Author's Note: Apologies for the slight delay with the second half of this story. I've been spending the last two days trying to get over my cold. At least I'm still pretty sure it's a cold. It could just be really bad hay fever. But as the old saying goes, better late than never.

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! GX or Strawberry Panic.

Part 2: Shizuma's Revenge

Nagisa slowly awoke to the light of the sun shining in through the window. By the time she was fully awake, Nagisa quickly noticed that Shizuma was no longer in the bed with her. After getting out of bed and slipping on a pink robe, Nagisa went downstairs to find Shizuma sitting on the couch in the living room. The silver-haired duelist was already fully dressed in a low-cut red shirt with a black leather jacket and a pair of faded blue jeans. Several Duel Monsters cards were spread out on the coffee table in front of her, making it clear to Nagisa that Shizuma had been preparing her deck for her upcoming duel with Kaiba.

"How long have you been down here?" Nagia asked as she approached the couch.

"Since about 5:30." Shizuma answered as she finished rebuilding her deck. "I wanted to try and make some improvements to my deck before facing that arrogant bastard."

Nagisa went behind the couch and wrapped her arms around Shizuma's shoulders. "You're really worried about losing this duel, aren't you?"

"…I'm not sure if can take losing to Kaiba a second time." Shizuma admitted. "If I do… it'll feel like I haven't improved at all as a duelist. Like I'm still that same little girl who lost during that party."

Nagisa gave Shizuma a kiss on the cheek. "Don't worry, Shizuma. I know you can beat him."

At last a small smile came to Shizuma's face. "Thanks. We should probably get going."

Nagisa nodded and went back upstairs to get dressed. A few minutes later, the couple took off in Shizuma's Ferrari and headed for the Eiffel Tower. By the time they arrived, Kaiba was already waiting for them. He had on his usual dueling outfit, consisting of a black shirt and black pants with a long sleeveless white coat.

"So you actually had the nerve to show up." Kaiba observed with an amused smirk. "I was sure you'd chicken out."

"Like hell." Shizuma responded. "I have a score to settle with you."

"Well I hope you're ready to be humiliated for a second time." Kaiba told her. "By the time I'm finished with you, you'll probably retire from dueling and maybe take up flower arranging or something more suited for a Miator graduate."

"I wouldn't be so sure, Kaiba-boy." A familiar voice interrupted.

Shizuma and the others quickly looked in the direction the voice came from. Walking towards the group was a man with long grey hair that obscured the left side of his face. He had on a bright-red suit with a bolo tie. The three quickly recognized the man as Maximillion Pegasus, the creator of Duel Monsters.

"What're you doing here, Pegasus?" Kaiba demanded to know.

"I was at that little party last night and overheard your little conversation with these two lovely ladies." Pegasus innocently explained. "I have to say, Kaiba-boy. From the way you spoke to those two, it's little wonder that you still don't have a girlfriend."

"Shut up, you lunatic!" Kaiba shot back. "Why the hell would you even be interested in this duel anyway?"

"I'm actually somewhat acquainted with your latest opponent and her girlfriend." Pegasus revealed. "Truth be told, I've actually been following their progress as duelists. And I know for a fact that Shizuma and Nagisa's relationship with one another has made them both far stronger than they once were. I've yet to see this power for myself, but quite frankly, I don't think you stand a chance of winning this duel, Kaiba-boy."

"I'll show you how wrong you are, Pegasus!" Kaiba declared. "Hanazono, let's do this!"

With that, the two duelists took their positions and activated their duel disks. Nagisa and Pegasus had quickly taken a spot off to the side of the duel to watch.

"Hey Mr. Pegasus, Kaiba sure doesn't seem to like you very much." Nagisa observed.

"Oh, he's still a little sore at me for the time I kidnapped his little brother and trapped his soul in a card." Pegasus explained.

"Oh…" Nagisa replied. "Wait, what?"

Shizuma drew her first card. "I set one card on the field. Then I summon Phantom Magician in Defense Mode!"

Appearing on Shizuma's side of the battlefield with a small skeletal creature wearing a tattered black hooded cloak. A plain white mask covered his face, and in his right hand was a small magic wand.

"I end my turn." Shizuma announced.

"Not much of a defense." Kaiba remarked as he drew his first card. "I summon Vorse Raider in Attack Mode!" The same axe-wielding beast that Kaiba had used in their original duel appeared on the field.

"I activate the Continuous Trap, DNA Transplant!" Shizuma quickly announced. "As long as this card is on the field, the attribute of any monster we play becomes an attribute of my choosing. And the attribute I choose is Water!"

"And just what was the point of that move?" Kaiba asked. "I guess that Trap of yours does prevent me from using the Crush Card Virus combo I used to beat you in our last duel. But I don't need that card to beat you."

"There's another reason why I played this card, Kaiba." Shizuma told him.

