Chapter 16: Fire vs. Water

Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh or Cardcaptors. Phineas and Ferb belong to Disney and will be featured as Erin's friends staying with her through out the adventure starting in this chapter. I do own Erin and her deck. Also for this chapter and the next few chapters I'd like to say this is Season 1 Jaden Yuki I'm using so he hasn't met Aster Phoenix yet.

It was night and almost everyone was sleeping. Everyone that is except for the Ra Yellow Bastion. The Ra Yellow was still planning on his deck to use against Erin. This was always his habit, every time he dueled someone he prepared for it days in advance including nights. This naturally got the attention of his visitors Phineas and Ferb two of Erin's friends. The two boys looked in Bastion's room where they saw him still hard at work writing on the walls of Ra Yellow. Bastion spoke his thoughts out loud "Erin wields a mostly Fire deck. Obviously it's weakness is my water based deck that I used against Chazz. Thanks to one monster I could permanently make her Fire Monster's attack points zero as long as it stays on the field."

He sees Phineas and Ferb looking in on him "Why, hello you two."

"Hey Bastion" Phineas said "You're still thinking on what deck to use against Erin?"

"You bet I am!" Bastion told him the Ra Yellow opened up his blazer to show his guests six decks "After all a good duelist prepares for any opponent. Which is why I came up with six different types of Dueling Decks."

"That is impressive" Phineas told him "And true, a good duelist should prepare for any opponent. In theory."

"In theory?" Bastion asked him "Oh Phineas, please don't say you wouldn't prepare for any duel."
"Ferb and I actually do prepare for Duels" Phineas admitted "Especially when we dueled Zane, you see Malfunction Chip's only useful against Machine Type Monsters, worthless against all the other types, so I swap Malfunction Chip for something else in my Side deck when not dueling against someone with a Machine Type themed deck. What I was leaning towards Bastion is where is the fun in Dueling when you have the correct deck to use against your opponent?"

Bastion thinks about it "Hmm...I think I see that point, but it's always how I've been. Besides I've tried to have the perfect deck on Jaden and he beat me."

He turned working on his deck "Unlike Chazz though, Erin's Fire Deck is exactly a true burn type deck at least with some of her cards. Then there is Fox Fire, and Sacred Phoenix of Nepnthys that I must deal with. Plus her new Fusion Monster Fox Fire: Phoenix Kyubbi Mode...If she plays that then there is no way around it so I'll have to make sure that doesn't happen."

Phineas with his brother Ferb continue to watch Bastion figure things out, in a way the two admired how hard Bastion worked. They could see themselves working together like this."

Once it appeared Bastion had everything covered, the three went to bed.

Morning came, Erin stretched her arms as she gets out of bed. Today was a very big day for her. It was her very first Duel Test, something Pegasus had only done once and that was against Mai. Although the stakes in that one Duel were smaller if she had failed to defeat Mai then Mai would've been the one teaching her. This Duel Test was one that Erin saw as her first ever important one. It was a must win situation for her. She wanted to prove to herself she could pass a Duel test, especially when she knew thanks to Alexis informing her that Bastion prepared for Duels way before the date of the Duel. Now to be fair Alexis never informed her of what deck Bastion would use on her but Alexis did hint that it would be geared towards her deck's weakness or a deck that could easily weaken hers. Erin was both excited and nervous about this whole thing.

"I must do this" Erin told herself.

"Do your best and Duel with everything in your heart" Alexis said giving Erin friendly advise "That's all you can do."

Erin nodded "Thanks."

Alexis turned towards Erin smiling then looked through her email device "I just got this message for you Erin, in my email. Before you go to the Dueling field, Chancellor Sheppard wants to speak to you in private."

"Tell him I'm on my way!" Erin replied getting dressed in her new outfit.

Once she was in her Obelisk Blue Girls only uniform she exits the Dorm, then heads to the Chancellor's office. Inside the Chancellor's office, Sheppard was alone. Normally Dr. Crowler would've been with him only if it were any other thing but a family issue. This matter was a family issue and he knew that he had to talk to Erin that he knew about the Sakura Cards. He heard a knock on the door "Uncle Sheppard...It's me, Erin!"

"Come right in Erin!" Chancellor Sheppard said.

Erin opened the door to the Chancellor's office, once in Sheppard's office she closed the door "Alexis said you wanted to see me?"

"I do" Sheppard told her "Please take a seat."

