Chapter 2: Burning Fire vs. Toons!

Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh, or Card Captor Sakura, I do own Erin Syaoran the daughter of Sakura Kinomoto and Li Syaoran

Sakura, Syaoran, and Erin couldn't believe their eyes. Moments ago, Erin had just won a Duel against a masked man and were rescued by this white haired man that Erin said was Pegasus whom created the very cards she had Dueled with. It wasn't everyday that one got to meet someone like Pegasus. Usually one could if involved in a tournament of somewhat and even THEN you'd have to make it to the Semi-Finals in hopes to meet someone like Pegasus. Kero thought it would be wise to not allow Pegasus to suspect he was a real being. It was something he picked up when Sakura was Erin's age as a safety precaution. Syaoran looks at Pegasus "So are you on our side or on the enemy side"

"Li!" Sakura said "Mr. Pegasus saved us right then. I'm sure he's on our side."

Pegasus simply smiled "Oh at the moment I am on your side for sure Mr. Syaoran."

"Then do you know of what that masked man was after?" Li asked.

Pegasus answered "I have been in contact with Eriol and he has told me about these Clow no Sakura Cards as they are called now. As to who that masked being was...I really don't have much of that information ether. Like the three of you I'm flying blind here, but if I had to guess they are after your wife's Sakura Cards. For what reason is beyond me. I'm sure I could figure it out if I had the Millennium Eye."

"Millennium Eye?" Syaoran asked mystified he was raised to understand magic through out his childhood but Pegasus could see that even as powerful as Syaoran's magic training was he nor his family had any clue what a Millennium Item was.

Pegasus chuckled playfully "Let's just say that the Millennium Eye is one out of the seven Mystical Millennium Items, I used to own the Millennium Eye but that's a story for later."

"How late?" Li asked as he and even his wife Sakura were interested in learning more about these Millennium Items.

Pegasus liked these two parents immediately, they were certainly more company than a certain Kaiba boy that he knew of. Pegasus answered "I'll explain properly what the Millennium Items are during our meeting with Eriol."

Pegasus eyes Erin whom was still in complete shock at having a chance to meet the creator of Duel Monsters himself face-to-face outside a tournament scenario. Pegasus chuckles as Erin pinches her own cheek to make sure she wasn't dreaming "Oh this isn't a dream sweetie. It is the real me."

There was something about how Pegasus said sweetie towards Erin that got her to blush red. Finally she got over her embarrassment and bowed politely "Thank you for rescuing us. I'm Erin by the way."

"You're welcome little Erin girl" Pegasus told her.

Erin blushes again at his comment as Fox Fire appeared staring at Pegasus in shock itself as Erin turned to it "Hello again Fox Fire."

Sakura saw the little fox giggling "I think she likes you Erin."

Li sighed "The only time I saw it was when she was dueling that masked man...Now I can't see it."

Pegasus watched the couple thinking Oh can it be, Erin can see Duel Monster spirits just like Yugi-boy?

Sakura even went so far into petting Fox Fire "You helped Erin to win that Duel thank you."

Li turned to Pegasus asking him "Why can they see Fox Fire and I can't?"

Pegasus answered him "No one can really say why few people can see Duel Monster spirits outside of a duel and why most of us can't for sure. However as it maybe the case with Erin-girl she and your wife must be a rare occurrence where people can see Duel Monster card spirits."

Li thought about this could it be Sakura's adventures with the Clow Cards that had something to do with his wife seeing Fox Fire? If so as it had been proven that Erin could have her mother's magical abilities that she inherited this power at birth?

The helicopter the four people were in flew towards Eriol's mansion. Sakura had seen it before when she and Li were Erin's age. Erin herself had never seen the mansion and compared to her house with her parents...It was huge. It was like a palace. Pegasus didn't seem to care much about the place "Funny, Eriol never mentioned anything about being rich like Kaiba boy and myself."

"Whose this Kaiba boy?" Li asked his thoughts outloud.

Erin answered "There are two Kaibas out there...Mokuba and Seto Kaiba. I'm going to say when Mr. Pegasus mentioned Kaiba-boy it was meant towards the older one Seto Kaiba...Whose a real jerk I hear."

Pegasus chuckled at Erin's answer "I was in fact referring to Seto Kaiba as Kaiba boy. Anyway there isn't much for me to tell you two Mr. and Mrs. Syaoran other than that Seto Kaiba is a powerful Duelist one of the best out there."