"Whatever." Kaiba responded. "Either way, that magician of yours is dead meat. Vorse Raider, attack Phantom Magician with Blood Battle Axe!"

Vorse Raider charged forward and cut the skeletal magician down the middle with one slash. The two halves shattered apart into bits of light.

"When Phantom Magician is destroyed in battle, I can summon a Hero monster from my deck in Defense Mode!" Shizuma announced. "I summon Elemental Hero Woodsman!"

Appearing in place of the slain magician in a kneeling position was a muscular warrior with light-green skin. Much of his body looked as if it was made from a tree.

"So you use one of those lame superhero decks now." Kaiba observed with an amused smirk. "I have to say, I wasn't really expecting that kind of deck from you. But there's no way a deck like that can beat mine."

"Are you done yet?" Shizuma impatiently asked.

"Fine. I'll set one card on the field and end my turn." Kaiba announced.

Shizuma drew her next card. "First I activate Woodsman's effect and add Polymerization to my hand! Then I activate the Spell, E-Emergency Call and call Elemental Hero Heat from my deck! Now I activate Polymerization and fuse Elemental Heroes Heat and Lady Heat in my hand to summon Elemental Hero Inferno!"

Appearing on the field was a warrior clad in a white, orange, and red costume, along with a similarly costumed female hero. The two of them flew into a small vortex that appeared in the sky. Dropping out of the vortex moments later was a much larger muscular hero clad in white and red armor. The hero's hands glowed like burning magna. In the center of his chest was a hole in the armor that revealed molten lava.

"Normally Inferno only has 2300 ATK." Shzima continued. "But whenever he battles a Water monster, he gains 1000 ATK during the battle. And thanks to DNA Transplant, your Vorse Raider is now a Water monster."

"I knew Shizuma had another reason for playing that Trap card." Nagisa spoke on the sidelines.

"Inferno, attack Vorse Raider!" Shizuma commanded. "Heat Blast!"

"I don't think so!" Kaiba quickly responded. "I activate my Trap, Shadow Spell!"

Before Inferno could launch an attack, several black chains shot up from the ground and wrapped themselves around the fire hero's torso. In moments, Inferno's arms were completely bound.

"Nice try, but thanks to Shadow Spell, your Hero monster can't attack." Kaiba explained. "Not only that, he loses 700 ATK. So is that the best you can do?"

"…I end my turn." Shizuma finally announced.

"I'll admit that you've actually improved a bit since the last time we faced each other." Kaiba remarked as he drew his next card. "But you're still not anywhere near my league. First I activate the Spell, Graceful Charity! With this card I draw three more cards from my deck and discard two cards from my hand!"

From the sidelines, Nagisa could see one of the cards Kaiba placed into the Graveyard slot of his duel disk. The card depicted a bluish-white dragon with dazzling blue eyes.

"Hey! I think Kaiba just discarded one of his strongest cards." Nagisa observed. "Is he going to try summoning it from the Graveyard?"

"I think it might be far worse than that." Pegasus answered. "If I'm right, and I usually am about Kaiba-boy's strategies, he's about to move in for the kill."

"I activate the Spell, Cost Down!" Kaiba announced. "By discarding one more card, the levels of all monster in my hand drop by two. Now I sacrifice Vorse Raider to summon my strongest monster, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

Vorse Raider shattered into bits of light, and a twister appeared in his place. The twister quickly died down to reveal a bluish-white dragon with striking blue eyes.

"Now I play the Spell, Dragon's Mirror!" Kaiba announced. "By removing the Blue-Eyes I have on the field and the two Blue-Eyes White Dragons I just discarded, I can fuse them together to summon the ultimate engine of destruction, the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!"

Two more white dragons flew down from the sky and merged into the dragon Kaiba had summoned to the field. The remaining dragon grew in size and sprouted two more heads. With its transformation finished, the dragon had turned into the very same creature Kaiba had used to crush Shizuma many years before. Shizuma went pale at the very sight of the creature.

"You put up a good fight, Hanazono." Kaiba admitted. "But the end of this duel begins now! Blue-Eyes, destroy Elemental Hero Inferno! Ultimate Burst!"

The dragon shot three blasts of white electrical energy from its three mouths that all collided together to form a single intense blast. The attack vaporized Inferno in one shot, and Shizuma's life points dropped to 2100.

"I'll end my turn here." Kaiba smugly announced. "Your move."

Shizuma stood frozen in fear before the sight of Kaiba's three-headed dragon. She felt like she was back at that party when she had first foolishly challenged Kaiba and lost. All the terror she had felt during that duel had come rushing back.

"I knew it." Kaiba remarked. "You may have a little more experience as a duelist, but deep down you're still that same pathetic little girl I beat all those years ago. There's no way anyone like you even had a chance against me. So why don't you make things easy on yourself and surrender?"

"Don't listen to him, Shizuma!" Nagisa called, getting the silver-haired duelist's attention. "That dragon of Kaiba's may be strong, but I know there's a way you can beat it! I believe in you, Shizuma!"

