Chapter 26: Erin's Rival

Disclaimer: I do not own Cardcaptors or Yugioh. I do own Erin. Also Erin's Rival Tatsuya is another OC I own.

It was the following evening by the time Blair, Erin, Ferb, Joey and Phineas returned to Japan for the night. Kaiba had made his way back to the Kaiba Dome and was sitting in his office thinking of what had happened. He finally met Pegasus's first ever Student Erin Syaoran a young girl whom has been somewhat of a big shot in defeating two of his students at Duel Academy. Honestly this normally would've impressed anyone that a young girl at the age of nine was able to do this but to Seto Kaiba, he wondered how good she really was. Sure she defeated an Obelisk Blue, and a Ra Yellow, but she did lose to a Slifer Red in Jaden Yuki. In Kaiba's mind, Erin should've been able to beat the Slifer Red, he still didn't know that Jaden was a very good Duelist for a Slifer Red so he just assumed this Jaden was the weakest Duelist in the school so he couldn't begin to understand why Erin had lost to him when she had defeated an Obelisk Blue in Alexis, and a Ra Yellow in Bastion. Now he could see it if she had lost to another Obelisk Blue or perhaps another Ra Yellow around Bastion's skills.

"What are you doing Seto?" a voice asked.

Seto Kaiba looks in front of him to see his younger brother Mokuba had entered the room and must've most likely saw Kaiba in deep thought. Seto Kaiba addresses his brother "I've met her."

"Who?" Mokuba inquired.

"Erin Syaoran" Seto told him "Pegasus's first ever and most likely his only student."

"You seen her duel?" Mokuba asked "I've seen some recorded videos of her duels when she was at Duel Academy for a week! She's pretty impressive!"

"I question that that statement Mokuba!" Seto told his brother "Yes, I hear she defeated an Obelisk Blue in Alexis, and also defeated a Ra Yellow which for a girl her age and not enrolled at Duel Academy that is impressive. However she also lost to Jaden Yuki a Slifer Red. If she lost to a Slifer, then that takes down the level of her being impressive."

Mokuba looks at his big brother "Seto...I hate to break it to you but this Jaden guy, from what I've seen in recorded videos...He's very good for a Slifer Red. So far the only one that has been able to beat Jaden Yuki is Zane Truesdale an Obelisk Blue and maybe a certain Shadow Rider that somehow had Blue-Eyes White Dragon."

Kaiba paused hearing this information "THERE WAS ANOTHER DUELIST THAT HAD A BLUE-EYES?"
"Yes," Mokuba told him "Three of them and the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon."

Kaiba made a fist "Did this Duelist have a name? If so...I'm going to make him realize that I'm the only one that can master Blue-Eyes!"

"According to that one video I think he went by the name Kaibaman"

Seto frowned "Some wannabee Kaiba I see...That's two I owe him for."

Seto then remembered what he was supposed to do "Mokuba, go down below to see if five probes are ready."

"Last time I checked" Mokuba told him "They were nearly complete. Why do we need them? Where is their destination?"

The older Kaiba answered "When they are completed send them to the Suicide Forest, this MFWD that has attacked my Duel Academy is said to be lurking there with a base. They are to search in that area for anything suspicious for five days. If they find anything they will be in there longer until we've discovered the base. If they don't find anything then it's a wild goose chase and we'll have to call them off."

"On it!" Mokuba acknowledged.

When Mokuba had gone off to do what his brother asked of him. Kaiba had a thought and that thought was I can't allow Pegasus to upset me in taking a personal student. Sure I already have Duel Academy but I haven't taught anyone myself...If Pegasus is successful in teaching Erin, she'll know everything to the game and become an incredible Duelist for sure, but I won't let Pegasus take the glory of having a personal student. I'll get one as well then when I believe my student is ready...It'll be time for a showdown between my student and Pegasus's. One out of many I believe.

With this Seto Kaiba began his search on his computer looking for Duelist. Lucky for Kaiba he'd find one. He spots the boy's location and walks off to meet him.

In Japan outside of it, a young boy with brown hair was watching the girl of his dreams walk with another boy. The girl had purple hair and wore a beautiful school girl outfit. The boy seemed very happy and always looking for people to smile. The boy was Yuya and the girl was Yuzu. Now the brown haired boy wasn't someone that the boy was watching, it was the girl Yuzu. You see he secretly had a crush on her but was timid and possibly knew she wouldn't date him until he knew how to Duel. Fate would have it that he'd be one to meet Seto Kaiba. He heard someone walking towards him and turned to see Seto Kaiba "Kaiba?"

"Yes, it's me" Seto Kaiba said, he may not have been an expert in knowing when one had a crush on someone was about but, in this boy's case Kaiba immediately knew "So...That girl...I take it you like her."

The boy blushes "I do but she'd never go out with me until I've proven myself to be a good duelist."

"Well, you are in luck"

"Why's that?"

