Chapter 5: Duel of Luck

Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh or Cardcaptors. I do own Erin and her deck.

The next afternoon came and Erin once again was in Pegasus's mansion learning from her teacher. Her successful victory over Mai was still in her heart but this didn't mean Erin wasn't focusing on her lesson. Today was the day she'd be learning several techniques from her Extra Deck. From what Pegasus had already told her the Extra Deck was where special types of monsters except for effect monsters, Ritual Monsters, and even these Pendulum monsters were supposed to be. Pegasus brings out examples of every single monster she'd have to know about in the Extra Deck zone. Like always Sakura was waiting for her daughter's lesson to be over. Sakura watches interested once again. She watches as Pegasus takes out her Elemental Hero Phoenix Enforcer "As you know Erin-dear, you already know one way of summoning from your Extra Deck which is Fusion Summoning."

Erin nods as he asks her a quick question "Under normal conditions what cards are needed for any Fusion Monster?"

Erin answered "There are three cards, two monsters that are required for the Fusion Summon and the Spell Polymerization."

"Correct" Pegasus told her "That is under the basic normal conditions. Now For an Elemental Hero Fusion Monster such as Phoenix Enforcer there are other Fusion based cards that can be used outside of Polymerization such as Miracle Fusion, and there is a Field Spell Card known as Fusion Gate that Fusion Summons as well, the only requirement is that the two or three Fusion Material Monsters are Removed from play instead of going to the Graveyard."

Erin nods as Pegasus looks through her two Fusions "And you have two Fusion Monsters which means your deck has to at least keep the Spell Card Polymerization which you do have and they aren't bad fusion monsters ether."

He then brought out a white Monster card "This is another example of an Extra Monster type. These white Monster Cards are known as Synchro Monsters."

"Synchro Monsters?" Erin asked him, she checks her deck as she does have two "Uh...How do I do a Synchro Summon?"

Pegasus smiled "A good question young Erin-girl, Synchros should be one of the easier types of Extra Monster to unleash. Like Fusions there is a tricky requirement but unlike Fusions these Synchros don't require a spell card to use. To properly Synchro Summon a Duelist needs two monsters, one of which is known as a Tuner Monster, and the other monster is known as a non-Tuner monster."

"Tuner?" Erin asked him.

Pegasus answered "Tuner Monsters are different than my Toon Monsters. Tuner Monsters are what a Synchro Summon needs to use. Not all Monsters are Tuner Monsters. Under a monster's description and type you'll see the words Tuner Monster. Another trick is Synchros are like Ritual Monsters."

"Those are the monsters that require a Ritual Spell Card and a tribute of a monster's stars that are equal or more than what's required right?" Erin asked him.

"Smart girl" Pegasus said nodding "And your correct. However Synchro Monsters are very strict." He pulls out a sample Synchro Monster which was Natria Beast "For example the card I have to show you an example of is Naturia Beast."

Erin studies it as Pegasus spoke "Look at the monster's level."

"That's a Level five monster" Erin told him.

"Correct" Pegasus said "So for this type of monster you'll need one Tuner and one or more Non-Tuner Monsters but the entire level must be five. Unlike Ritual Monsters which can go over their level requirements, Synchros are strict to the exact level. Unlike most Fusion Monsters most Synchro Monsters have effects so whenever you Erin are up against a Synchro Monster yourself one day and that's a sure thing you will run into a Synchro one of these days as a Duelist, always expect some sort of effect."

Erin shakes her head yes understanding her teacher's warning. It would be best to expect somesort of effect from a Synchro Monster.

Pegasus then pulls out a Black Monster Card "And finally there is this new card type. Erin I want you to take a look at this and any monster card you have in your deck and see if you can see any difference in the black one."

Erin pulls out Fox Fire and compares it with the black monster card. The black card nearly had everything similar to Fox Fire, except for the color, it had a name of Heroic Champion Excalibur, it had a type, attack points, defense points, an effect, but there was something that confused her. Pegasus lets her compare the two cards for a while. Even Sakura was puzzled even though she couldn't tell from her angle what Erin was looking at fully. Finally after some time passed Pegasus asked "Have you found any difference outside of the coloring?"