Erin obeys her uncle sitting down in the seat in front of his desk. Sheppard sits down himself, he looked at his niece for a while then spoke "Erin...The Shield Card and the Fiery Card...Those aren't normally Duel Monster Cards are they?"

Erin hesitates to answer her uncle but agrees to answer him in the end "...No...They aren't."

"They were formally once known as Clow Cards but since your mother managed to convert them to her control, they have become known as Sakura Cards right?" Sheppard asked her.

"Yes" Erin said "You know about them?"

Chancellor Sheppard nods "I do. You see when you first arrived to Duel Academy and Pegasus began explaining that he needed to help your parents out, I sat down thinking why would someone be after a little nine-year-old girl? When I saw you legally use the Shield and Fiery Sakura Cards against Alexis, I strongly began realizing why. I didn't realize you were my cousin Sakura Kinomoto's daughter until yesterday when researching on you. Once I realized your mother was Sakura Kinomoto, I then realized why they are after you. MFWD is after you because you are her daughter meaning you have connections to be able to use the Sakura Cards. You have two of them on you"

Erin nods "Correct...I do."

"Can you use them?" Chancellor Sheppard asked her.

Erin blushes "Yeah, I can...Mother taught me almost a week or two ago."

"Good" Sheppard admitted he then looks at his niece "I've ordered Campus Security to double their patrols. I refuse to let anything bad happen to you while you are under my eye. So far though MFWD hasn't made a move, but know this once they do, they'll be stopped."

Erin could see the look of her uncle's face as he was really concerned for her. She could only look at him seriously herself "Thanks."

"You're welcome" The Chancellor told her "So before I let you go, are you enjoying yourself here?"

This got Erin to smile "You bet! My friends and I got uniforms from Alexis last night, we got pictures of our groups, then finally my group has had many interesting Duels. I even have one as soon as I leave your office Uncle Sheppard."

"Oh?" Sheppard asked as if he didn't know about the Duel in which he did "Who is it against?"

"Bastion" Erin answered playing along "Jaden's giving me my first ever Duel Test, that has meaning."

Chancellor Sheppard smiled at his niece "Good luck against young Bastion, you're going to need it."

"He's that strong?" Erin asked him.

Her uncle nods "Due to him preparing for Duels way before they happen, he's really strong. Now I better let you go. Don't want to be late for your very first Duel Test."

Erin giggled getting up "Right!"

She then began to walk out of his room. Once she got to the door the Chancellor smiled at her "Have fun too Erin."

Erin raises her hand to her head waving to him in a kind manner as if to tell him she would.

It wasn't long till Erin arrived at the Dueling field. She saw her three friends, Phineas, Ferb, and Joey waiting for her. Joey waves seeing her. Erin rushes down towards her friends. Joey smiled at her "So, I see you were nearly late arriving here. I mean you're normally the first one here, you weren't. I was though oddly."

Erin giggled a bit "Uncle Sheppard wanted to speak to me in private."

"About what?" Joey asked her.

Erin looked around lowering her voice to a whisper answering her friends "He knows about the Sakura Cards."

"He is Sakura's cousin" Phineas admitted "So that means your mother might've accidentally been forced to use one of her cards in front of him in the past in order to save them."

"She must've" Erin admitted.

"You've got one heck of a challenge today" Ferb warned Erin "Phineas and I were watching Bastion last night, when Alexis along with everyone else says he prepares for Duels...He certainly does."

"Be ready for anything" Phineas warned while also giving Erin advice "You're in for a long Duel if you can beat him. Hang in there and stay strong!"

Joey also decided to try to give Erin advice "I never got to see Bastion prepare for his Duel against you, however I know one thing by experience...Keep on believing in yourself, no matter how hard he tries to come at you!"

Erin smiled "Thanks guys!"

She walks out towards the Dueling field. She looked around seeing all the students in Duel Academy. She saw Dr. Crowler high above in the special viewing platform alongside Chancellor Sheppard. The Vice Chancellor turned to the Chancellor "So...How did your meeting with your niece go?"

"It went well actually" Chancellor Sheppard said he then turned his attention to the dueling field "So I see Jaden's set her up with a Duel Test with a very difficult opponent...Did you have anything to do with it?"

Dr. Crowler shot him an innocent look which the Chancellor thought was funny as the Vice Chancellor never gave him such a look before. Dr. Crowler finally answered "I had nothing to do with it Chancellor Sheppard! This was a thing Jaden thought of on his own! I could however call off the Duel if you want me to."