Seto Kaiba looks at him "Do you have a deck?"

The boy nods holding it out "I do, I've named it Horus and Friends."

He's got Horus the Black Flame Dragons? Kaiba thought That's even more perfect! Although personally I wouldn't include And Friends part in that deck, but I guess everyone has a taste in deck naming. So, I'll go to teach this boy.

Kaiba then spoke "Interesting. So you have Horus the Black Flame Dragon in your deck. How many levels?"

"All three sir" the boy said "Level 4, Level 6 and Level 8. Why do you ask?"

Even more perfect! Kaiba thought then he spoke "Listen, how badly do you want that girl's attention and love?"

The boy blushes "Very badly Mr. Kaiba...Why?"

Seto Kaiba answered "I'm looking for a personal student."

"Personal Student?" the boy asked.

Seto Kaiba nods "Yes, as you are aware I own Duel Academy. However I myself have yet to take in a student of my own to teach. Pegasus is teaching a female student how to Duel and she's already made a name for herself defeating an Obelisk Blue and a Ra Yellow at Duel Academy. So I'm offering you this chance to be my personal student. I suggest you take the offer if you want this girl to notice you and to Duel her one day for her affection."

"Duel her for her affection?" the boy asked.

Seto Kaiba nods "I'm not an expert when it comes to love, but I know one thing...Girls love strong guys that are great duelists. Some even require dueling against them to win their hearts. So if you want her...You have to Duel her one day. With me teaching you...You'll be able to win her heart with no problem. You already have an incredible monster in your deck with Horus Black Flame Dragon Lv8."

The boy was looking at Kaiba shocked that Kaiba was giving him the offer of being his student. He didn't know what to say, deep down he was also happy Kaiba choose him.

"Well, don't keep me waiting" Kaiba told him "Otherwise I'll be going back to Kaiba Corp to look for another person and you'll lose this chance winning this girl's heart."

"I'll do it!" the boy said.

Seto Kaiba smiled extending his hand "Then let's shake hands."

The boy extended his own hands and the two shook hands. Kaiba looks at him "Good, now that it's agreed that you'll be my student, your lessons will begin tomorrow morning...Oh and I didn't get your name."

"It's Tatsuya Daidouji sir."

Kaiba pauses "Is your mother Tomoyo?"

"Yes" Tatsuya said.

"Then you know Erin right?"

"I do" Tatsuya admitted "Just never thought Erin would be a duelist. I would've thought she'd follow the footsteps of her mother and father. This would enable her to be one to use her mother's Sakura Cards."

Kaiba smiles "Then let's get back to the Kaiba Dome Tatsuya, I'll see it that you'll be treated fairly."

"Very well" Tatsuya said.

The two left the area where Kaiba made a room in Kaiba Corp for his student. So once morning would come, Kaiba would begin teaching his student whom was a quick learner.

Three days had passed and Erin was skating to get to the hospital. Joey had been in there for three days due to his injuries he suffered in his Duel with the Joker. Today was the day he'd be getting out. During the three day period, Pegasus would indeed teach his student more things. Blair was running alongside her, followed by Phineas and Ferb. As a group and team they had decided to wait till Joey recovered completely from his injuries before moving onto their next Earthbound Immortal. Blair sees Erin skating "I never seen you skate before."

"I've skated a few times when I was younger, but I've decided to take a page out of mommy's book and use skates today. They are faster than running."

"I'll say they are" Phineas admitted "We're almost there."

Ferb was silent as the group arrived at the hospital. Once at the hospital's doors, Erin took her skates off then they walked in. They were just in time to see Joey fully recovered being signed out. Joey was with Yugi Muto whom had been visiting him for the three days...Erin and her friends stayed too but couldn't during the night hours. Joey heard Erin along with her friends come in "Oh, here's my new crew!"

There was a brown haired girl and a brown haired boy alongside him.

"Hey Joey!" Erin said to him.

"Hello guys!" Joey said to them "I just got released!"

"Your injuries weren't as bad as they originally thought" Phineas admitted.

"Yeah, they thought I could be in here for a week...Just like Erin was at Pegasus's mansion" Joey admitted.

"Yet you recovered completely" Blair told him.

"I'm good as new!" Joey said "I feel as if I could take another Earthbound Immortal on today!"
He caught sight of Ferb whom was still silent as ever "Care to say anything Ferb?"

Ferb just gave Joey a thumbs up glad to see Joey back in high spirits. Joey sighs "Well I guess a thumbs up is just as good as you saying something."

"Joey?" the girl asked "Who are your new friends?"

Yugi answered "Don't you remember Tea? The brown haired girl is Erin Syaoran."

"She looks smaller and younger than I thought she'd be" the boy admitted.

"I told you that Erin was nine years old Tristian" Joey said to him.

"I didn't think you were serious about it" Tristian told Joey.

Joey sighed as Blair made her introduction "Hello, I'm Blair Flannigan."

