Hey everyone! Well, this past weekend was pretty cool. I got to go see Transformers at the theatre, and it didn't disappoint me one bit. I found it to be rather excellent, and I can't wait till it comes out on DVD.

Life otherwise is pretty cool. My mate and I are still getting along through it, even though her job keeps her busy. Btw, I don't think I ever mentioned it, but she got a little job around close by to just have something to do. I used to work there last year, and I like I keep reminding her, she'll find something more permanent in time.

Ah yes, this week is going to be so awesome. I get to go see some friends I met online back when I started playing Yugioh this weekend. I've met one of the group previously two years ago, and he'll be there again, so this should a pretty sweet time. feels like Jaden momentarily Lol, but I leave for this cool weekend on Friday, so no worries about the chapter not getting posted.

Well, last time, Illidan and Marie both graduated from graduate school. Seto of course had something in mind for the two, which was a job. The question is, can Illidan win the jobs in the duel? That shall soon be found out!

For now though, queue the review music!

Ultimate Legendary Master: Lol, that's alright. I understand, sometimes I can't think of anything to say either, lol. My 4th of July was alright. I went with my step mom to visit her family, who had a cookout. It was a good time overall. That sucks to be stuck on a plane. I haven't flown in forever, and don't miss it that much either, lol.

x-knight20: Yep, the old gang is somewhat back together. Yeah, it wasn't a freak out, just a calm gathering.

Metal Overlord 2.0: I haven't heard from you in forever! Lol, but thank you for your comments. We'll see about the tag team dueling, hehe. I've been doing writing, but it's been slow. Sometimes I'm in the mood to write a chapter or two a day, and others I just suck at getting anything close to resembling a chapter. As for my choice of stage, yeah, DA is different, but I figured they had done everything else in the show, so there was a need to move onto new grounds. The GX crew may pick something up from Illidan and Marie, you never know. Lol, yes, ten years of marriage hasn't changed a thing between the two. They're still the same old pair. growls I'm not a doggy-man! I'm a half dog demon, not doggy-man! Got it!?

Isis the Sphinx: Lol, yes, I could have embarrassed Kaiba a little more I suppose, but I figured I'd give him a break. After all, he was embarrassed enough at the thought of a rematch with Marie. Yeah, I'm trying to put more humor into this story, along with other aspects that I thought I'd try. Yep, the Harry Potter movie is coming out soon. My mate was excited originally when she found out the date, but now she's not as interested. sighs at confusing mate. Lol, yes, it's a busy summer. Cool that your birthday is in a little over a week. I just turned 24 in May, and I'm still pondering where 21 went, lol.

ardee: Thanks. Yes, they're having their long overdue rematch. We'll see about Seto winning. Never know, Seto could pull an upset victory… or not, lol. Time will tell. As for BESD, who knows. He probably took it out of his deck long ago due to the impossibility of summoning it. It's like impossible, lol. True about the Sacred Beasts naming convention. I never could understand why they called them sacred. From what I saw of them, they were evil, aka, no good period, that we know of that is. We'll see though. Maybe there is a reason they're evil.

pink-kiss-candy: Thanks. Lol, Ryon, you know it wasn't me. I could never do anything evil. swipes a sucker from a baby and hands it to Ryon. Ryon, why did you steal that kid's candy!? Shame on you! Lol, evil palm trees? sighs Ryon, maybe it's time we took you back to the nuthouse.

Ok everyone, that's it for my reviews. I'm still working on finishing up this story, but for now, I have plenty of chapters to post, so long as I don't post like a million a week, lol. Hopefully I'll finish in the near future. I just keep getting involved in so many things that I rarely get time to write unfortunately. Plus, I keep having ideas for my next fan fic. I need to just focus on this story. realizes he's rambling. Oops, lol.

Anyways, I hope you all enjoy this chapter. Till next time!

Chapter 3

The four took a silent, short trip in the elevator to the top of the building. Once reaching the top, the four stepped out to a dueling field.

"So, you expected me to say yes I take it?" Illidan said slyly.

Grinning, Seto replied "Naturally. I knew you wouldn't break a promise, plus you never back down from a challenge. It was a given that this duel was going to happen."

Slightly smirking at Seto's attitude, Illidan continued to walk forward towards the middle of the field. Marie walked along side of him silently, but still clasped his hand.