Li looks at Pegasus "One of the best? As in Duel Monsters isn't just limited to the city?"

Pegasus nods "Correct. Duel Monsters is a very popular card game world wide. And like any world wide game there can be a weak duelist or a very powerful one and Kaiba-boy is one of the best. Hardly ever loses."

Kero was losing his mind literally he originally thought that just like Li Duel Monster cards were limited to the localized area. World wide meant that there were MANY Duel Monster Cards and these outnumbered the Sakura Cards which had 52. With what he seen between Erin and the Masked man it honestly was the first time he felt a little intimidated at this. Still the Guardian of the Clow kept silent wondering why Pegasus made these cards in the first place. It is Erin that reaches the door first and knocks on it. A woman answered as she opened it "Yes?"

Erin looks at the woman confused a bit as Sakura and Li arrive with Pegasus last. Sakura waves to the woman "Hey Ruby Moon! We're here for the meeting with Eriol."

The woman smiled "Welcome Sakura, Li, Erin and Mr. Pegasus come on in."

Once inside the house and removing their shoes the group find themselves in Eriol's room. Erin found herself looking at a black haired man with glasses. Eriol waved to them "Well hello there everyone."

He eyes Sakura and her family "Glad you three got out of there thanks to Pegasus."

Sakura nods "Thanks for calling Mr. Pegasus to help us out of there."

After introducing themselves to each other once again Eriol settles down with the meeting. He takes a deep breathe and asks Sakura to relate what Erin did to delay a masked man from stealing the Sakura Cards. While Sakura was explaining the story Eriol was whispering "It's just as I feared."

The woman Ruby nods as Sakura finishes her tale and asked "Do you know what's going on?"

The woman Ruby nods "While we don't know the name of that Masked man in particular, and Pegasus can back us up on this, but he is one out of a very unknown named organization of Masked Men and Women that are after the Sakura Cards."

Pegasus nods to confirm what Ruby had said "That is correct. I'm amazed Erin was able to beat one of those Masked Duelists so early in her life. Quite frankly she's lucky to have won."

"Why do you say that?" Li asked him.

Pegasus spoke "Think what was at stake there Mr. Syaoran, that masked man was dueling your daughter so that if she had lost, your wife was to give him her cards."

Sakura nods "They were Dueling for the Sakura Cards..."

Pegasus turned "One thing about Duel Monsters especially when Dueling for something like your cards Sakura, the loser is automatically forced to give them up."

"Do we know why they want the cards?" Li asked.

Eriol looks at Pegasus whom both had the same answer but it was Pegasus's answer that frightened the family the most "Well, to be precise they want the Sakura Cards for ether World Domination or if they can't get them...They'll destroy the cards."

"Why would someone involving Duel Monsters want to destroy the Sakura Cards?" Kero asked.

Pegasus shrugged "That is another thing both Eriol and I have been trying to figure out. So far we have found nothing. All I can guess is that this Masked organization wants to rule the world for some odd reason and maybe having both Sakura Cards and Duel Monster Cards in their possession they can rule the world. But if they can't have the Sakura Cards, so they can't be used against that organization they want to destroy them."

"Can Duel Monsters really conquer the world?" Li asked.

Eriol nods eying Pegasus "Yes, I suppose you've heard Mr. Pegasus here had the Millennium Eye once...By the way Pegasus how'd someone like you lose it? I mean it was one of your eyes!"

Sakura, Li and Erin all were silent but agreed shaking their heads yes at Eriol's question of Pegasus mentioning the Millennium Eye. Pegasus decided to answer the question in a serous tone "The Millennium Eye was one of the Seven Mystical Millennium Items. You see, Duel Monsters never really started until recentally but in reality, the game can find itself originated in Ancient Egypt."

Sakura, Li, and Erin were instantly struck and interested in Pegasus's words they couldn't imagine that. Erin did confirm that by telling her parents "Pegasus speaks the truth. I've heard that in a special museum once that my class took a Field Trip to."

Pegasus continued his narration "Difference was back in that day Duel Monsters were told by huge Stone tablets instead of the cards you see today. Anyway the tale of the Millennium Items goes by this, millions of years ago, when the pyramids were still young, Egyptian Kings played a game of great and terrible power."

"Great and terrible power?" Sakura asked sweating she already didn't like this tale and neither did Li.

Pegasus continued "These games erupted into war that threatened to destroy the entire world. Until a great and powerful Pharoh locked that magic away. Imprisoning the magic into the seven mystical Millennium Items and the world was saved."