Erin nods frowning "Is this a monster that's from Duel Monsters?"

"It is" Pegasus said to her chuckling.

Erin then spoke "Then why is the level of the monster on the opposite side of the card. The level should be under it's attribute."

Pegasus smiled "That's the difference! These black Duel Monster cards are known as Exceed Monsters or XYZ Summon Monsters. Unlike any monster in Duel Monsters, XYZ Monsters DON'T have a level. So card with effects like any of the Level Limit cards won't have any effect on them at all."

"Then what's the other stars mean?" Erin asked him.

He answered "Instead of levels, it's a rank."

"Rank?" Erin inquired.

Pegasus answered "For an Exceed Monster to be used, and they are by far the easiest of any Extra Deck type monster to be able to use. All one needs are two and sometimes more of that monster's level. For example Heroic Champion Excalibur needs two Level Four Monsters to XYZ."

"Oh!" Erin said getting it slowly.

Pegasus then spoke "Unlike Fusion or Synchro Monsters, the monsters that are used for an XYZ Summon become what one can say are overlay units. Think of overlay units like rotating planets around the sun."

That comparison did help Erin to understand this new type of monster and she gives him a nod allowing him to continue his lesson which he did at once "The overlay units will stay attached rotating around the Exceed Monster till the player decides to use the Exceed Monster's effect. In which case they discard one of the XYZ material monsters to the Graveyard to activate the monster's effect. Except in Excalibur's case...It needs both of it's XYZ material monsters to use it's effect...Which is what now Erin?"

Erin reads the effect "DOUBLES IT'S ATTACK POINTS!"

Pegasus smiled patting her head "Correct and also Erin-Girl, all monsters in the Extra Deck are treated as Special Summons."

Erin smiled a bit getting used to Pegasus patting her head.

Pegasus looks at the time "Oh-my look at the time, I nearly kept you for two hours. Better wrap this up!"

Erin lets him "Remember Erin, a skilled duelist may have any of these three Extra Monsters in his or her deck. You have to expect that the masked organization will use all sorts of monsters, so it's best to be prepared for anything really."

"Of course Mr. Pegasus!" Erin said giving him a smile.

He gets up "Very well, class dismissed."

Erin gets up to leave with her mother. Sakura's brain was really hurting her. She was glad she was no duelist. Pegasus seemed to have came up with many ways of Special Summoning Monsters that she lost track on just Fusions. Now she heard about Synchros which at the time sounded tricky but these XYZ Monsters just blew her mind. Sakura turned to her daughter as they leave the mansion "Man Erin...You have many ways of Special Summoning Monsters through the Extra Deck that it's really hurting my head. I'd barely be able to remember all the ways that's possible for monsters in the Extra Deck to be Special Summoned by."

Erin giggled at her mother's words "It does sound tricky but it'll be easy once I've tried those methods or see these methods in action myself."

The mother and daughter walk to their home. Unaware the second-in-command of the Masked Organization was watching the two from a safe distance. He crosses his arms furious that Erin had defeated him. He somehow knew the girl had two more duels sense then and had lost once, most likely to the one that was teaching her. He smirked at her words about the Extra Deck thinking Your ally Joey Wheeler is in for a rude awakening. But first to draw him out. I'll need a good plan.

Joey Wheeler was walking downtown Domino City. Now he was determined to help Erin defend her mother's Sakura Cards. Normally he'd tell Yugi about this whole thing but something about Sakura's words and actions told him this wasn't to be told to anyone. Sure it would be a good idea to let Yugi know about it, but he respected the fact that the Sakura Cards needed to be a secret and in fact Sakura did say to him privately without Li's knowledge that he could tell Yugi about it. All Joey could think about when the family departed the day before was how powerful Erin could become both as a Duelist and by her inherited magical powers Erin's going to be powerful in terms of magic...To be able to wield her mother's Sakura Cards...Then her own Duel Monster cards...That's going to be some impressive magic.

He shakes his head as he looked around for Erin. He spots Erin and her mother whom were walking back home. The blond waved to the mother and daughter whom waved back to him. Erin ran over to him "Hello Joey!"