"I'm Phineas Fletcher" Phineas said then he turned to his brother "And this is my brother Ferb Fletcher."

"Wow!" Tea said "I didn't except to see two incredible young boys here. I hear you two are geniuses when it comes to building stuff."

"You should've seen the stadium they built in their backyard" Joey told Tea "It would've made even Kaiba jealous."

"If you say it that way Joey, then I'd love to see that man!" Tristian said.

"Too bad it's still in the Tri-State Area" Phineas said "At least to my knowledge."

"It also could've disappeared by now" Ferb said speaking for once.

"Things do seem to disappear after we've made them and had fun during the summer" Phineas admitted "You and I could never figure out why that happened."

Yugi looks at Erin "I see you're still fighting against these Earthbound Immortals."

"We sort of have to" Erin told him "Mr. Pegasus thinks that MFWD is using them against us so we have to take to the offense to take these Earthbound Immortals out before they can be a threat again."

"What do these Earthbound Immortals look like?" Tristian asked "Yugi's never shown me or Tea what they look like."

"You're better off not knowing" Joey answered for Erin "But these things take human souls to summon as well...And they are huge!"

Everyone now exits the hospital just as a black limousine car pulls up in front of them nearly running Joey over. Had Tristian not pulled him towards the group Joey would've been hit by the car.

"What's the big idea?" Joey demanded running up to the window before anyone could stop him, he began banging on the window of the car "Don't you see a beware of pedestrians sign or crosswalk sign?"

The window lowered and they saw Mokuba.

"Mokuba?" Joey asked.

Mokuba looked at the group "Which one of you is Erin Syaoran"

Erin walks forward "That would be me why?"

Mokuba answered "Seto says he wants you at the Kaiba Dome and it's important that you bring your Duel Disk right away."

"Right now?" Erin asked.

Joey smelled something fishy "Careful Erin...This smells like an invitation to a duel against Kaiba. Kaiba isn't that easy to beat...I can't even beat him."

"Even when you turned one of his dragons against him" Tristrian remarked.

Mokuba looked at Erin "Seto insists you come with your Duel Disk and deck as soon as possible!"

Erin agreed "Alright, but I don't know where the Kaiba Dome is located."

"Then please get in" Mokuba offered.

Erin gets in with Blair at her side, Phineas and Ferb enter the car as well as Joey. Yugi told Joey that he, Tea, and Tristrian will walk to the Kaiba Dome. Even Yugi felt as if this wasn't something Kaiba normally did. He like Joey suspected a Duel was coming, and this meant Erin might lose to Kaiba. If it was Kaiba she was dueling against Yugi would gladly take her place against Kaiba seeing that Erin would stand no chance against Seto Kaiba.

Erin even called her mother to let her know what was going on. Sakura would allow it and with Li at her side exited the house to reach the Kaiba dome following Yugi of course. Once at the Kaiba Dome, Erin exits out the car and looks at it "That's one big dome"

"It's basically a stadium" Phineas muttered

"But under Rich Boy's name" Joey muttered.

"Erin you are one lucky girl to be invited to the Kaiba dome at age nine" Blair told her best friend.

Yugi, arrives with Tea, Tristian and Erin's two parents.

"This is Seto Kaiba's place?" Syaoran Li asked.

"One of many Mr. Syaoran" Joey told him.

"This is the place of many duels" Yugi admitted "At least Duels that involve me and Seto Kaiba."

"We met him yesterday" Sakura told Yugi "And boy, I will say this he's not like you at all...He's not friendly."

Yugi sighs "Kaiba's different than one else I know that's for sure but please know this he's also someone you can count on when you need help. He may not believe in magic but if his brother's safety is threatened, or if his Kaiba Corp property is threatened he's on your side no matter what."

The group enter the Kaiba Dome and head up to the top by an elevator. Once at the top Seto Kaiba greets them well mostly greeting Erin "Welcome to the Kaiba Dome Erin. I trust you brought your Duel Disk."

Erin had it on her arm "I do."

"You're going to destroy her aren't you Rich Boy?" Joey demanded.

"Me destroy her?" Kaiba asked Joey "Why should I dust off my deck to duel a weak duelist like Erin."

"She's not weak!" Syaoran Li told Kaiba.

"Compared to my skill level as a Duelist" Kaiba told Syaoran Li "She is. She has no chance against me at her current level and skill...However I'm not the one that'll be dueling her."

"You aren't?" Joey asked he looks around at the group "Then is Erin dueling me? Because she's already dueled Blair, beat her, I helped her in her first ever Tag Duel against Phineas and Ferb, she won't be a match to Yugi ether with three God Cards."

Kaiba ignored him as Tatsuya walked up "Sorry I'm late Mr. Kaiba."

"You aren't late Tatsuya" Kaiba told him "You're just in time."

"Tatsuya Daidouji?" Sakura asked "What are you doing here?"