"No" Chancellor Sheppard said looking at his niece calmly "If she didn't look willing and calm, I'd consider it, but she looks willing and ready for this. She wants it so we'll give her it."

"Alright then" Dr. Crowler told him.

He walked towards the microphone "Attention every student! Today we have Erin Syaoran's first ever Duel Test set up from Jaden Yuki himself!"

Every student quieted down as they turned their attention to the field. The Vice Chancellor then spoke "On the right is Erin Syaoran herself!"

This time cheers went up for Erin at least half of the school were cheering for her, even Alexis, Chumley, and Syrus were cheering her on. Heck even Jaden called words of encouragement to Erin "You can do it Erin!"

Dr. Crowler then announced her opponent "Dueling her is the Ra Yellow Bastion Masawa!"

The other half of Duel Academy erupted into cheers for the Ra Yellow.

"With no further ado, let the Duel Test commence!" Dr. Crowler ordered.

"Just because you are a visitor" Bastion told Erin "And the Chancellor's niece won't factor on my dueling skills against you Erin. I won't be holding back."

Erin smirked a habit she picked up from Jaden "You're in luck Bastion! I never hold back ether!"

The two Duelist activated their Duel Disks, drew their top five cards and shouted "DUEL!"

Bastion's Life Points: 4000

Erin's Life Points: 4000

"I'll go first" Erin offered.

Bastion lets her.

Erin studies her hand "I set one monster in defense mode, then place two cards face down and end my turn."

On Erin's side of the field, a face-down monster card was seen along with two other face down cards behind it.

"It's my move!" Bastion said "I draw!"

The Ra Yellow drew his card "I summon Hydrogeddon in attack mode!"

Brown water erupted in one of Bastion's Monster zones, it then soon swirled around till it became a brown watery dinosaur like creature ATK: 1600

"Now" Bastion told Erin "Battle! Hydrogeddon, attack her face-down monster!"

"Play with fire you get burned!" Erin warned as Hydrogeddon spat out brown water at her face-down monster "I activate my Continuous Trap Card: Backfire!

One of Erin's face-down cards activated as Erin announced it's effect "Now, when a Fire Attribute Monster is destroyed by battle or card effect, this card will activate inflicting five hundred points of damage to my opponent!"

Bastion saw Backfire activate, then checked his hand to see he had a Spell Card he could use on Erin. Backfire was dangerous due to it being continuous and his Spell only blocked one of the effect damage so he decided to hold the Spell Card till later. The brown water attack strikes her face-down monster which was UFO Turtle. DEF: 1200

UFO Turtle was destroyed by Hydrogeddon before Backfire could activate both Duelist announce monster effects with Bastion being first "When Hydrogeddon destroys a monster in battle and sends it to the Graveyard, I get to Special Summon another one!"

"How convenient!" Erin announced "I also activate a U.F.O Turtle's special ability, when one is destroyed I get to search through my deck and Special Summon one Fire Attribute Monster with Fifteen Hundred Attack Points or below in attack mode. So I'll be special summoning Cyber Phoenix!"

Since Erin activated U.F.O Turtle's ability last, Cyber Phoenix came onto the field ATK:1200

A second one of Bastion's card zones filled the field with brown water as another Hydrogeddon came in it's place ATK: 1600.

Then finally Backfire truly activated delivering five hundred points of damage to Bastion's Life Points.

Bastion's Life Points: 3500

Bastion had to use his Duel Disk as a shield to prevent himself from being too badly burned by Backfire "Not bad Erin, but I get one more attack!

"Attack Cyber Phoenix" Erin warned him "And another five hundred points of damage will be inflicted on you!"

"True" Bastion admitted "But remember when a Hydrogeddon attacks I can special summon another one and yeah, my deck has three of them!"

Erin gulps nervously a third Hydrogeddon would give her a direct attack which would even the damage Backfire would do to Bastion.

"Now" Bastion said in a promising tone "My second Hydrogeddon will attack Cyber Phoenix!"

"No way I'm going to let that happen!" Erin announced seeing Hydrogeddon attack Cyber Phoenix "I activate my Trap Card: SHIELD!"

A pitch black shield appeared over Cyber Phoneix allowing Erin to explain Shield's effect "Thanks to this card's activation, once per turn I can negate one of your monster' s attacks or card effect that does damage then I get to set it down again for my next turn!"