The four finally reached the center as a small gust of wind blew up. Illidan's hair danced in it for a moment before it fell back to it's usual place. Looking at Seto, Illidan noticed that for once, he seemed rather peaceful, which was just odd to him.

"I've not seen him smile like he is since ancient times. Is it possible he's finally learned to enjoy himself?"

Setting down his briefcase, Seto slowly undid the locks. Before opening it, he glanced up at Illidan, saying "You did bring your Duel Disk, right?"

Nodding, Illidan simply replied "Of course I brought it! I didn't count on dueling you, but I planned on being prepared just in case I saw the others."

Smirking back, Seto opened his briefcase and pulled a different looking Duel Disk out. He then tossed it to Illidan, who wasn't expecting Seto to chuck something at him, but expertly caught it.

Looking over the new Duel Disk, he raised an eyebrow as Seto said "That's one of Duel Academy's new Duel Disks. These Duel Disks are far more superior to the ones we used to use. The graphics are far more advanced, and they are more physical than the previously used versions. I made them so the students would get a real thrill out of dueling. That one is for you to keep, if you can beat me."

Nodding, Illidan smiled at Seto as he strapped the Duel Disk on. Seto proceeded to pull another Duel Disk out of his briefcase and then strapped it on as well. He then reached into his coat pocket and pulled out his deck.

Illidan followed suit and pulled his deck from his deck holder on his belt. He then walked up to Seto and handed his deck to him. Seto did the same for Illidan, and both began to shuffle in silence. At last, both finished and handed back each others deck.

Surprisingly, Seto then offered a hand to Illidan, saying "Good luck Illidan."

Smiling back, Illidan extended his own hand and said "Good luck to you too Seto."

The two then took their respectful decks and stuck them in their Duel Disks. They each then turned away from one another and began walking towards the opposite sides of the long field. Marie and Mokuba quickly took the hint that they were ready and quickly moved off the field.

At long last, both Illidan and Seto reached the end of the field simultaneously and turned to face one another. Both smiled at one another, each enjoying the moment before the preverbal calm of the storm.

After a long moment, the two then held out their left arms, as the two Duel Disks powered up. The blade like design slid out slightly, and the internal blade shot outwards. The lights on each disk then came to life as the life point counters quickly rose to 8000 points.

"I've been waiting a long time for this Illidan." Seto said with a calm, but excited voice.

Closing his eyes for a moment, Seto then smiled and opened his eyes once more with happiness shining from them. "Ten years ago, I couldn't wait to duel you, and in all this time, I still can't yet wait. You know, you were the second person since Yami to really create a rivalry that picked away at me."

Smiling once more, Seto stared up at the sky, saying "Back then, I dueled to prove myself, to prove I was the best of the best. Maybe that's why my fall was so great when I lost to Yami, and then once again when I dueled you."

Lightly chuckling as he continued to stare at the sky, he continued with "I was so full of anger, hatred, and jealousy that I couldn't see why I was losing. It wasn't due that my cards failed me, or to my lack of strategy. No, it was due that I didn't believe in what I was fighting for. Ten years ago, I finally learned that lesson, hence why for ten years I've desperately wanted to duel you."

Now looking straight at Illidan, Seto boldly said "For ten years now, I've dreamed of a duel with you again to show you that now I'm really ready to fight you. No longer do I duel like I used to, but now I duel like I should have. Now I duel with my heart, my soul, and my feelings! I duel now not to prove myself to the world, but to just test my strength, as well as to have fun. Yes, I just said fun before you ask."

Illidan only smiled at this and replied "Good to know that Seto, because I want to duel you for fun."

Smiling back, Seto nodded and said "Very good, because I don't intend on going easy on you Illidan. I plan on fighting you with all my very being!"

Both then drew their first five cards from their decks and Illidan called out "Time to cut loose and duel!"

Smirking slightly, Seto gingerly said "You can begin Illidan."

Smiling, Illidan drew his first card, saying "Why thank you Seto."

Looking his hand over, he saw he held Magic Cylinder, Apprentice Magician, Rapid-Fire Magician, Tsukuyomi, Silent Magician LV4, and his newly drawn Magical Blast. Smiling at his new cards, Illidan picked one card up and prepared his move.

"First, I'll start by summoning my Rapid-Fire Magician (1600/1200) in attack mode." A mage with long flowing purple hair, a black pair of leather pants, a short sleeved cloak with black flowing cloak, an odd black hat, and two black finger cut off gloves (one for each hand) then appeared. In each hand he held a staff with bird like claws, which clutched small orbs. To top it all off, around nine different colored spheres formed an arch around him.