"So the Seven Millennium Items..." Sakura said shaking a bit.

Li finished her words "Have that power locked away."

Pegasus nodded "Correct. Which is why the Millennium Items should be feared if one has them and uses them against an opponent that doesn't. Anyway the tale goes onto this if all seven Millennium Items are gathered that enormous power enables that user to conquer the entire world. The Millennium Eye was one of the seven and I had it."

"What exactly happened that you lost it?" Li asked echoing Eriol's second question.

Pegasus answered "I won't lie to all of you. I didn't just make Duel Monsters for the public's enjoyment. I had met a very nice lady and we were scheduled to be married-"

Pegasus pauses "But my Cecile died before we could be married-"

Sakura felt a bit of pity for Pegasus right then as she starts crying no one should have to go threw losing someone they loved causing her to speak to him "I'm sorry for your loss."

Even Li felt pity for Pegasus, here was a man whom was trying to marry someone only to lose her. Pegasus nods trying to stay in his happy tone "Thank you Mrs. Syaoran Anyway let me continue."

Erin nods as Sakura agreed "Alright."

Pegasus took a deep breathe and continued "With the Millennium Eye, I started creating Duel Monsters which the world thought they were for just a game. In short I created it to find and lure the Duelist that had Millennium Items to my first ever tournament which" Pegasus pauses eying Erin "Do you know what it was called Erin-girl?"

Erin did know and she answered "That was...Duelist Kingdom!"

"Correct" Pegasus said "Anyway I lured those that had the Millennium Items in the tournament so I could take them in order to bring my Cecile back. Along that time frame I had done many things one would say I was evil."

"Well creating Duel Monsters to lure the Millennium Item users to you so you could steal them" Li spoke "That...Was sort of evil. But what happened during the Duelist Kingdom is the thing that truly matters."

Pegasus "The Millennium Eye allowed me to see one's thoughts during a Duel. In short I knew what move my opponent was going to make and how to counter it. But that wasn't all the Millennium Eye could do...Like all Millennium Items I could take one's soul from them."

"That's a Dark power if I ever heard one!" Kero shouts in alarm "Did you use that ability?"

Pegasus nods "Guilty as charged, I captured the Soul of Yugi-boy's grandfather in order to use that for him to participate as Yugi-Boy had the Millennium Puzzle, then I stole the souls of both Kaiba boys."

"That actually is evil..." Li admitted as even Sakura nodded in a bit of fear for once.

Erin was interested as she asked Pegasus "So you did all that but only to have been stopped I presume."

Pegasus answered her "Oh you bet I was stopped Erin-girl. By the very boy whose Grandfather's soul I sealed away, Yugi-boy managed to get to the finals where he got the chance to Duel me...And he managed to defeat me."

"HOW?" Sakura asked amazed that someone like this Yugi was able to beat Pegasus.

"Even with that magic eye of yours?" Li asked equally amazed as he also thought This Yugi must be someone special to be able to beat someone using the Millennium Eye to see his opponent's thoughts and know their moves.

Pegasus chuckled a bit answering the parents "Yes, Mr. and Mrs. Syaoran, Yugi-boy AKA Yugi Muto was able to defeat me fair and square even with me using the Millennium Eye. Anyway as to how I lost the Millennium Eye? Well the Shadow Duel between me and Yugi boy wore the Millennium Eye out and someone named as Bakura pounced on that. The Millennium Eye and I were worn out and in short Bakura stole the Millennium Eye from me. And I have been without it ever sense."

"Okay..." Sakura spoke "So Duel Monsters with the Millennium Items can indeed destroy the world and the Sakura Cards can do that as well in the wrong hands..."

"But Duel Monster cards are certainly stronger" Pegasus told them.

"How can you say that?" Eriol asked quizzingly.

Pegasus answered "Can the Clow Cards automatically cause someone to win a Duel? Can the Clow Cards summon a God?"

Eriol answered the first question "Clow Cards weren't meant to Duel in the ways Duel Monsters are..."

Sakura then shouts "WHAT'S THIS THING ABOUT SUMMONING A GOD? THIS BETTER BE A JOKE MR. PEGASUS!"

Pegasus smiled at Sakura "The Summoning a God question is no joke."

"You made a card that summons a god?" Li asked him "That wasn't too bright."

"After they were created..." Pegasus said sweating for once "I must agree with you."