"You know him?" Joey asked her.

"He's my friend Tomoyo's son" Sakura told him.

Tatsuya answered Sakura "Why, I'm Kaiba student."

"WHAT?" was the groups response.

"YOU ALREADY HAVE STUDENTS AT DUEL ACADEMY RICH BOY!"

Kaiba glared at Joey for his response "Yes, I do have students, but Tatsuya is my personal student that I'm teaching outside of Duel Academy's bonds..."

He looks at Erin "Why should Pegasus have all the glory in teaching a student on his own time and I can't? I won't allow myself to be outdone by Pegasus! If Pegasus takes on a student...Then so shall I!"

"Are you okay with Kaiba being your teacher?" Sakura asked Tatsuya "I mean I personally wouldn't have taken him as my teacher."

Tatsuya looks at Sakura "Sorry Mrs. Syoaran but I've accepted Kaiba as my teacher. I have a goal I'm trying to achieve. With Kaiba's teaching I intend to get to my goal. Besides I get to actually learn from one of the greatest Duelist that's on the planet. It's an opportunity I won't skip out on."

"Good answer" Kaiba told Tatsuya.

Kaiba now looks at Erin "I called you hear because it's time I saw your skills in action and how far Pegasus's teaching has allowed you to go. You will be dueling my student Tatsuya. Right here, right now."

Erin wanted to say no but she saw the fiery look in Kaiba's eyes that he wouldn't take no for an answer. She also saw Tatsuya turn to her almost knowing immediately what Kaiba was already doing...Making the two of them rivals. Now to his eyes Erin was the daughter of Sakura Kinomoto his mother Tomoyo's best friend. He knew that all rivalries begin somewhere and if Erin was going to be his first opponent. He was going to let this happen "Fine by me Mr. Kaiba."

Tatsuya walks off and waits on the Duel field. Erin hesitates a bit looking down at Tatsuya, the boy didn't even flinch or reject Kaiba's command and was now waiting for her.

"Go down there Erin and face him" Kaiba commanded her "Or forfeit the match immediately."

"Don't let him get to you Erin!" Joey told him "You don't have to Duel Tatsuya!"

"That's true" Erin admitted "But at the same time I must accept this Duel."

She begins to walk down as Joey turned to Kaiba "I hope you're ready to see your student lose Rich Boy! Erin's been taking far more lessons that you've given Tatsuya!"

Kaiba eyed him "Oh Wheeler, I look for the best in people and Tatsuya is a quick learner."

Erin gets down onto the field with everyone else waiting and watching in the stands. Blair watches hoping for the best bringing her hands together praying and muttering "Erin..." Blair didn't know why she was doing this but it was as if she knew Erin was about to be hit hard in this Duel.

"Tatsuya..." Erin said looking at her opponent.

"Erin" Tatsuya said looking at her.

"You don't have to do this Tatsuya!" Erin told him "You should be free to take on your own opponents!"

Tatsuya eyes Erin a grin on his face "The moment Kaiba asked me to be his student I couldn't say no. Plus also the moment I heard you were also a Duelist makes me want to Duel you even more! Erin Syaoran. I'm about to make you my first ever opponent. I want to take you down."

Erin frowned not liking it "Kaiba's already rubbing off on you!"

Tatsuya looks at her "That maybe so, but like I said I have an objective I'm going to try to get. And you are the first hurdle I must get past. Now let's do this!"

Erin sighs agreeing as the two activate their Duel Disks, shuffled their Decks, then drew the first five cards from their decks and shouted "DUEL!"

Erin's Life Points: 4000

Tatsuya's Life Points: 4000

"Since I've never Dueled before" Tatsuya told Erin "I'll be going first."

Erin allowed it knowing she could draw once he ended his turn.

Tatsuya looked at his hand "I summon the Krebons Tuner Monster, in attack mode!"

Krebons appeared on the field ATK: 1200

"Turn End" Tatsuya said.

Erin blushes as Tatsuya made the first mistake she did in her first ever Duel, play a relatively weak monster "I can see you're still new to this...It's my move, I draw!"

She drew her card "Sweet! First I'll start by summoning Elemental Hero Blazeman in attack mode!"

Elemental Hero Blazeman appeared on the field ATK: 1200

"Doing that" Erin told Tastuya "Allows me to activate my monster's ability to search threw my deck and retrieve one Polymerization card and add it straight to my hand!"

She searched her deck and retrieved her Polymerization "Next, I activate Spell Card: Polymerization! I'll use it to Fuse Elemental Hero Blazeman, with my Raging Flame Sprite in my hand."

Erin begins to chant "Hero Of Fire and Raging Flames join forces to burn away the opponent...FUSION SUMMON, Level 8: Elemental Hero Nova Master!"

Elemental Hero Nova Master appears on the field ATK: 2600

"Battle!" Erin announces "Elemental Hero, Nova Master, attack Krebons with Nova Flare!"