Thanks to Shield Erin's Cyber Phoenix was spared from being destroyed which meant Bastion couldn't activate Hydrogeddon's effect. He checks his hand "I'll set two cards face down and end my turn."

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

She drew her card "Perfect!"

She held up her drawn card "I activate Spell Card: Polymerization!"

Bastion watches not knowing what she was going to Fusion Summon. She continued "With Polymerization, I'll fuse my Cyber Phoenix and my Blazing Impachi together in order to Fusion Summon, Blaze Fenix, the Burning Bombardment Bird!"

Erin's Fusion Monster appeared ATK: 2800

"Not bad" Jaden said whistling.

Bastion held a little smirk as he thought Just as I predicted she'd do! That's not a bad monster.

Erin studied the field she had one monster, Backfire, Shield card, Bastion had two monsters and two face-down cards. She grinned thinking of her monster's special ability and decides to use it "I activate Blaze Fenix's special ability Blazing Inferno! It inflicts 300 points of damage to you for every card on the field!"

Blaze Fenix's ability activated and a powerful heat wave started to form on the field, Bastion was ready "Impressive ability, however I won't be taking that damage, I activate my Quick-Play Spell Card: Spell of Pain!"

He activated one of his Face-down cards "Now when I receive effect damage of any kind this Spell Card redirects it towards you as damage!"

"Nuts!" Erin shouted she eyes her Trap Card needing Shield but Bastion thought this one through.

He smirked "I don't think your Shield Card will help you. I activate my Trap Card: Trap Stun!"

Erin blinked seeing Trap Stun as Bastion explained "Now until the end of the turn, you can't activate or set any Trap Cards!"

"Great" Erin muttered as Bastion's two face-downs vanished, that was good for her as it lessened Blaze Fenix's effect damage a bit. Bastion still had two monsters, she had one, and two Spell or Trap Cards. A total of five cards. Thanks to Bastion's Pain Switch Quick-Play Spell Card, then thanks to Trap Stun, Erin took the effect damage instead.

She pants as she leans onto her knees burned in some places. Erin's Life Points: 2500

"Sadly when Blaze Fenix using it's effect I can't attack that turn with him so I'll have to end my turn" Erin said caught off guard by Bastion's clever ploy and she starts to think what she can do to prevent this from happening again.

"Oh man" Syrus muttered "Erin had Bastion where she wanted him!"

"You should know by now that Bastion thinks things through" Jaden admitted "He knew Erin's deck had monsters that could stall him out and take his Life Points out."

"Then why didn't he use Spell of Pain against Erin when she activated Backfire?" Syrus asked.

"Good question" Joey said scratching his head.

Chazz sighs at both Joey's and Syrus's stupidity " Don't you two get it? A good Duelist knows when to play such cards. Using Spell of Pain to block Backfire's effect seemed worthless to Bastion which was a good call. Seeing that she brought out her Blaze Fenix, the Blazing Bombardment Bird out on the field. Plus you forget her Shield Card could've blocked that effect damage on his turn as well."

"Oh!" Syrus and Joey explained.

Phineas watches the field "It was a clever ploy Bastion used on Erin and it took her off guard."

"Well hopefully she can get back to being on guard" Alexis said "Because showing you've been taken off guard by your opponent's moves isn't a good thing to show.

"It only gets worse from here on out Erin" Bastion told her "For I summon Oxygeddon from my hand!"

Green water fills the air and soon a green pterodactyl appears on the field ATK: 1800

"None of those monsters can touch Blaze Fenix!" Erin warned Bastion.

"True" Bastion admitted "Not normally, but combined they can, and I have just the card to do it, I activate Spell Card: Bonding-H2O!"

Erin blinks not knowing what this card does. Bastion explains "Now witness as I combine my three monsters Erin. With Bonding-H2O I'll send my two Hydrogeddon one one Oxygeddon from my field to the Graveyard in order to Special Summon, your deck's worse nightmare! Water Dragon!"

"Here it comes!" Jaden announced.

Chazz hid a silent smirk thinking It's over for Erin. Sure her Trap Card Shield will work but she's vulnerable now. Plus Shield can only block monster attacks or card effects that deal effect damage, but only once per turn.

Erin watches as Bastion's three monsters seem to vanish from the field in their colored waters and soon it their place was a huge water dragon. ATK: 2800

"With Water Dragon on my side of the field" Bastion warned Erin "Your defeat is for sure! Especially against Fire Decks! Anyway Erin, as long as Water Dragon remains on the field, all FIRE Attribute or Pyro Type Monsters have their attack points zero!"