This made Sakura settle down seeing that even Pegasus was sweating "When you say they...How many God Cards?"

Pegasus answered "Three in total. But these aren't just any God Cards. They are the three Ancient Egyptian God Cards. Slifer the Sky Dragon, Obelisk the Tormentor and the Winged Dragon Of Ra."

Even Kero shook "What were you thinking? You are right those aren't just any gods at all! Those are not beings to mess with! They make us Guardian of the Sakura or Guardian of the Clow Cards seem like wimps! No Sakura Card could come close into that caliber of power!"

Eriol somehow knew the answer "Pegasus didn't create them just for fun."

Pegasus nods "Remember Sakura, and Li, the game of Duel Monsters originally started in the Ancient Egyptian time frame. So after my trip to Egypt and I received the Millennium Eye, I started on an expedition to uncover the three God Cards so the game could be completed...It's a mistake even with the Millennium Eye that I regret doing."

Sakura blinked as if knowing something happened "Something bad happened didn't it?"

Pegasus nods "All of my assistants that were helping to make the God Cards disappeared and I vowed to make the cards myself. I succeeded but while sleeping I had a nightmare and in that nightmare...I felt the three God's rage. At that moment I knew what I had to do seal the cards away while keeping only the prototypes so the game could be complete."

Sakura could see that Pegasus did regret making the God Cards "At least you realized that it was a mistake."

Pegasus agreed "I'll say the very cards I created nearly ended up destroying me. The Three God Cards must never be revealed or uncovered. If that Masked organization has their way and succeeds in taking the Sakura Cards the world is certainly at risk...Especially if they are after the three Egyptian God Cards as well."

Eriol sighed letting everyone calm down a bit. He looks at Pegasus "Mr. Pegasus it seems that Erin is the only way to stop that Masked Organization."

Pegasus was trying to rest and pretend he wasn't listening but he was. He knew where this was leading towards as he spoke looking at Erin "True, young Erin girl did defeat one of their number all ready all on her own...There are plenty more and maybe more experienced than her. All it would take is one loss and the Sakura Cards could be in enemy hands."

Sakura hated to admit it but she did speaking bravely "Then Pegasus...It seems that the only solution to the problem is for Erin to learn to improve her Dueling Skills!"

Li held onto his wife's shoulder "Uh, Sakura do you know what you're speaking too. That's the man that had done so much in his life that he's starting to regret it."

Sakura did know who she was speaking too "I do. But Li we have no choice."

Pegasus knew where Sakura was leading towards "Uh-hugh, I am a great Duelist myself, but I've retired from Dueling."

"PEGASUS!" Sakura shouts towards him then she begs "I'm not asking you to Duel for me or teach me and Li how to Duel...I'm asking you to teach my daughter Erin."

Under normal conditions and if Pegasus truly didn't care about anyone anymore he'd of course say no. Instead he looks at Erin "Hmm...Me teaching a nine-year old girl how to Duel and improve her game? Hard call, where do I start thinking about it?"

Sakura was on her knees begging "Please Pegasus, you've gotta help Erin, I'm sure we can think of things to help her out as well. Like maybe having her find some duelist that can help her."

Pegasus sees the distressed look of Sakura's face. Clearly the woman didn't want her cards to fall into the wrong hands and they were dealing with a Masked organization that would steal her cards to get them. He makes up his mind "Fine! I'll do it...However if I am to do this, I must see for my own eyes how far her Dueling skills are."

Pegasus eyes Erin as Erin gulps nervously she knew what he was saying. He wanted to Duel her.

"That's not a good sign" Eriol told Pegasus "Erin at this point will be no match to you! You'll crush her."

Pegasus agreed "It is a Duel that odds are against her from winning but in this Duel it's not about her defeating me at all. It's all about me finding out where I need to start teaching her and what skills she already has."

Li saw Pegasus's plan at once "Erin will lose for sure...But in this case he'll figure out what skills he needs to teach her in first and what skills they can skip."

Erin felt her heart pumping. She knew herself that the odds for her winning against Pegasus were perhaps at best one percent to ninety-nine percent with the ninety-nine percent meaning Pegasus would win. Like her father she understood and finally nods agreeing with her mother and father "Okay, Mr. Pegasus, I'll Duel you."

"Good then" Pegasus told her "Shall we begin outside the mansion?"

Erin smiled a bit as she agreed "Sure!"