Elemental Hero Nova Master took aim, gathered in a fireball in it's hands then hurled it at Tatsuya's monster with Erin speaking out "You're Krebons is weaker compared to my Fusion Monster, and once Krebons is destroyed I get to draw one card from my deck!"

Tatsuya smirked "Too bad I figured you'd try something like that."

"What do you mean?" Erin demanded "My monster has more attack! Plus you don't have any Spell or Trap Cards face-down!"

"True" Tatsuya admitted "But I do have something and that's this, I activate the effect of my Krebons! By paying eight hundred of my Life Points, I get to Negate your Monster's attack!"

"Wait...What?" Erin asked.

"Watch and learn Erin" Tatsuya told her "Psychic Barrier!"

He willingly pays eight hundred of his Life Points and Krebons sends out a psychic barrier which repealed Nova Master's attack with ease.

Tatsuya's Life Points: 3200

"I place one card face-down and end my turn then" Erin told him frowning that he foiled her attack, she did notice however her opponent needed to pay eight hundred Life Points to negate the attack.

"It's my move" Tatsuya told Erin "I draw!"

He drew his card "Nice, now I Summon Serene Psychic Witch to the field in attack mode!"

A pink or red headed girl appeared on the field ATK: 1400

"Next" Tatsuya told Erin "I'm going to tune my Level 2 Krebons with my Level 3 Serene Psychic Witch!"

"Android of Psychic, appear to my call. Raise your mighty scepter and shine your might. Synchro Summon...Level 5...Magical Android!"

Everyone watch as Krebons splits into two rings which scans Serene Psychic Witch as she flies into the rings. Then in a bright flash of light the moment Tatsuya completes his sentence, Magical Android arrives. ATK: 2400

"Battle!" Tatsuya announced "Magical Android attack Nova Master with Magical Blast!"

Magical Android took aim and fired a blast out of it's scepter. Erin watches this "That makes no sense! My Nova Master has twice has more attack points than Magical Android!"

"Not for long" Tatsuya said "I activate my Quick-Play Spell Card: Shrink!"

Erin gasps as this was a Spell Card she had in her deck and she knew what it does "Not that one!"

"Oh, yes, it's that one" Tatsuya tells her "Now thanks to Shrink, one monster on the field has it's Original attack points cut in half and I choose your Elemental Hero Nova Master!"

Erin watches as her Nova Master's attack points were halved 2600-1300 "Rats"

"Now my Magical Android is stronger!" Tatsuya said as his Magical Android's attack hit home destroying Erin's Monster but Erin spoke "I activate my Trap Card: Defense Draw! It makes any battle damage zero for the turn and I get to draw one card!"

"Fascinating" Tatsuya told her seeing that her Life Points were spared thanks to Defense Draw "Glad you can stand up to that."

Erin drew her card looking at him "I maybe down a monster but I'm not out!"

"Turn end" Tatsuya told her "But hold on there, when I end my turn, Magical Android increases my Life Points by six hundred for every Psychic Type Monster on the field. Seeing as I only have him out and he's a Psychic type monster, I gain six hundred Life Points...Go Magical Andriod...Magical Healing!"

Magical Android raised it's weapon and made it glow increasing Tatsuya's Life Points.

Tatsuya's Life Points: 3800

"My move!" Erin announced "I draw!"

She drew her card "I'll summon my U.F.O turtle in defense mode!"

U.F.O Turtle appeared on the field DEF: 1100

"I place one card face down Turn end" Erin told her opponent.

"It's my move" Tatsuya told her "I draw!"

He drew then smirked at what he drew "Oh, dear Erin."

Erin blinks "What are you up to?"

Tatsuya smiled "It's time I showed you real terror, you think Magical Android is strong? Well I'll start by showing you a real threat!"

"Real threat?"
Tatsuya nods "Watch and Learn as I show you the real star of my deck...Horus, Black Flame Dragon Lv4!"

A small gray dragon appeared on the field ATK: 1600

In the stands Yugi saw this "This isn't good for Erin."

"Why's that?" Sakura asked Yugi.

"Let's just say when that dragon reaches level 8" Yugi told her "Erin will be in big trouble!"

Blair agreed "So this Tatsuya...Has Horus?...Not good for Erin..."

"What's so special about Horus?" Joey asked Yugi.

Yugi answered "You'll see if Tatsuya can get Horus Black Flame Dragon Lv8 out on the field."

"Oh he can and will" Kaiba said to the group.

Phineas frowned "Erin's not going to like what Horus Lv8 takes away from her..."

"Next" Tatsuya told Erin "I activate Spell Card: Level up!"

Erin blinks hearing this as Tatsuya spoke "Level up allows me to send one Level Monster to the Graveyard in order to Special Summon a higher Level monster of the same name. So watch as Horus Black Flame Dragon Lv4 is sent to the Graveyard and in it's place Horus evolves itself to become...Horus Black Flame Dragon Lv 6!"

