna focus on Mondo." Flamberge said.

"Yeah, shake a leg and win." Ace said.

"Isn't it break a leg?" Hope asked.

"It's shake a leg too." Ace said.

"Best of luck to you too, Moltar. I know you'll give Heart a run for his money." Damien said.

"Thanks, Damien." Moltar responded. "And best of luck to you, Berge."

"It's goin down!" Flamberge said.

The next day…

(Cue- I'm Back to Rise: Killer Instinct)

"We're here with another exciting finals match! Today we have Daijiro Kurayashiki and Mondo Owada facing off against Masato Rikuo and Flamberge!" Ion said.

"Ready to bend and break, matchstick?" Mondo asked.

"No, I'm ready to burn right through you. Let's do this, Masato!" Flamberge said.

"I'm ready." Masato said. "The linked spiral is the chain of bonds! Luminize! Spiral Linkdragon Order!"

"With burning flames and the passion to protect, I'll pave the way for justice and peace! Lumenize! Flames of Unification!" Flamberge called.

"Weaklings prohibited! We need only the strongest, the absolute champion! Luminize! Strongest Emperor!" Daijiro said.

"We're raging hot and ready to take the world! Be ready to run and hide when we hit the town! Luminize! Crazy Diamonds Can't be Broken!" Mondo said.

"And...Buddyfight!" Ion said.

"Raise the flag!" they said.

"Ancient World!" Masato said.

"Dragon World!" Flamberge said.

"Ancient World!" Daijiro and Mondo said.

"Rumbling Thunderaxe, Agito!" Masato said.

"Third Crimson Chieftain, Heedless Agni!" Flamberge said.

"Domilord, Zerberos!" Daijiro said.

"Fullblast Omni Lord, Burn Nova!" Mondo said.

"Masato and Flamberge have first move!" Ion said.

"Draw! Charge and draw! I cast! Give your All! I buddycall Agito to the right and then call Kaina to the center and Jisen to the left! Agito attacks the fighter!" Masato said.

10-8

"That's all. Berge, you're up." Masato said.

"I'm ready to go! Draw, charge and Draw! I call Mera Blade Dragon to the Left and Tail Blazer Dragon to the right! I'm also gonna Equip Sun Stone, Bal Flame! Mera Blade, attack Mondo! Since you don't have a monster in your center Mondo, Mera Blade Dragon deals 3 damage this attack!"

10-7

"Why didn't Flamberge call any monsters to the center?" Xion said.

"Because Mondo always sets No Matter Where, Dragon Rules Supreme to prevent monsters from being called to the center. Berge knows this is gonna be a no holds barred battle, so she likely set up an offensive formation to prepare for that spell." Ichiro said.

"That'll do it for my turn." Flamberge said.

"Now it's my turn. I set the spell Overcrest and then Buddycall to the center...Domilord, Zerberos!" Daijiro said as his buddy appeared. "Attack Kaina!" he said as Zerberos attacked Kaina twice, destroying him. "Now...I cast! Seamless Dragon Lord! Evolve Zerberos into Tyralord, Zerberos Aog! Now...attack Masato twice!"

11-5

"Not done yet! Cast! Seamless Dragon Lord! Evolve Zerberos into Viclord, Zerberos Zeed!" Daijiro said. "Attack!"

5-1

"Attack again!" Daijiro said.

"Cast! Undying Link Dragon Order!" Masato said.

1-3

"Triple attack!" Daijiro said.

"I cast! Linkdragon Spirit! I nullify the attack and sent the top card of my deck to the dropzone. And since it has Dragon Share...I regain Linkdragon Spirit!" Masato said.

"Hmm. Not bad. Unfortunately...my turn has yet to cease! Cast! Seamless Dragon Lord! I evolve Zerberos into Almighty Overlord, Zerberos Lost!" Daijiro said.

Zerberos then became an even lighter version of his lost form.

"This is the Ultimate form of Zerberos! You are finished!" Daijiro said. "Attack!"

"I got a chance to fight you again." Masato said. "So I'm gonna bring you back! Linkdragon Spirit!" he said blocking as he drew another Dragon Share card, regaining Linkdragon Spirit.