The group leaves and makes their way outside where Pegasus faced Erin on one end and Erin faced him. For Eriol this would be the first time he ever seen a Duel. He was about to receive a treat. It wasn't everyday you'll see Pegasus Dueling someone.

"Remember Erin girl" Pegasus told her with a smile "We both know this isn't a Duel you can win but I want you to throw at me what your deck has so I can see where your skills as a Duelist lie. So make it count."

"You got it!" Erin announced in agreement.

Both Pegasus and Erin activated their Duel Disks, and the machines shuffled their decks drew their top five cards and both shouted "DUEL!"

Erin's LP: 4000

Pegasus LP: 4000

Pegasus decided to let Erin go first. Erin nods "Alright then I'm up then!"

Erin eyes her hand "I'll summon my Volcanic Slicer to the field, in attack mode!"

A volcanic monster appeared ATK: 1800

"That is an improvement" Li muttered "A monster with 1800 attack points would be hard for an opponent to defeat."

Sakura agreed "Unless her opponent has Cost Down..."

Erin then pointed at Pegasus "I activate Volcanic Slicer's ability, once per turn I get to burn up 500 of your Life Points, but if I use it's effect I can't attack that turn...However sense I can't attack anyway during my first turn it's a great deal! Go Volcanic Slicer unleash your Volcanic Blast!

Volcanic Slicer breathes out a molten fireball from it's mouth and it strikes Pegasus whom didn't even flinch but he smiled "Oh, you're little monster does have some fire to it." Pegasus LP: 3500

Erin then announced "Then I end my turn!"

"It's my move!" Pegasus announced "I draw!"

He drew his card then grinned "Oh dear, Erin Girl, I'm afraid you're about to enter a world of pain, a world of absolute mayhem...That's right you're going into my world."

"What is he talking about?" Sakura asked.

"We're about to find out" Kero muttered.

Pegasus smiled playing his card "I activate continuous Spell Card: Toon World!"

Out of a puff of smoke a green book came out spinning out before opening up. Erin may not have known Pegasus's deck but she knew when she was in trouble and she most certainly was now as she spoke as Pegasus's Life Points dropped by 1000 *Pegasus LP: 2500* "Uh-oh."

Pegasus smiled "Downside of Toon World is I have to pay 1000 of my Life Points to activate it but once it's out...The fun truly begins!"

Pegasus made his first move "Now Erin, with Toon World out I get to summon a much more stronger batch of monsters known as Toons! And you know what they say about cartoons? It's that they are unstoppable. To prove my point I summon the Toon Gemini Elves!

What normally would be two elf women now became two of them toon like. ATK: 1900

"I was wrong..." Li muttered "That thing is one hundred time stronger than Volcanic Slicer."

Pegasus smiled "Oh, my Elves are stronger however she's one of my Toon Monsters. And now it's time for Battle! When I have a Toon Monster and my opponent doesn't I get to choose either to attack my opponent's monster or...Attack them directly!"

Erin gulps as Pegasus points over towards her "Now which to attack, do I destroy your Volcanic Slicer or...Better yet! I think I'll have them target..."

Erin was kept in the dark till the Toon Gemini Elves split and seemed to appear behind her back as Pegasus finishes "YOU!"

At the mention both Elves using the heel of their boots kicked Erin right in her spine! She felt the kick grunting in pain and gasped for breathe as her Life Points fell.

Erin's LP: 2100

"Are you okay Erin?" Sakura asked her daughter whom was gasping for breathe and struggling to get up.

"I think so mommy" Erin told her mother trying to get up thinking had this been a real duel where the damage was real her back would've been broken.

"Toons can be so violent these days" Pegasus told Erin "But we aren't done yet, my elves have another ability...When they do Battle Damage to a player, they can randomly take one card from your hand and discard it to the Graveyard!"

Erin gasps as the Toon Gemini Elves took her Swords of Revealing Light Spell Card and sent it to her Graveyard.

Pegasus spoke next "I'll set one card face down and end my turn.

Erin gets up "Alright then, it's my turn, I draw!"

She drew her card checking it out. She checks her hand. She had to protect herself from direct attacks and she had a feeling she knew how "I summon Hand of Nephtys!"

Hand of Nephtys arrives on the field ATK: 600

"Next" Erin replied "I'll activate my monster's ability by offering it up and another monster on my side of the field I can special Summon Sacred Phoenix of Nephtys!