True to Tatsuya's words Horus Black Flame Dragon Lv4 disappears and in it's place Horus had evolved...Becoming bigger and stronger. ATK: 2300

"Battle" Tatsuya told Erin "Horus Black Flame Dragon Lv6 attack her U.F.O Turtle! Black Flames!"

Erin watches as Tatsuya's Monster attacked but she spoke "I activate my Continuous Trap Card: Backfire! If a Fire Type Monster is destroyed by battle this Trap Card activates damaging your Life Points by five hundred"

"Small price to pay!" Tatsuya told her as his attack hit and destroyed Erin's U.F.O Turtle.

"Not only does Backfire activate" Erin told him "But I activate U.F.O Turtle's ability! When it's destroyed I get to Special Summon one Fire Attribute Monster with fifteen hundred attack points or below and I choose my second U.F.O Turtle!"

Out of the first U.F.O Turtle's ashes came Erin's second one ATK: 1400

Then Backfire activated and torched Tatsuya's Life Points.

Tatsuya's Life Points: 3300

"I still have one battle to do" Tatsuya told Erin "And it's this Magical Android attack her second U.F.O Turtle Magical Blast!"

Magical Android took aim and fired at Erin's U.F.O Turtle destroying it while damaging Erin's Life Points.

Erin's Life Points: 3000

She glared at him "Backfire activates again and I'll use U.F.O Turtle's ability to Special Summon a Solar Flare Dragon!"

Solar Flare Dragon appeared out of her destroyed U.F.O Turtle's ashes then Tatsuya took Backfire's damage. Tatsuya's Life Points: 2800

Tatsuya spoke still "You're Trap Card doesn't have that much meaning Erin! But it is annoying. I then end my turn!"

Erin smiled but Tatsuya spoke "Hold on though, when I do end my turn, on the turn when Horus Lv6 destroys one of your monsters I can send him to the Graveyard and Special Summon the FINAL FORM OF HORUS!"

Horus Black Flame Dragon Lv6 vanishes and flames erupted as if Black Flame Dragon Lv6 was evolving becoming bigger and scarier as Tatsuya spoke chanting out "Dragon of Black Flames...Sealer of Spells rise up and roar upon your enemies. Special Summon...Horus Black Flame Dragon Lv8!"

No sooner had Tatsuya completed his chant, his ace monster appeared with a mighty roar ATK: 3000

Tatsuya looks at Erin "Victory is mine on my next turn Erin. Horus Black Flame Dragon Lv8 whom is my ace will see to it. Plus don't forget about Magical Android's ability. He's still out...Magical Healing"

"We'll see!" Erin announced seeing Tatsuya's Life Points raise Tatsuya's Life Points: 3300 "I'm not finished yet! You have two monsters out on the field while I have Solar Flare Dragon. You're Horus maybe strong but it'll go down like any other monster! It's my move, I draw!"

Erin drew her card "Nice! I'll summon Volcanic Knight to the field in defense mode!"

Volcanic Knight a new Volcanic monster appeared on the field DEF: 2000

"Volcanic Knight allows me to draw one card for each Fire Monster in my Graveyard!" Erin announced "Then it also inflicts three hundred points of damage for each monster in my Graveyard. Right now I have five monsters. Elemental Hero Blazeman, Raging Flame Sprite, Elemental Hero Nova Master, and two U.F.O Turtles...So that means I get to draw five cards!"

Erin drew her five cards drawing nothing but Spells. These were enough to let her end this Duel in her victory. Tatsuya watches as Volcanic Knight unleashed volcanic lava onto him inflicting fifteen hundred points of damage to him.

Tatsuya's Life Points: 1800

She then smiles "Looks like I'll be winning this turn! I build the Overlay network overlaying my two level 4 Pyro Type Monsters."

She began overlaying her monsters chanting out "Queen of Flames, be reborn, come out and scorch my enemies! XYZ Summon! Rank Four...Infernal Flame Vixen!"

Inferno Flame Vixen appears on the field ATK: 2200

"She's not strong enough" Tatsuya told her.

"She will be!" Erin told him "I activate her ability! By sending one overlay unit she has to the Graveyard, she gains five hundred more attack points!"

Inferno Flame Vixen's attack rose after sending Volcanic Knight to the Graveyard. ATK: 2200-2700

"Next" Erin announced "I'll activate Field Spell Card: Molten Destruction!"

Tatsuya allows Erin to do so as the field changes to an erupting volcano.

"Now all Fire Monsters gain 500 attack points!" Erin told him.

He smirked as she then recognized something wrong...Usually only her monsters would benefit from the Field Spell Card. However Horus the Black Flame Dragon Lv8's attack points also increased "WHAT?" 2700-3200, 3000-3500

Tatsuya smiled at her "Did you really think Horus wasn't a Fire Attribute Monster? Think again...All of his forms are Fire Attribute Monsters!"