"Double Attack!" Daijiro said.

Masato continued to block each and every attack before blocking the final attack.

"Heh...now that's a real man. My turn, matchstick." Mondo said. "Buddycall Full Blast Omni Lord, Burn Nova to the right and then call Dragon Kid, Lesser to the left. And I equip! Childhood Carapace! A Man's Tears!"

"Bring it on, Mondo!" Flamberge called.

"You're gonna regret that! When I got another Raging Spirit on the field, Lesser gains another critical. Attack the matchstick!" Mondo said.

"I cast! Stout Arm of the Sun!" Flamberge said countering lesser and destroying him.

8-7

'Fine! Wanna play it that way? Burn Nova! Attack!" Mondo said.

10-8

"Now! Double attack!" Mondo said.

8-6

"Triple attack!" Mondo said.

"I play Bal Flame's ability! I send it to the drop zone and decrease my damage by 2!" Flamberge said.

"You haven't lost me yet, little girl!" Mondo said slugging her.

6-4

"No choice. Gotta end the turn." Mondo said.

"Alright, Flamberge! Now she's got a chance to strike back!" Gemini said.

"But don't forget, as long as Burn Nova is on the field, all of her attacks will be redirected straight to him." Aqua said.

"Mera Blade and Tail Blazer don't nearly have enough power to break through Burn Novas 8,000 defense. What is Berge gonna do?" Hagakure asked.

"I think she knows exactly what she has to do." Hope said.

"Okay…. It's my turn!" Flamberge said invoking her new power. "I draw! Charge and...draw! And I cast! Heat Wave! With this card, when a Sun Dragon attacks a chosen monster, that monster is automatically destroyed!"

"Big deal. Burn Nova can come back after with Soulguard." Mondo said.

"That may be true, but I've got an ace up my sleeve. I cast...Dragonic Destroy!" Flamberge said destroying Burn Nova as he revived. "I Equip Crimson fist, Dragoplus!"

4-3

"Now, Tail Blazer! Go Attack Burn Nova!" Flambere said as Tailblazer destroyed Burn nova but not before Burn Nova revived. "Cast! Heat Wave! Mera Blade!" Flamberge said as Burn Nova was destroyed once more but revived.

"That's all his soul…" Mondo said.

"But now Flamberge has no way of getting rid of Burn nova without using Dragoplus. If she does attack, she'll end up wasting four critical." Nekomaru said.

"There's no way I'm gonna waste this turn. I got one more card to play." Flamberge said. "I cast...Dragonic Destroy!"

Burn Nova was then destroyed for good.

7-4

"And with 4 critical behind my Dragoplus, you know how this is ending, Mondo!" Flamberge said leaping into the air. "Take….THIS!" she said delivering a final blow.

4-0

Game over, Mondo! Winner: Flamberge!

"Now...it's my turn. I call to the center! Emperor Agito!" Masato said as Emperor Agito appeared. "Then I call Nimble Arms, Cook to the left. I attack with Cook and send him to Agito's soul. And then...its an all out attack!" Masato said laying siege against Daijiro. "Now it's time. Final Phase! Thunder Dragon Tornado!"

4-0

Game over! Winner: Masato Rikuo!

"They did it! Masato and Flamberge have triumphed over Daijiro and Mondo!" Ion said.

"For Share!" Masato said.

"Woohooo!" Flamberge said.

"And in the other arena...Moltar has triumphed over the hero Heart! Today is a good day of exciting matches!" Ion said.

Outside….

"You rock, Moltar! I can't believe you actually beat Heart!" Akane said.

"Me neither!" Moltar responded, his face unable to do anything but smile.

"You did great, buddy!" Scarlet said, shaking Moltar's gauntlet. "Man, Galen would be so proud of you!"

"Hey, matchstick!" Mondo shouted. "You better not break out there." he said getting on his bike as he drove off.

"I'll never break. 'I'm the Bringer of Flame after all." Flamberge said.

Meanwhile with Daijiro, he hummed the anthem as he walked along the shore.

"What a silly song. Masato...I'll definitely beat you next time...old friend." Daijiro said smiling as he walked off.