Looking the new monster over, Seto lightly smirked, saying "A new monster I see. Very impressive Illidan."

Smiling back, Illidan only continued, saying "Thanks, but he's more than a pretty face. Why don't I show you now. I activate the spell card Magical Blast, which can only be activated when I possess a Spellcaster type monster on my field. Now thanks to this card, I can inflict 200 points of direct damage to your life points for each Spellcaster on my field, so take it away Rapid-Fire Magician!"

The mage's right staff began glowing brightly as he raised it and fired a powerful purple and pink striped sphere of energy at Seto. He was hit head on, but was hardly fazed.

"Next comes the fun part. Since I played a normal spell card, my mage's special ability is triggered. He now gets to deal you an additional 400 points of direct damage!"

This said, the mage smirked and raised both staffs. Both glowed brightly as several new spheres of light appeared. They then began to rapidly flash across the field, each striking Seto head on, making him cover his face as he was pushed backwards slightly.

"Not bad at all Illidan. I see you've yet to lose your touch. And even more impressive is the fact you're playing a completely different strategy than the one I'm used to seeing you play." Seto said with remarkable calmness.

Nodding, Illidan only calmly replied "There's more to come Seto, but for now, I'll place one card face down and end my move." (Illidan 8000, Seto 7400)

Drawing his card, Seto smiled and said "It's time I show you what I've got now Illidan. First, I begin by playing my spell card Pot of Greed! This allows me to draw two new cards from my deck." A large green pot with a goblins face then appeared and let out a small laugh as Seto drew two new cards. As it's laugh ended, the pot shattered.

Looking over his cards, Seto called out "I now play the spell card White Dragon Ritual! By sending a monster or monsters that total four stars to the Graveyard, I can special summon a certain monster from my hand. So I'll send my Luster Dragon #2 to the Graveyard and special summon my Paladin of White Dragon (1900/1200) in attack mode!"

A white dragon with large golden eyes and large warrior on it's back with white armor, cape, and a powerful sword and shield then appeared on the field. The warrior had greenish skin, but his face was hidden by a helmet that covered all but his chin and mouth.

"As strong as this monster is, it's not enough to defeat you, so I'll now activate my monster's special ability. Now by sending him to the Graveyard, I can special summon one specific monster from my deck or hand to the field. Wanna guess which one it is?"

Rolling his eyes sarcastically, Illidan grumbled "I already know…"

Smirking, Seto replied "Right you are Illidan, you sure do know it! I now special summon from my deck the Blue-Eyes White Dragon (3000/2500) in attack mode!" With a flash of light, the warrior and dragon vanished, and a large, metallic looking white dragon appeared in it's place. It let out a loud roar as it stretched out it's mighty wings and bared it's teeth at Illidan.

Seeing this monster, Marie only glanced at Illidan with a worried look. "With Blue-Eyes already out, Illidan is in trouble"

Looking back to see Marie's worried look, Illidan only called out to her, saying "Don't worry, I'll be fine. That dragon is harmless this turn, right Seto."

Seton chuckled at this, and nodded, saying "True Illidan, he is harmless to you, for now. He can't attack due that I special summoned him using Paladin of White Dragon's effect, but there are more ways to use a Blue-Eyes than to attack with."

Not sure of what Seto was talking about, Illidan was about to ask when Seto interrupted, saying "I now play the spell card known as Burst Stream of Destruction!"

Unsure of what this card did, Illidan asked "What in the world does that thing do?!"

Seeing the confusing in Illidan's eyes, Seto lightly chuckled, saying "It's easy Illidan. You see, I can only activate this card when a Blue-Eyes White Dragon is out. Since one is, this card allows me to destroy all monsters on your side of the field! So now, Blue-Eyes, use your Burst Stream of Destruction to annihilate that mage!"

The mighty white dragon roared loudly as it opened it's jaws to reveal a large build up of white energy. In a flash, the dragon spat a powerful sphere of white energy at the black leather clad mage, who was struck head on, making him cry out in pain as he exploded into millions of pieces.

Illidan could only slightly growl at this, but remained calm. "No worries, for I still have my face down." he calmly reassured himself.