Clearly Erin wasn't expecting Horus Black Flame Dragon Lv8 to be a Fire Attribute Monster...Now she made it stronger unwillingly thinking it might've been a Light Attribute.

"I still have more to play then, I need to take your ace out!" Erin told him "I activate Equip Spell Card: Axe of Despair! It'll increase my monster's attack points by one thousand!"

Tatsuya said with a trolling smile on his face "You mean it could."

"What do you mean?" Erin asked "It will!"

"I said it could" Tatsuya told her still with the trolling smile "You see, I forgot to mention to you that Horus Black Flame Dragon Lv8 has a Special ability. You see while he remains on the field, every time you or I activate any Spell Card, with Horus Black Flame Dragon Lv8 I get to decide if I will allow them to go through or not...In your Molten Destruction's case, I allowed it to happen knowing my Horus Black Flame Dragon Lv 8 would benefit from it as well but in your Axe of Despair's case...Forget about it! Horus Black Flame Dragon Lv8 shall negate and destroy your Spell Card, with Sealing Black Flames!"

Erin watches as her Axe of Despair was negated and destroyed. For once panic set into her as she didn't anticipate ever going up against a Horus. To make matters worse, she did Swords of Revealing Light in her hand and it would be good payback against Horus allowing her to set up on it but Horus's power was greater than Swords of Revealing Light. Her other Equip Spell Card United We Stand was useless...She had no answer to Horus!

She grits her teeth hoping that she'd survive the next round "There is something I can do, Battle! Inferno Flame Vixen attack Magical Android with Flaming Blast!"

Inferno Flame Vixen took aim and fired at Magical Android hitting and destroying it.

"There goes your healer at least" Erin told Tatsuya.

Tatsuya's Life Points fall 800

"Turn end" Erin told him still a bit confident she could win this one...She had three thousand Life Points left. To her there was no way he could turn this one around.

"It's my move" Tatsuya told her "I draw!"

He drew "You aren't the only one with a drawing card, I activate Spell Card: Black Flame Vengeance!"

A new Spell Card was played and it featured Horus Black Flame Dragon on it rampaging on a town. Tatsuya spoke "Now thanks to this Spell Card: I get to draw one card for each Horus Black Flame Dragon in my Graveyard or on the field."
He eyes an uneasy Erin "That's right, as you recall I have shown you I have three of them, so I get to draw three cards!"

He drew his three cards then checked his hand then grinned "Nice, a winning hand."

Erin gulps "What do you have?"

"I have this" Tatsuya said "I summon the Tuner Monster XX-Saber Felhelm Knight!"

An XX-Saber monster appeared on the field ATK: 1300

"Next" Tastuya told Erin "I activate Spell Card: Double Summon, it allows me to Summon one addition Monster and I choose to Summon my Obnoxious Celtic Guard!"

Obnoxious Celtic Guard appeared on the field ATK: 1400

"Interesting" Yugi muttered.

"What is?" Sakura asked

Yugi answered "I'm having trouble trying to see a pattern in Tatsuya's deck. Unlike Erin's which is a Fire Type Deck, and Blair's which is all Light, with Phineas and Ferb's deck having Machine Types...Tatsuya's deck...It's hard to see what types he has in it...I'm going out of the blue on this one and saying his deck is a strategy based deck! In hopes to use multiple strategies at one time and thanks to Horus his Black Flame Dragon, he can easily hold his opponents off."

"Great" Joey said "So what you are saying Yug is you can't find any weaknesses in this deck?"

"Not that I can tell" Yugi told him "However Trap Cards might still work on him. It's a good solid deck."

Phineas watches the Duel "Well he certainly has the attack points needed to win I guess."

"That's not his intention though" Yugi said "He's planning on the ultimate humiliation."

Kaiba grinned "Just as I taught him too."

Tatsuya eyes Erin "Now to defeat you Erin, I'm going to tune my Level 3, XX-Saber Felhelm Knight with my Level Four Obnoxious Celtic Guard"

He chants out "Dragon of the Black Rose, rise under the Moonlight to terrify your enemies...AWAKEN, Synchro Summon Level 7, Black Rose Moonlight Dragon!"

Once again everyone watches as Tatsuya's Tuner Monster split into three rings and scanned Obnoxious Celtic Guard and a white light erupts and when both the chant and light ended Black Rose Moonlight Dragon appeared ATK: 2400

"How's this going to change things?" Erin asked uneasy knowing that her monster couldn't take on Horus Black Flame Dragon Lv8 but she'd still have her Life Points at a high level.

Tatsuya answered "I activate Black Rose Moonlight Dragon's special ability. Immediately once she's Synchro Summoned and then if my opponent manages to summon from their Extra Deck a Level five or higher Monster I can activate her effect again...Anyway now I get to Select one Monster that was Special Summoned on your turns and send it back to your hand."

