Prince Vlad stood alone deep beneath the streets of Domino City staring into the abyss.

"Everything is ready master… If all goes well you shall have your bride…"

"Excellent…"

"Shall I tell the duelist I arranged to proceed then?"

"By all means. And I hope for your sake you've picked a good one this time."

"One thing Master… Why are you so obsessive over this single girl?"

"Seto Kaiba… You were raised by a man without a heart… Someone who believed that material things are the key to happiness… I have a feeling you will learn soon enough that is not the case…"

"Mr. Pegasus! We have another vampire sighting!"

"Where is it?"

"It's in downtown."

"Lock and load boys, we've got a blood sucker to take care of."

"Serenity you better stay here." said Joey.

"… Promise me you'll come back safely…"

"Don't worry sis, I've made a few improvements to my deck."

A few of Pegasus' men stayed behind to guard the penthouse incase Prince Vlad and his men tried to free Mai. The rest went with Pegasus, Yugi, Joey, and the others to look for the vampire. They didn't have to look long.

"Wheeler!"

"Oh no, not you again…"

"Yes me… The king of the undead Jurassic food chain! The one and only Rex Raptor."

"Aren't you supposed to be extinct?"

"Quit calling King Rex extinct! I already told you I'm undead!"

"I don't have time for this Rex." said Joey pulling out his G18 "Where is Prince Vlad?"

"Beat me in a duel and I'll tell you."

"I've already beaten your prehistoric butt twice and you still don't take the hint? Well maybe the third time is the charm."

They both activated their duel disks.

"Let's duel!"

(Insert the song "We're all to blame" by Sum 41)

"I summon Ninja Grandmaster Sasuke in attack mode!"

(ATK: 1800 DEF: 1000)

"And I'll end my turn by playing one card face down."

"Oh it's big scary ninja, whatever will I do? Oh right, I'll stomp it with this move! But first I play The Curse of Nosferatu!"

"Sorry Rex. Saw it coming." thought Joey.

"Next I special summon Gilasaurus!

(ATK: 1400 DEF: 400)

"Now some say two heads are better then one… And I couldn't agree more! So now I'll special summon another Gilasaurus!"

(ATK: 1400 DEF: 400)

"But neither of them will be sticking around because I'm sacrificing them both so summon this bad boy! Tyrant Dragon!"

(ATK: 2900 DEF: 2500)

"And thanks to the Curse of Nosferatu it becomes a vampire and gains an additional 500 attack points!"

(ATK: 3400)

"Tyrant Dragon! Destroy his Ninja Grandmaster Sasuke!"

Rex's Tyrant Dragon blasted it's target, but when the smoke cleared Joey's ninja was still there… and his life points had actually increased."

(Joey: 7400)

"What the! There's no way! This can't be right!"

"Oh it's right Rex. Didn't you see my face down trap, or do you really have a brain the size of a peanut? It's called Draining Shield, whenever one of your monster's attacks I can negate it and add the strength of that card to my life points."

"No way!"

"Yes way, now it's my turn, and I play Reinforcement of the Army! This spell card lets me search my deck for level 4 or lower warrior type monster, and I choose Marauding Captain!"

(ATK: 1200 DEF: 400)

"And I'll use his special ability to summon another Marauding Captain!"

(ATK: 1200 DEF: 400)

"Big deal! My monsters will devour your precious warriors!"

Rex drew his card.

"Alright! I summon Gagagigo!"

(ATK: 1850 DEF: 1000)

"Next I activate the spell card Ultra Evolution Pill! This allows me to sacrifice Gagagigo to summon Ultimate Tyranno!"

(ATK: 3000 DEF: 2200)

"And don't forget, now he becomes a vampire and gets an attack boost!"

(ATK: 3500)

"And if you think that's scary, he can attack all your monsters at once! Tyranno attack!"

But Rex's monster didn't move.

"Didn't you hear me? I said attack!"

"Sorry Rex, but he can't attack."

"What are you talking about!"

"I'm talking about Marauding Captain's effect, since I have two on the field you can't attack any of my warrior monsters."

"You've got to be kidding me!"

"I never kid Rex. You focus too much on your monster's brute strength, but without strategy power is just an empty threat. With two cards that most people would consider weak I've stopped your monsters in their tracks. And to make matters worse you've used up all the cards in your hand, so there is nothing you can do to stop my attack!"

"You've nothing strong enough!"

"I don't need attack points to destroy your monsters. First I'll play Dangerous Machine Type-6; next I sacrifice all three of my warriors to summon Gilford the Lightening!"

(ATK: 2800 DEF: 1400)

"And since I sacrificed three monsters to summon him all your monsters are destroyed!"

Both Rex's monsters were blasted into oblivion.

"Now Gilford attack him directly!"

(Rex: 1200)

"You're going to pay for that Wheeler! I play the spell card Monster Reborn to resurrect my Ultimate Tyranno, and now I'll have him destroy your Gilford!"

(Joey: 6700)

Joey's Gilford the Lightening may have been devoured, but the Curse of Nosferatu wasn't taking effect because Joey had acquired a surplus of life points.

"Alright Rex, since It's my turn the effect of my Dangerous Machine Type-6 activates, now I roll a six sided die, and what happens next depends on my roll…"

Joey rolled the die.

"Yes! A five! With that I can destroy one monster on your side of the field, namely your Ultimate Tyranno!"

Rex's Ultimate Tyranno went up in smoke.

"No! That means I'm defenseless!"

"And wide open for an attack, remember this card Rex, it's the first monster of mine you destroyed during our first duel back at Duelist Kingdom, and now he wants some payback."

"Oh no…"

"That's right, say hello to my little friend Baby Dragon!"

(ATK: 1200 DEF: 700)

"Baby Dragon, attack his life points directly and end this!"

Joey's Baby Dragon basted Rex with a stream of fire (which Vampires are known to avoid).

"AAAAAGGGGGGHHHH!"

(Rex: 0)

"No more games Rex! Where is Prince Vlad?"

Rex started laughing.

"Why don't you ask you're sister?"

"What are you talking about?"

"I can't believe you fell for the oldest trick in the book Wheeler… This duel was a diversion. I lured you and the others away so my Master could claim his bride!"

"Oh no… Everyone back to the penthouse!"

Back at the penthouse Serenity was dressed in her white nightgown, she couldn't sleep knowing Joey was out there fighting vampires. She was so lost in her thoughts she didn't notice the person standing on the adjacent rooftop.

"Those fools have the whole place filled with garlic thinking it will keep her safe… But I don't need to go in there… I just need to make her come out…"

Prince Vlad had already put Pegasus' men asleep using his mind control abilities, he didn't expect Serenity to be any more difficult.

"Serenity… I command you… arise… take off your crucifix and walk to the door…"

Serenity couldn't stop herself, it was like she was in a trance. She walked over to the door, opened it, and closed it behind her. Prince Vlad slapped himself on the forehead.

"Serenity… you are in the closet… open the door and come out… now walk to the balcony door… watch out for the foot… stool… Oh to hell with this, Plan B."

Prince Vlad glided over to the balcony and broke threw the door with his bare hands. He covered his face with his cloak so he wouldn't inhale the garlic fumes. He marched in, quickly picked her up, and got out.

"That wasn't so bad." he thought.

He took a moment to examine her, her skin was so warm, and she had this sweet scent that was just intoxicating, and her long hair was so soft. She was a perfect prize. He carried the sleeping girl in his arms and flew off into the night.

"You will be my bride throughout eternity… We'll share the endless passion of immortal love."