Seeing the ever cool persona of Illidan sticking, Seto smirked, saying smartly "By the way, my spell card does have an unfortunate effect. It keeps my Blue-Eyes White Dragon from attacking this turn. Ironic though, that my dragon already couldn't, yet he caused more destruction than you thought he could."

Still, Illidan didn't give in to Seto's taunting, which made Seto decide to kick things up. "Now, I play the spell card Heavy Storm! This spell card will now destroy all spell and trap cards on the field, so say bye bye to that face down card!" A powerful set of twisters then burst onto the field, each striking at the spell and trap cards zones in front of Illidan and Seto. One of the twisters then struck Illidan's face down, easily revealing it to have been Magic Cylinder.

"Not good…" Illidan said with a growl of frustration.

Lightly chuckling, Seto replied "You're right, that's not good at all for you, especially since I'm about to take this duel up to another level. I now summon a monster that will really put you in a bind. I summon Kaibaman (200/700) in attack mode!"

A human looking monster then appeared on the field. His attire consisted of black leather pants, a white trench coat, a long black sleeved shirt that ran down to his black spiked tipped gloves, a red vest, long butt length red hair that flowed freely behind him, and a white dragon shaped helmet that covered his head. The resemblance the monster bore of Kaiba was the most shocking thing of all though.

Seeing Illidan and Marie's surprised looks, Seto sarcastically asked "Quite the looker isn't he?"

"Where in the world did you get a card that looks like you!?" Illidan asked with his jaw slightly hanging open.

Chuckling, Seto replied "Simply put, I got it from Pegasus."

Looking at Seto carefully, Illidan asked "You mean you let him sketch you!?"

Seemingly getting embarrassed at this attention he was now getting, Seto turned halfway away from Illidan, replying "Yes…"

"That had to have been fun." Illidan teased.

Growling slightly, Seto then replied "It wasn't that fun…"

Flashing back in his mind to the day that Pegasus had called him about the card, he remembered that Pegasus had kept pushing for him to come pose for him.

"No way in hell am I posing in front of you for some card!" Kaiba had yelled angrily on the phone.

"But Kaiba-boy, it's for a good cause. Come on, I just need you here for one day, then you can continue your boring little life at Kaiba Corp." Pegasus countered.

"No!" was all was said back by Seto.

"Kaiba-boy, do you even know what this card will do? It will tremendously help you and your deck if you allow me to sketch you."

Glaring at the video phone, Seto asked "What kind of effect?"

Seto remembered that Pegasus had truly been right. The card's effect was a tremendous boost to his deck, and Seto had no choice but to accept. He shuttered at the memories of him posing for Pegasus while dressed up in the very same outfit. True, most of it was his original outfit he wore at Battle City and afterwards, but the helmet was added in, as well as the long red hair. After it was all said and done, Pegasus got the sketches he needed, and within a month, had a card ready for Seto.

Looking back up at Illidan, Seto finally said "I may have had to have put up with Pegasus's ridiculous sketching of me, plus his comments, but it was well worth it to get this monster. This monster will truly prove to be a thorn in your side."

"Wouldn't surprise me, seeing how he's you in disguise." Illidan joked.

"I wouldn't poke fun at Kaibaman just yet Illidan. Just wait till I use his effect. Now, I activate his special ability! By sacrificing him, I can special summon one Blue-Eyes White Dragon from my hand to the field, so rise up Blue-Eyes White Dragon (3000/2500) in attack mode!" called out Seto.

The Kaiba look-a-like vanished instantly as Seto slapped the new monster card to his Duel Disk. Instantly, another white metallic dragon appeared on the field, letting off a mighty roar as the first one had at Illidan.

"Illidan!" Marie said as she looked on in horror.

"Two Blue-Eyes already. Man, this is not going well for me." Illidan thought as he brooded over the fact he was now being outmaneuvered.

Lightly chuckling, Seto called out "Blue-Eyes White Dragon, direct attack Illidan's life points with White Lightning!"

The mighty dragon took flight and opened up it's powerful jaws. Lightning flicked within it's jaws as it drew out more and more power. Finally, the dragon spat a beam of white energy straight at Illidan, which easily struck him, forcing him to fall to one knee in pain.

Slow to stand, Illidan said "Well, I must admit, these new Duel Disks do pack a bit more of a punch in them. Still, that won't stop me from winning this duel."

Hearing this, Seto only chuckled and responded with "You think so huh? Well, let's see what you've got Illidan. I end my turn." (Illidan 5000, Seto 7400)