"Well hello again Erin" Joey said "Learn anything today?"

Sakura caught up with her mind still blown by Erin's lesson earlier on this day "You bet..."

"You look confused like me when I am in school or dueling against an opponent with an impressive deck" Joey admitted.

"Trust me...I never thought on how complicated the game you and Erin play in" Sakura admitted.

Joey smiled "That's what makes dueling great! The many strategies and cards make it a great game. It takes some time but you'll learn eventually. I mean Erin seemed to understand the lesson well."

Erin blushes "Yeah..."

Sakura remembered she had to get some groceries for the family. She turns to Joey "Erin, stay close to Joey here. I'm going to get some groceries."
"Will do mommy" Erin said to her mom "But we didn't take our car..."

Sakura smiled "No worries, your father will pick me up when I'm done shopping for groceries."

Erin lets her mother run off towards the store leaving her with Joey. Joey turned to her "So uh Erin, even though I have a younger sister myself, I should know what we can do but... What do you want to do?"

Erin shrugged "Anything you have in mind Joey?"

Joey shrugged too "Well I suppose I could give you a good tour of Domino City. I know would you like to meet Yugi?"

"I'd be glad to have a walk around Domino and then meet King of Games!" Erin said delighted.

Joey smiled rubbing her hair "Then follow me!"

Joey takes the young girl on a tour around Domino leaving Sakura alone. Seeing the mother alone the Masked Man came up with a plan. With Sakura's back turned he could steal her cards...However one problem with that was as he spoke the question"...Why doesn't she have her cards on her?"

It was true, Sakura didn't have her Sakura Cards which meant they were most likely at the house the family lived in. That was one place the masked organization had yet to know the location was. Still he could capture Sakura and Erin later on, then draw out Joey to find both girls in a damsel in distress situation. It was the perfect plan! He makes his way towards Sakura's back. Sakura never felt him coming or felt that she needed her cards on her this day as it was still daylight and who'd attack her at that time? He had to be careful and make it appear that when he captured the mother that it seemed to be of an accident. Doing this he purposely runs into other people that were in the way making apologize to the ones he ran into. The other people ignored him and kept on their daily business. Then he made his way towards Sakura's back. Quickly before anyone could see what happened next he grabbed her arms. Sakura's eyes widened and she almost screamed giving him away but found a rag of Chloroform underneath her nose. The mother didn't have time to scream as she was forced to submit to the effect of the knock out rag. Once she was knocked out her dragged her away disappearing with his victim.

Erin and Joey were on their way around the town of Domino. Joey smiled as he took her on a tour around the city he was from. Erin found the people of the city to be mostly friendly. Joey had even took Erin to meet his younger sister Serenity. Joey left briefly to get his friend Yugi leaving Serenity and Erin alone. Serenity was certainly older than Erin at least three or two years older. Erin was a bit heartbroken when she learned from both Joey and Serenity earlier that Serenity almost lost her eyesight but upon Yugi giving Joey the money he'd got for winning the Duelist Kingdom finals she finally had the surgery to regain her eyesight. Erin smiled loving that her mother was right to ask Joey to help her.

Serenity smiled at Erin "So you've just started Dueling yourself?"

"About three days ago at least" Erin answered.

Serenity giggled "And you're learning under Pegasus himself right?"

"I am" Erin smiled back.

"Good" Serenity said "Learn well, and you'll be a great Duelist like my big brother."

The two girls were sitting on a bench just chatting when a shadow over took them sneaking up on their backs. The two girls were having a good time together chatting to notice the shadow over them until it was upon them. Erin sees the shadow "Was it supposed to be cloudy?"

"No" Serenity answered.

Erin then blinks as she and Serenity turned to see a masked man standing over them. The two girls try to escape but just like Sakura, the two are chloroformed. Before she was knocked out Erin looked for Fox Fire whom would've warned her about this, but Fox Fire somehow seemed to be knocked out itself. The Masked man smirked as Erin is knocked out "You aren't the only spellcaster around here, I can put Duel Monster spirits to sleep as long as I'm aware you can see them."