Erin watches as a blue water wave crashed onto the field reducing her Blaze Fenix's attack points. 2800-0 Erin grits her teeth, this wasn't good. Not good at all.

"Now Water Dragon" Bastion ordered "Attack Blaze Fenix, the Blazing Bombardment Bird! Hydro Vortex Blast!

Water Dragon roars and blast out a powerful burst of water at Blaze Fenix. Erin then spoke "Not so fast! I activate my Trap Card: Shield!"

Once again just like Hydrogeddon's attack, Water Dragon's attack was bouncing off a pitch black shield that was now covering Erin's Blaze Fenix. Erin eyes Bastion "As long as Shield is in play, your Water Dragon can't touch me, I'll make sure it doesn't! I'll use Shield's effect to negate your monster's attack then I'll set it down again for next turn"

Bastion smirked "We'll see now won't we? I'll set one card face down and end my turn!"

Now the pressure was on for Erin. Like Phineas and his brother advised her, she had to keep on Dueling no matter what. Her heart pounded, if Water Dragon got one attack in on her it was over. Still she didn't give up, this was indeed her deck's weakness, facing Water Dragon. She had to wait till next turn "It's my move!" She announced "I draw!"

She drew her card and it was Fox Fire, she nods needing it's help right away "Alright then I summon my Fox Fire in defense mode!"

Fox Fire comes onto the field in defense mode DEF: 200

"Next" Erin told Bastion "I'll set Blaze Fenix, the Burning Bombardment Bird into defense mode as well!"

Blaze Fenix switches into defense mode DEF: 1700

"Then" Erin told him "I'll use Blaze Fenix's effect! Once per turn, I can have it inflict three hundred points of damage for every card on the field! I count six!"

"Count again!" Bastion said "I activate the Trap Card: Dust Tornado!"

Dust Tornado appeared and Bastion announced it's effect "Now I can destroy one Spell or Trap Card on the field, and with it I'll destroy your Shield Trap Card!"

Dust Tornado floated over towards Erin's side of the field destroying her Shield Card "Darn it! There goes my Shield Trap Card!"

"With two cards less" Bastion told Erin "The number of cards on the field is four."

Erin grits her teeth "You're still taking the damage this time! Go Blaze Fenix, the Blazing Bombardment Bird, Blazing Inferno!"

"Sadly true" Bastion admitted.

He took the powerful fire effect damage head taking damage to his Life Points. Bastion's Life Points: 2300

"Turn end" Erin told him.

"My move" Bastion announced "I draw!"

He drew his card "I summon Star Boy in attack mode!"

A small starfish like monster appeared on the field ATK: 300

"Now" Bastion told Erin "All Water Monsters gain 500 attack points and all Fire Monsters would lose 400 attack points."

Erin watches as both of Bastion's monsters powered up 300-800, 2800-3300

"Battle!" Bastion announced "Starboy attack Fox Fire!"

Starboy growls attacking Fox Fire grabbing it and tore it apart with it's many small arms. Erin heard Fox Fire yelp as it shatters "Fox Fire! You will be avenged! Backfire activates Bastion!"

Bastion sees this and Backfire reactivates burning away five hundred of his Life Points.

Bastion's Life Points: 1800

"Now" Bastion ordered "Water Dragon, attack Blaze Fenix the Blazing Bombardment Bird! Hydro Vortex Blast!"

Water Dragon took aim and breathed out it's water attack at Erin's Fusion Monster. Without the Shield Trap Card, Erin's Fusion Monster took the attack head on and is destroyed.

Erin's Life Points were spared that round but she eyes Bastion "Once again Backfire will activate!"

Backfire reactivated again inflicting damage to Bastion.

Bastion's Life Points: 1300

Bastion checks his hand as he entered his main phase two "I'll activate Spell Card: Pot of Greed, it'll allow me to draw two more cards!"

Bastion drew two more cards "It's about time I destroy your Backfire too, I activate Spell Card Mystical Space Typhoon, and I'll use it to destroy your Backfire Trap Card!"

Erin's Backfire Trap Card was destroyed.

"Not good" Erin muttered.

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

Erin spoke "When Fox Fire is destroyed by battle she gets to return to my side of the field! So Fox Fire be reborn, Fox Flame!"