Erin gasps "NO!"

"Oh yes, since you only have one monster that's easy, Black Rose Moonlight Dragon, Send her XYZ Monster back to her hand, Moonlight Vines!"

Black Rose Moonlight Dragon roared sending Erin's XYZ monster back into her hand.

"Now" Tatsuya told her "You are wide opened...Plus you have no Fire Monsters out. Battle! Horus Black Flame Dragon and Black Rose Moon Light Dragon attack Erin Directly!"

Horus, Black Flame Dragon Lv8 and Black Rose Moonlight Dragon roar and attack Erin mercilessly. Once again Erin didn't have any Trap Cards down, her only hope was if her monster could handle Horus's attack which it could've but badly. Her Life points fell and fell hard and were deputed.

Erin's Life Points: 0

Tatsuya's Life Points: 800

"I win" Tatsuya told her.

Erin didn't know what went wrong. She was in total disbelief that she lost to this boy.

Kaiba smiled "Good work Tatsuya. Not bad of a comeback. This was a victory you deserved."

"Thanks Mr. Kaiba" Tatsuya said.

Erin was on her knees in disbelief still. If only Horus Black Flame Dragon Lv8 didn't have it's ability to cancel out her Spell Cards she would've won and she knew it. She was left scrambling for answers.

"Erin" Sakura said seeing her daughter like this.

Blair notices it too her best friend had got her butt kicked in this Duel...Okay so she didn't get her butt kicked, she gave it her all. She fell up short. Seto Kaiba turned to the others "Tatsuya gets to do what he wants to Erin. So let's leave them."

Li was about to object but knew when it came to duelist and honor he couldn't "Alright then."

Joey was fuming glaring at Tatsuya "ONE DAY TATSUYA I'LL AVENGE ERIN'S LOSS!"

Tatsuya looks at Joey then mocked him even further as in the way Kaiba would "You? Want to Duel me next time? Well, Mr. Kaiba should I be looking forward to that?"

Kaiba smirked hearing this and answered back "My advice is this Tatsuya...Don't bother your time with that dueling monkey. He might be contagious with his dueling ways but if there is no way out of it...Then be my guests duel him and I know you'll put the dueling monkey in his place."

Joey made a fist "KAIBA!"

He was held by Tristian "Easy man! Don't get yourself all up in an uproar."

Joey sighed as the group left Tatsuya with Erin still in disbelief. Now she lost to Pegasus and Jaden before but this lost took something away from her. She looks at Tatsuya "What do you want from me?"

Tatsuya looks at her seeing her in that defeated state "Quite your crying for one thing Erin. Duelist don't cry when they lose! You aren't going to win them all."

Erin sighs "I suppose but why did I have to lose to you when you are what one would call a numb?"

Tatsuya smirked "In a way just because you got a head start with Pegasus doesn't mean you aren't a numb yourself. Now as to what I want from you...Remove your boots and socks."

Erin blushes bright red knowing he had some sort of foot feetish but only when it came to cute girls. In that way she didn't mind it. Still it hurt her to lose to him in that way but she willingly obeyed him taking her boots and socks off showing him her small feet and letting him handle them "Please...Don't be too rough, my feet are yours right now."

He took her feet in his hands and brings them to his nose to begin smelling them "Let's see how your feet smell."

Erin doesn't say a word broken at her loss and lets him smell her feet a few tears fall from her eyes wondering where she went wrong in her Duel.

end of chapter

I did cut the foot smelling scene out a little bit and wanted Tatsuya to enjoy Erin's feet so when he does Duel Yuzu and yes, that will be confirmed that he will Duel his crush, he'll compare Erin's feet to Yuzu's. Now I'm not familiar with Arc V but I do find Yuzu cute. She maybe Yuya's but I do see her being fit for Tatsuya. Anyway I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I even debated to put the foot smelling scene in but I did anyway but kept it short. Erin has lost her duel with her rival but I will tell you there will be plenty of rematches with Erin and Tatsuya. The next rematch the two have may or not have the same results. Anyway next chapter is, Chapter 27: Horus and Friends vs. Luck Determined to avenge Erin's loss to Tatsuya and to make her feel better, Joey decides to confront Tatsuya, however Joey maybe in over his head. Can his luck prevail over Tatsuya's incredible strategy deck?

Made up cards.

Here are the made up cards in this chapter.

Volcanic Knight

Attribute: Fire

Level 4

Type: Pyro/Effect

ATK: 1400, DEF: 2000

Effect: If this card is successfully summoned, draw one card for each Fire Monster in your Graveyard, inflict 300 points of damage to your opponent's Life Points for each Fire Monster in your Graveyard.

This belonged to Erin

Black Flame Vengeance

Type: Spell Card

Effect: Draw one card for each "Horus Black Flame Dragon" in your Graveyard or Field.

Belongs to Tatsuya