Both Serenity and Erin fall and the man dragged the two girls off making a trail for Joey to find. Then he waits setting up his trap unaware that his plan to get away without anyone knowing that he captured Sakura would backfire as Eriol had watched the kidnapping and informed Li. Shortly after Serenity and Erin had been kidnapped Joey returned with Yugi at his side "What the? Serenity? Erin?"

He thought the two would've been in his house so he checks and doesn't see them. He comes "Hey Yug...I can't find them anywhere."

Yugi spots footprints "And I believe I know why."

Joey blinked as Li and Eriol arrived too. Li looked at the area "It seems we're too late."

"Something happen to Sakura too?" Joey asked.

Eriol nods "The masked organization or at least one member took her in broad daylight."

"They must be getting desperate" Yugi said he turned to Li and Eriol "Yugi Muto here."

"So you're the King of Games" Eriol said to Yugi "Nice to meet you."

"Were you here at the time Joey?" Li asked.

"He went to get me so Erin could meet me" Yugi answered for Joey.

Joey formed a big fist "THAT ORGANIZATION MESSED WITH THE WRONG PERSON!"

Li sees Joey and felt that he was in the right to be angry "I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING GOOD like introduce Erin to Yugi, but this Masked Organization...Just not only captured Erin, and Sakura but my younger sister Serenity! I'm going to save them!"

"Careful!" Yugi warned "That's what they want you to do!"

"Then, they should know that I'm not one to mess with!" Joey shouted "I'll save those three!"

Li studied the foot prints "Yugi is right that this is what they want you to do. We'll follow the footprints."

"Agreed!" Joey said.

Yugi, Joey, Li and Eriol followed the trail. Li, Eriol and even Yugi were puzzled when the trail ended up in four ways. They decided to separate and follow the trial. Joey took the long one where it lead to a building. Joey doesn't even think of calling his friends instead charges into the building. There he found the three girls "ERIN! Sakura ma'am and Serenity!"

He then sees the girls had been tied up and gagged dangling high above a pit of flesh eating piranhas. Erin due to her fear of heights had fainted with Serenity and Sakura seeing him. Sakura's eyes seemed to warn Joey that he had fallen into a trap! Joey didn't care "I'm here to rescue you girls!"

He runs towards them but is confronted by a masked man. Joey stopped "So you were behind these kidnappings?"

"Maybe so" the masked figure spoke "But this time it was only so I could lure you here."

Joey frowned "WHAT FOR? you masked headed freak!"

The masked figure brings out a Duel Disks "You will duel for these girl's freedom. As the mother doesn't have her cards on her."

"Of course I will!" Joey told him "Look pal, free these girls right now and leave yourself out of a big time loss!"

"Never!" The masked figure spoke activating ready to Duel "Are you ready to Duel?"

Joey nods activating his Duel Disk "You bet I am!"

The two Duelist activate their Duel Disks, drew their first five cards and shout "DUEL!"

Joey's Life Points: 4000

Masked Figure's Life Points: 4000

The flashing lights was enough to revive Erin and she looked down to see Joey. Joey eyes the three girls with a determined look in his eyes that made Erin smile with relief. This was one Duel she could see in Joey's eyes that he wouldn't lose. Joey eyes the masked man "Look here, man, I'm going first! You'll regret messing with my younger sister Serenity as well as messing with Sakura and Erin."

"Very well" The Masked Figure spoke.

Joey then spoke "It's my move!"

Joey checks his hand "Alright then, for starters I'll be summoning my Panther Warrior in attack mode!"

Erin, Sakura, and Serenity could only watch as a Panther in warrior gear appeared on Joey's side of the field ATK: 2000

That's one step up from Erin's Duel with the Masked organization Sakura thought Joey's going to show us what he has.

"With that I end my turn!" Joey announced.

"Then it's my move, then I draw!" the masked figure spoke as he drew his card.

The Masked Figure spoke "First of all, I'll set one monster in defense mode and then end my turn!"

"Well, looks like I gotcha on the run!" Joey announced "I draw!"

Joey drew a card "I'll activate the Quick-Play Spell Card: Scapegoat!

A spell card activated as Joey spoke "This card allows me to Special Summon four goat tokens to the field as long as I don't summon or set another monster."