Fox Fire comes back onto the field in defense mode DEF: 200

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

She drew her card and saw it was what she needed "I activate Spell Card: Swords of Revealing Light!"

She eyes Bastion "With this card, you can't attack me for three whole turns!"

"Fine by me" Bastion told her "I'm surprised you haven't surrendered!"

"Syaoran's don't know the meaning of the word surrender!" Erin told him she eyes her hand "I summon my Volcanic Slicer in defense mode."

Volcanic Slicer appeared on the field DEF: 1200

Erin then spoke "I activate it's special ability! Once per turn it can inflict 500 points of damage to you! Molten Strike!"

Bastion took the attack head on and his Life Points drop Bastion's Life Points: 800

"I end my turn" Erin told him.

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

He drew his card "I activate the Spell Card: Water Rampage!"

A new spell card was played and he announced it's effect "If there is a card that's preventing me from attacking my opponent I can activate this card. Now I can target one Water Monster then inflict damage to you equal to half of my monster's attack strength, and I choose my Water Dragon!"

Erin watches Water Dragon roars sending a wave at her. The wave crashes into her toppling her over. She lays on her back as her Life Points drop.

Erin's Life Points: 850

"I'll set one card Face-down and end my turn" Bastion told her.

She gets back up "My move! I draw!"

Erin drew her card checking it out the field "I activate Volcanic Slicer's effect once again.

"I don't think so! I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card: Ring of Defense! It'll make any effect damage until the end of the turn I receive 0!"

It was what Erin wanted him to do "I'll set one monster in defense mode and set one card face down I'll end my turn."

"My move" Bastion announced "I draw!"

He drew "I summon my second Oxygeddon!"

Hydrogeddon appeared on the field but since it wasn't a Water Attribute Monster it didn't get the boost ATK: 1800

"I set one card and I'll end my turn" Bastion said.

"My move" Erin told Bastion "I draw!"

She drew and smiled "It's the turn that I use to win!"

"What are you talking about?" Bastion demanded "My Water Dragon is invisible against your Fire Monsters!"

"That's true!" Erin admitted "I'll reveal my Continuous Trap Card: call of the haunted to bring back my Blazing Impachi!"

Blazing Impachi returned to Erin's side of the field ATK: 0

"Next" Erin announced "I'll reveal my set monster and it's Flamevill Guard!"

Flamevill Guard appeared on Erin's side of the field and Bastion saw it "Nuts!"

"Next" Erin promised "I summon Volcanic Rocket to the Field!"

Volcanic Rocket appeared on the field ATK: 0

"Normally" Erin told Bastion "I'd use Volcanic Rocket's effect to take a Blaze Accelerator from my deck and add it to my hand or Tri-Blaze Accelerator. However I won't."

"I'm lost" Syrus said to Jaden "Her monsters all have 0 attack points."

Jaden grinned already knowing what she had planned "She won in this turn!"

Erin smiled "Now I'll tune my Flamevell Guard tuner Monster with my Level 4 Blazing Impachi, in order to Synchro Summon, Ally of Justice Catastor!"

Ally of Justice Catastor appeared on the field ATK: 2100

Jaden's theme plays

Bastion blinked as it was one card that he had failed to prepare for once in his life "CATASTOR? Oh-no! How could I've forgotten!"

"Correct" Erin told him "And your deck you are using is all of the Water Attribute type of deck. Which means that when Ally of Justice Catastor attacks your Water Dragon even though his attack is quite less than Water Dragon, thanks to his special ability he'll destroy your Water Dragon seeing it's not a Dark Attribute Monster."

"Nuts!" Bastion said "But I still have eight hundred Life Points."

"Not for long" Erin promised "I activate Volcanic Slicer's effect, Molten Blast!"

This time Bastion is struck and his Life Points dropped. Bastion's Life Points: 300

"I activate Continuous Trap Card: Divine Current! As long as I have one monster that's stronger than my weakest monster on the field, the weaker monster can't be targeted by an attack as long as I give up it's effect.!"

Starboy lost it's effect but a powerful ocean like current protected it from being attacked.

"That's truly good" Erin admitted "But I have also have a move to end this Duel right here and right now! You see I have two level four Pyro Type Monsters which means I can preform an XYZ Summon of my own!"

"You have an XYZ Summon?!" Bastion demanded in a puzzled tone.

"I sure do!" Erin told him "And this is the first I've ever summoned it! So, I'll build the overlay network in order to XYZ Summon Infernal Flame Vixen!"