"Be quiet, you redheaded little upstart!" Kaiba cut in. "It's pointless for you to try and cheer Hanazono on. She's already lost her fighting spirit. The only thing she can do now is surrender."

"Kaiba!" Shizuma spoke, getting his attention. "I won't let you talk to Nagisa that way!" With that, Shizuma finally drew her next card.

"Looks like you've just about lost, Kaiba-boy." Pegasus remarked.

"What?" Kaiba exclaimed.

"I activate Woodsman's effect and return Polymerization to my hand!" Shizuma announced. "Now I activate Polymerization and fuse Woodsman with Elemental Hero Ocean in my hand to summon Elemental Hero Terra Firma!"

Appearing next to Woodsman was a blue aquatic-looking warrior with a single fin on top of his head. The two heroes flew into the small vortex that had appeared in the sky above the battlefield. Dropping out of the vortex with a loud thud was a gigantic muscular warrior with a body that looked like it was made of white stone. In the center of his chest was a red gem, and he had three blue gems embedded in the tops of his head and shoulders. From his back grew two spike-like protrusions with flat tips and edges, and from the sides of his waist grew two small rods.

"So you have one of the Legendary Planet cards I've heard about." Kaiba observed. "I'll admit that Terra Firma is pretty powerful, even for second-rate superhero monster. But its power pales in comparison to my Ultimate Dragon."

"I activate the Spell, Miracle Fusion!" Shizuma announced, ignoring Kaiba's comment. "I remove Ocean and Woodsman from the Graveyard to fuse them again and summon Elemental Hero Absolute Zero!"

A second warrior dropped down from the sky next to Terra Firma. This hero was smaller and was clad in white ice-like armor and a white cape.

"I activate Terra Firma's effect!" Shizuma announced. "By sacrificing Absolute Zero, Terra Firma gains his ATK until the end of the turn!"

Terra Firma grabbed the other hero by the shoulder and held on tight. The hero of ice turned into white energy and went into Terra Firma's arm. The red gem in the center of the earth hero's chest began to glow. At the same time, the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon became frozen in ice and shattered to bits.

"What… what just happened?" a shocked Kaiba asked.

"When Absolute Zero leaves the field, all monsters my opponent controls are destroyed." Shizuma explained. "But that's not all. Absolute Zero also gains 500 ATK for every Water monster on the field. And at the time of being sacrificed, Absolute Zero had 3500 ATK due to DNA Transplant. Which means right now, Terra Firma's ATK is currently 6000!"

At that point, Terra Firma grabbed onto the rods growing from his waist and pulled, revealing that they were actually the handles of swords with blades made of blazing hot fire.

"This… can't be!" Kaiba exclaimed.

"This is for Nagisa!" Shizuma proclaimed. "Terra Firma, attack Kaiba directly! Magma Slash!"

Terra Firma charged forward and slashed both blades across Kaiba's chest. Kaiba's life points dropped from 4000 to zero in an instant. With the duel at an end, Terra Firma vanished.

Shizuma stood frozen in disbelief. "I… I did it."

"Shizuma!" Nagisa excitedly called as she ran over. "I knew you'd win!"

"I couldn't have won if it wasn't for you, Nagisa." Shizuma told her. "Thank you so much." With that, Shizuma wrapped her arms around the redhead and the two of them kissed.

"Looks like you caught a lucky break." Kaiba spoke, interrupting the girls' moment. "I acknowledge you as a duelist, Hanazono. But this victory means nothing. Should we ever face each other again, I will crush."

"Just go!" Shizuma told him.

Kaiba said nothing and turned on his heel to leave. He looked back at Shizuma and Nagisa one last time before walking off.

"Well, it seems you girls really do live up to your reputation." Pegasus remarked. "It was a thrill watching you duel, Shizuma. And I always enjoy seeing Kaiba-boy get his comeuppance."

"Thank you, Mr. Pegasus." Shizuma replied.

"Well, I should be going. It was nice seeing you both again." Pegasus told them. "Ta-ta for now." And with that, Pegasus walked off.

"We should do something to celebrate." Nagisa decided. "What would you like to do, Shizuma?"

"Hmm… I can think of a few things." Shizuma replied with a predatory look that Nagisa had become all too familiar with.

"Uh, maybe we could get something to eat first." Nagis suggested with a heavy blush.

"Works for me." Shizuma agreed before kissing her on the forehead.

FIN

Afterward: That concludes the once untold story of how Shizuma beat Kaiba. I hope everyone enjoyed reading this spontaneous little two-shot of mine. I'll admit that it may not be my best work. Admittedly this has been a story I did to try and get back my enthusiasm for this other GX story I have in the works. Unfortunately I've yet to get said enthusiasm back. But I will the story in question eventually. One way or another it will be the next story in my series of GX fanfics. So stayed tuned and thanks for reading.

Please review and let me know what you think.