Four different color goats appeared on Joey's side of the field DEF: 0

"Battle!" Joey announced "Due to Panther Warrior's effect, he needs a sacrifice in order to attack, so I offer one of my goats as that sacrifice!"

One of the goats disappeared and Panther Warrior charges forward attacking the face down monster which was a Mystic Tomato.

"Mystic Tomato's effect activates!" The Masked figure spoke "When it is destroyed I can bring out a fifteen hundred attack point or below monster from my deck...So why not get out another Mystic Tomato!"

Out of the destroyed remains of one Mystic Tomato monster came a second one ATK: 1400

Joey blinked "What's up with all your Tomatos?"

"You are about to find out!" the Masked Man said.

Joey then spoke "With that I end my turn!"

"Then I'm up" The masked Figure spoke "I draw!"

He smiled "First I activate Field Spell Card Pandemonium!"

The field changes to a skeletal remain type of battle field as the masked figure spoke "Now Archfiend Monsters normally would require me to pay a price but with Pandemonium on the field, I don't have to."

"Lucky you I guess" Joey said.

"It is lucky for me" The masked figure spoke "I now tribute my Mystic Tomato in order to bring out the Skull Archfiend of Lightning!"

A Fiend type monster nearly similar to Summoned Skull appears on the Masked Figure's side of the field ATK: 2500

"Next" the masked figure spoke "I activate the Spell Card: Double Summon allowing me to summon another monster...So here comes my Inferno Queen Archfiend!"

Inferno Queen Archfiend appears on the field ATK:900

"That doesn't scare me!" Joey told the masked figure!
"Oh but it will!" The Masked Figure spoke "Because now all Archfiend Monsters on my side of the field gain 1000 more attack points!"

"Wait a second..." Joey blinked "One thousand more?"

"Exactly!" the masked figure said

Inferno Queen Archfield and Skull Archfiend of Lightning's attack went up (900-1900) (2500-3500)

"Oh shoot" Joey muttered seeing this "That can't be good!"

"It isn't!" The Masked Figure spoke "Because now, Skull Archfiend of Lightning will attack your Panther Warrior! Fiend Lightning!"

Lightning fell from the sky striking Panther Warrior which roared out and was destroyed. Joey's Life Points fell Joey's Life Points: 2500

Joey felt this as the Masked Figure spoke "Now that you lost your Life Points, it's time to show you what happens if yours reach 0."

Joey looks at him "What are you talking about?"

The Masked Figure snaps his fingers and the girls are lowered deeper into the pool "Did I mention my piranhas are hungry? Shall your Life Points fall to 0, they will be lowered and fed to the piranhas...Quite a way to go don't you think?"

"You are a freak!" Joey told the man "No way am I going to lose to you!"

The Masked Figure spoke "We'll see, Inferno Queen Archfiend shall attack a Scapegoat Token!"

Inferno Queen Archfiend attacked one of the Scapegoat tokens and destroys it.

"You only have two of those left" the masked figure spoke "When they are destroyed you'll be finished! I end my turn!"

"Then it's my move!" Joey announced "I draw!"

Joey drew his card "Alright now, time to really get myself going, first I'll activate Spell Card Tribute Token Negotiator!"

A new Spell Card appeared as Joey explained "Now normally my Scapegoat Tokens can't be used for Tribute Summon...However thanks to my Spell Card until the end of my of my turn, I can safely ignore that!"

"So?" The masked man asked.

Joey smirks "Watch and learn! Thanks to my Spell Card I can now tribute my last two Scapegoat to Summon my Red-Eyes Black Dragon!"

Joey's Red-Eyes Black Dragon appears on the field with a mighty roar ATK: 2400

"A Red eyes?" the masked figure spoke shocked at this "Interesting..."

"And he's going to be even more interesting when he attacks" Joey told him "Battle! Red-Eyes Black Dragon...Attack Inferno Queen Archfiend with Inferno Fire Blast!"

Joey's Dragon attacks Inferno Queen Archfiend with a powerful fire blast from it's mouth. The attack connects and destroys it causing the masked man to lose some Life Points. Masked Figure's Life Points: 3500

Joey pumps up his fist "How about that? Now without your Inferno Queen Archfiend around, your monster's attack points return back to normal!"