Inferno Queen Vixen appears on the field ATK: 0

"She's not strong enough" Bastion said

"That's because of your Water Dragon" Erin told him "Which is going to go soon. In fact we'll battle! Ally of Justice Catastor attack Water Dragon!"

Bastion watches helplessly as Ally of Justice Catastor gathers up a beam in it's mechanical head and fires a powerful blast at Water Dragon. Water Dragon took it in the neck and instantly shatters due to Catastor's ability.

"Oh-oh!" Bastion said realizing this.

Erin then smiled "Now Infernal Queen Vixen shall attack your Oxygeddon and I'll activate her ability, by detaching one Overlay unit she gains 500 more attack points!"

Inferno Queen Vixen's attack points rose after losing one of her Overlay units 2200-2700

Bastion watches as Inferno Queen Vixen attacks his Oxygeddon destroying it "Hold on there! When Oxygeddon is attacked by a Fire Attribute Monster you take eight hundred points of damage!"

Erin gasps as green water rushed over her but Bastion's Life Points. Both hers and Bastion's Life Points fell. However there was one clean winner and that was by fifty Life Points left.

Bastion's Life Points: 0

Erin's Life Points: 50

"She did it!" Syrus shouted.

"Great job Erin!" Phineas shouted.

"Talk about cutting it close there girl!" Joey announced.

"That was exciting Erin!" Jaden announced.

Alexis smiles "Way to go!"

Dr. Crowler announces the results even though everyone saw it "Winner! Erin Syaoran!"

This time for a great duel between two Duelist, everyone was clapping, heck even the Obelisk Blues were.

Bastion reached out his hand towards Erin as her friends ran down to congratulate her. The Ra Yellow smiled as he shook hands with Erin "Congratulations Erin! You defeated me. Fair and square."

"You weren't a pushover yourself" Erin said panting while smiling "You gave me a run for my money."

"Indeed he did" Jaden told her.

Erin turned over towards Jaden whom held two cards for her "Here, for passing my test, take the Fusion Monster, Elemental Hero Nova Master and Elemental Hero Blastman as your reward."

Erin took the monsters nodding adding them to her deck and Extra Deck.

Jaden smiled "Elemental Hero Nova will help you out in the drawing compartment, and Elemental Hero Blastman can help you retrieve Polymerization quicker. Beats having to search through your deck for Polymerization and needing it by drawing it right?"

"Right!" Erin said chuckling she then eyes him "But...Were they your cards you bought from home?"

Jaden smiled poking her nose gently causing her to blush "Yes, but you see, I had copies, so just like Yugi gave Winged Kuriboh to me, I'm giving you these two cards. They'll help you in a bind."

"Thanks Jaden" Erin told him.

"Good work Erin" Phineas said "Never in my life had I seen such a great Duel before."

Erin giggled as Bastion nodded "You did well. I see the Trap Card I played to try to stop you from winning that turn didn't work as planned."

Ferb looked at the Ra Yellow whom was perfectly okay at losing to his friend.

"We all did well" Bastion told Erin "Next time if there is ever a next time though Erin, if you want to Duel me again, next time though I shall win."

"We'll see" Erin said winking at him "Hopefully you remember Ally of Justice Catastor next time."

Bastion nods as the group walks with Erin. Sheppard smiled seeing how well his niece Dueled. She was doing well.

End of chapter

The long awaited duel between Erin and Bastion is over! I liked writing this Duel. I'd like to thank Dragon Knight 15 once again for introducing me to that Quick-Play Spell Card: Spell of Pain Bastion used against Erin two days ago. Anyway next chapter is Chapter 17: Ambush in the Forest: MFWD has sent two spies to Duel Academy searching for their prey Erin. What will happen when the two spies encounter Jaden and Erin forcing them into a Tag Duel?

Alright guys it's time for Special cards luckily they are made up cards for Bastion specifically to try to handle Erin's deck better.

Water Rampage

Type: Spell

Effect: Activate only when a Card Effect is preventing you from attacking. Select 1 Water Attribute Monster, inflict damage to your opponent equal to half of your selected monster's attack points

Owned by Bastion

Divine Current

Type: Continuous Trap

Effect: Activate only when you have two or more WATER Attribute Monsters. While this card remains in effect and you have one Water Monster whose stronger than your weaker monster, your opponent must choose to attack your stronger monsters. The weaker Water Attribute Monster loses it's effect as long as this card is out on the field.

Owned by Bastion.