Erin sent Volcanic Slicer along with Hand of Nepthys and flames rose and out of the ashes came Sacred Phoenix of Nephtys! ATK: 2400

Pegasus was certainly impressed with that move thinking Impressive she has a rare monster such as that, but does she know how to control it's ability? Let's find out. Calmly Pegasus smiled "What a beautiful and wonderful move you made Erin girl. And it's a mighty find monster but what will I do? Oh, I know, play this my Trap Card: Solemn Judgment!"

Pegasus's Face-Down activated and he explained "By paying half of my Life Points, I can negate a monster, spell or trap card effect and destroy that card."

Pegasus pays half of his life Points 1250

The card then negated and destroyed Sacred Phoenix of Nepthys

Erin was left defenseless as she spoke "I set one card face-down and end my turn."

"It's my move then" Pegasus announces "I draw!"

He drew "I tribute my Toon Gemini Elves in order to bring out my Toon Dark Magician Girl!"

Dark Magician Girl but in her toon form appears on the field ATK: 2000

"Another Toon Monster" Sakura muttered.

"And now" Pegasus declares with a chuckle "Toon Dark Magician Girl shall attack you directly Erin girl!"

Toon Dark Magician Girl comes at Erin and with her magical scepter and comes slapping Erin on her head. An explosion happens but Erin's LP remained the same. Erin's LP: 2100

Erin "That was close Pegasus! But I activate my Trap Card Waboku! When this card is activated, I take no battle damage during this whole turn!"

"Thank Goodness" Sakura admitted.

Li could tell Pegasus was toying with his own daughter Erin. Still he could tell Pegasus was impressed.

Pegasus smiled "Wonderful, you've countered my Toon Monster's attack, good job."

He eyes his hand "I'll set one card face down and end my turn!"

Erin knew she had to defeat him now. He cut his Life Points down to where she could defeat him "It's my move, I draw!"

She drew her card and a glow came from her Graveyard which surprised her "Hugh? What's going on?"

Pegasus answered "Why Sacred Phoenix's Special Ability. When it is destroyed by any card effect it revives itself on your next Stand By Phase and when it does destroys all other Spell and Trap Cards on the field."

Erin smirked understanding it now as her Sacred Phoenix of Nephys returns in a burst of fire ATK: 2400 "Well now Pegasus! Big mistake! Because I know that when Toon World is destroyed so is your Toon Monsters!"

Fire rips through both player's spell and Trap Card zones but while this normally would frighten someone like Pegasus, he knew this was going to happen so he smiled "Normally that is the case, I activate my Quick-Play Spell Card: Toon Reinforcements!

The Pegasus's second spell card activated and Pegasus spoke "Now when Toon World or Toon Kingdom are about to be destroyed, I can discard one Toon Monster from my hand to the Graveyard in order to prevent Toon World's destruction by Card Effect till the end of the turn and I gain Life Points equal to half of my discarded monster's attack points."

Erin's grin wilted as she realized this was what Pegasus wanted her to do. He was indeed testing her abilities, she had hoped to catch him off guard as he discarded a Toon Monster even showing her the Toon Monster which was Toon Dark Magician. Sense it had 2500 Attack points Pegasus gained 1250.

Pegasus's Life Points: 2500

"Played her like an opened book!" Li shouts amazed at Pegasus's play.

"He knew it was coming" Kero admitted equally amazed.

"Makes sense" Eriol admitted "This game is Pegasus's game. Even without the Millennium Eye, Pegasus knows his deck in and out and nearly all the cards he created."

Erin still had to make this round count she eyes her hand seeing she had something "Alright then, I summon Ultimate Baseball Kid!"

A child wearing a red baseball uniform appeared ATK: 500

Erin then points out "Ultimate Baseball Kid gains 1000 more attack points for each other Fire Monster on my side of the field and I have one so it's attack points go up!

Ultimate Baseball Kid seemed to glow with fire as it's attack points rose 500-1500

Pegasus watches this "Impressive! However it's still futile, with Toon Dark Magician in the Graveyard my Toon Dark Magician Girl gains 300 attack points."

"Even with that boost" Erin told Pegasus as Toon Dark Magician Girl's attack points rose by 300. 2000-2300 "My Sacred Phoenix is still stronger!"

She points out "Let me demonstrate! Sacred Phoenix of Nephtys attack Toon Dark Magician Girl with Sacred Flames!