3500-2500

Joey checks his hand "Just in case you may have something...I'll set two cards face down and end my turn!"

It is at this time Yugi, Eriol and Li find the place. They race inside it to see Joey facing off against a masked man with the three girls in their state.

"Hey guys!" Joey said turning to the three other guys "They were here all this time...I'm trying to free them.

"ERIN, Sakura!" Li shouts as he was the last one in.

He was about to charge in to save them but Eriol holds him back "Wait Li! There might be others around here waiting for us to charge in."

Yugi agreed "It's all up to Joey, Mr. Syaoran. Believe in him. He won't lose to this guy."

"You bet I won't Yug" Joey said with a nod he eyes the masked man "I'll teach you a lesson what happens when you mess with my sister!"

"That's to be seen" The masked figure spoke "It's my move, I draw!"

He drew "I'll activate Premature Burial Equip Spell Card. It allows me to pay 800 Life Points and allows me to Special Summon one monster from my Graveyard, so my Inferno Queen Archfiend will return!"

Masked Figure's Life Points: 2700

Inferno Queen Archfiend appeared once more increasing the attack points of all Archfiend Monsters by 1000.

"Oh boy...Not this again." Joey spoke seeing this.

"That's right!" The Masked Figure spoke "Because now Battle! I'll attack with my Skull Archfiend of Lightning on your Red-Eyes Black Dragon and it's going to hurt! Fiend Lightning!"

"If this connects..." Li spoke worried "Things could be bad!"

"Indeed" Eriol admitted "He only has the Red-Eyes protecting him...His Life Points are at 2500 and this battle damage will weaken him to a bad range where Inferno Queen Archfiend can then take him out."

"I aint going down easy!" Joey told them with Yugi smiling at his words "I activate my Trap Card: Skull Dice!"

One of Joey's face-down cards activated and Joey explained it's effect "The higher the number the higher your monster's attack points are divided!"

Joey rolls the dice but before this could be activated the Masked Figure spoke "A LUCK BASED CARD? Heck no I won't let this happen! I activate Skull Archfiend of Lightning's Special ability itself which is also luck based!

Joey blinks as a wicked ball spinner appeared "What?"

The Masked Figure spoke "I can activate Skull Archfiend of Lightning's Special ability when my opponent activates a Spell, Monster effect or Trap Card Effect that targets him! If I roll a 3, 4, or 6 I can negate that card and destroy it."

"Say what?" Joey demanded.

He watches as Skull Archfiend of Lightning's effect activated spinning and landing on a 3. This negated his Skull Dice Trap Card and destroyed it causing Joey to shout "No-way!"

"Oh yes way!" The masked figure spoke "Which means my Archfiend's attack will still go through and destroy your Red-Eyes Black Dragon!"

Skull Archfiend of Lightning's attack hits and destroys Joey's Red-Eyes Black Dragon causing massive damage to Joey's Life Points. Joey's Life Points: 1100

Joey braces as the damage hit him and all four boys watch as Erin, Sakura, and Serenity are lowered more into the pool.

"Now my victory is at hand!" The masked figure spoke "Inferno Queen Archfiend...Attack directly!"

Inferno Queen Archfiend attacks Joey but Joey held his ground firm pressing a button on his Duel Disk to activate his second Trap Card. Just as the attack was about to hit Red-Eyes Black Dragon appeared on the field.

The Masked Figure spoke "WHAT THE HECK?"

Joey smiled "That was a close one! Luckily I had my Time Machine Trap Card! This card allows me to Special Summon a monster that was destroyed this turn in prime condition!"

"No way!" The Masked Figure spoke "Impossible!"

"Oh it's possible alright" Joey told him "You messed with my sister, and you messed with the wrong person to mess with!"

The Masked Figure doesn't have anything else in his hand to do "Fine I end my turn!"

"Then it's my move!" Joey announced "Which maybe my final move, I draw!"

He checks his hand seeing the drawn card which was perhaps his best. He knew that Skull Archfiend of Lightning's effect might be able to overcome the card he just drew but he had to try it. Otherwise he could be screwed if he his opponent managed to summon another Inferno Queen Archfiend on his next turn. He nods "Alright Serenity, Sakura ma'am, and Erin...This is for you! I summon Time Wizard.

Time Wizard appears on the field ATK: 500

The Masked Figure's eyes widened seeing that "NOT THE TIME WIZARD!"

"Oh, yes, it's the Time Wizard" Joey told the Masked Figure, "And I'm risking all or nothing on this next play! I activate Time Wizard's Special Ability: Time Roulette!"

The clock hands on Time Wizard's face start turning in circles as Joey explained "If this card lands on anything but a skull Time Wizard will then destroy all of your monsters on the field...If it lands on a skull it destroys all the monsters on my side of the field and I'll take damage equal to half of all the attack points of all monsters on my side of the field!"

All eyes were on the Time Wizard but it was the Masked Man that spoke worried on his part "I activate Skull Archfiend of Lightning's own effect to counter yours!"

Skull Archfiend of Lightning's effect activated and this time luck wasn't on the masked man's side as it lands on a "A TWO? Oh man! That means..."

Joey smiled as the Time Wizard landed on a clear space "That's right! I was double lucky that time! Time Wizard, destroy all of his monsters!"

Time Wizard raised it's wand sending a powerful time attack that rusted the Archfiend monsters away.

"No!" The masked figure spoke seeing his field empty "This can't be!"

"Oh it be!" Joey told the Masked Man "I told you before Dueling you that you messed with the wrong person especially when you went after my sister Serenity! Now Red-Eyes Black Dragon, Time Wizard attack him directly!"

Joey's monsters attacked the Masked Man Directly ending the duel in Joey's victory and sending the masked figure flying out the store "YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE LAST OF MY ORGANIZATION!"

"H-H-H-He did it!" Li spoke amazed at Joey's talent "Just like my Erin did against Mai, he turned it around."

"He got off lucky" Eriol admitted.

"Whenever Joey Duels someone" Yugi told the two "Luck's nearly always has been on his side."

Joey, Li, Yugi, and Eriol then untie the girls from their binds and removed their gags. Serenity hugged her brother happy that he saved her "Big Brother!"

Erin was crying happy to have her father hugging both her and her mother "There, there, everything is alright."

Yugi frowned crossing his arms "For now everything is fine, but this was all set up for the Masked Organization to figure out what deck Joey has."

Li blinked as Eriol got it "Clever, they know Joey is a friend to Erin, so they wanted to see how good Joey's skill were."

Yugi nods deciding to turn into Yami whom wanted to speak to Sakura. Li blinked seeing Yugi grow larger even seeing how the puzzle around Yugi's neck seemed to do this to him. Sakura blinks too seeing this as she soon stares into the eyes of the nameless Pharaoh Atem. His voice was loud clear, but very supportive of Sakura's cards as well as what she asked Joey to help Erin with, "This Masked Organization won't stop until they've taken your cards Sakura. They will learn much about you and I agree Joey will be a big assist to Erin in her battle against the Masked Organization but here me out. If you'd need any other big time hand against this Masked Organization, you sure got it in me!"

Sakura smiled shaking the Pharaoh's hand "Thank you Yugi."

The Pharaoh nods serious for once. Li then whispers to Eriol "What did we just see?"

Eriol answered "I don't have much history of the Millennium Items as much as Pegasus but I suppose that's the spirit inside the Millennium Puzzle...Pegasus said the Millennium Puzzle has the spirit of the Ancient Pharaoh that locked the dark magic away."

Li was silent looking at the Pharaoh whose presence actually felt as if he was boosting their hopes to ending this conflict. After saving the girls the seven left the building behind.

End of chapter!

This is a bit earlier than I would do it for updating on my fanfics but I am scheduled to be working tomorrow which means this was needed to be done today. Anyway Joey just defeated the masked man and the Masked Organization found out what happens when you mess with his sister. Anyway next chapter 6: The Incredible Tag Duel P1: Hoping to gain some more information on the Masked Organization Pegasus takes Erin and Joey to the Tri-State Area where Erin visits two childhood friends of hers whom plan on making the biggest Tag Duel between them vs. Erin and Joey.