Sacred Phoenix of Nephtys attacks Toon Dark Magician Girl and destroys her. Pegasus's Life Points do fall but only by one hundred which didn't bother him. Pegasus's LP: 2400

"Next" Erin told him "Ultimate Baseball Kid can attack you directly! Go! Home run Slam!

Ultimate Baseball Kid comes at Pegasus and slams his bat into him causing Pegasus's Life Points to fall. Even when his Life Points fell Pegasus remained calm although there was a tiny bump on his forehead.

Pegasus's LP: 900

"With that" Erin said with a bit of confidence that she could win this "I end my turn."

Pegasus smiled "Wonderful dedication there Erin girl. It's the grand finale, it's my move, I draw!"

Pegasus drew a spell Card and smiled "Oh dear, Erin, I know you think you have this win in the bag. However it is as I said, you can't defeat me. And it's a shame but it ends now. I activate the Spell Card: Comic Hand!"

Erin blinks seeing a hand come out of Toon World aiming it at her Sacred Phoenix of Nephtys "W-W-W-What's going on?"
"Simple" Pegasus said with a smile "While I have no monsters on my side of the field and while my beloved Toon World is out I can activate this card. It allows me to take control of one of your monsters and turn it into a Toon Monster!"

The hand strikes Sacred Phoenix and returns it to the Toon World book. In a puff of smoke Sacred Phoenix changes sides and looks more toonish. Erin's eyes widened as Pegasus smiled "Without another Fire Monster on your field, your Ultimate Baseball Kid losses his 1000 attack points."

Erin watches as this was true 1500-500

Pegasus sees her struggling to regain her posture as he nods "It's been fun Erin girl and I actually enjoyed this Duel. For a beginner you're impressive and you believe in your deck. However all good things must come to an end. Now battle! Sense the monster I've Comic Hand to is turned into a Toon Monster I can attack my opponent directly! Toon Sacred Phoenix of Nephtys attack her directly!

Erin braces as her own monster came at her and strikes her diving into her and causing a powerful fire attack. Erin screamed as she is laying flat on her back as her Life Points were deputed.

Erin's LP: 0

Watching the Duel, Sakura and Li felt bad for their daughter but knew that there was nothing Erin could've done to prevent her first ever loss. Pegasus walks over to Erin extending his hand as she looks up at him trying to show good sportsman like conduct even though it still hurt her at losing. He sees this "It's true you've lost the Duel but Erin, winning isn't always failing. Remember, you weren't going to win against me anyway on your first Duel against me. I must admit though you were impressive."

Erin actually smiled as Pegasus puts a hand towards his eye where he used to have the Millennium Eye "Indeed you very well impressed me with your last move. You believed in yourself and that's what counts."

"So" Erin said with a smile "Does that mean you'll teach me Dueling?"

Pegasus nods "I'd be happy to have you as my very first student."

Erin smiled happily grinning to her she felt honored to be learning from the man that created Duel Monsters. She eyes her mother and father as Pegasus also looks at them "That is if your mommy and daddy agree to let me."

Sakura and Li eye each other smiling. No decision was necessary they'd allow Pegasus to teach their daughter Duel Monsters. They actually felt that this was part of Pegasus's way of repenting of what he had tried to do. Out of anyone that was willing to give Pegasus another chance it was Sakura Kinomoto. Erin admired her mother for that.

Sakura then spoke giving Pegasus her permission "I'd be honored to have our daughter learn from you Pegasus. Let's all work together to protect my Sakura Cards from falling into the wrong hands."

"Most certainly" Pegasus admitted in a serious tone "Eriol and I will do what we can to look into this masked organization while as for me I'll be teaching your daughter Erin girl-" He pauses eying Erin "Mind if I call you sweetie?"

Erin blushes "Uh...Uh...You may call me what you'd like."

Pegasus eyes Kero and it gave him a new idea for a new card for Erin "Then let's start your work, Keroberrous...I'll need to see you again in private."

Eriol knew as he whispered to Pegasus "Are you going to make Kerooberrous a Duel Monster card?"

Pegasus just gave Eriol a smile that gave Eriol his answer right then but this was meant to be a surprise for Erin and Eriol actually smiled himself.

End of Chapter

So this marks Erin's first ever defeat. Well it was for the best, but I'm glad how far she came in the end. Anyway next chapter. Chapter 3: Harpies: After learning a new lesson from Pegasus, Erin walks on her way home where Mia Valentine challenges her to a Duel.

Also Toon Reinforcements is a card I made up.