Sorry for the long wait. I asked Matarra if the author would like to help me, said yes and helped me write the chapter but couldn't send me what she wrote because she was on vacation. I hope you like it and will review. And thank you Matarra.

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Yuma grinned, "Alright! Let's go! I summon Goblindberg in attack mode! I then activate its special ability, which allows me to summon another monster that is level four or lower from my hand-"

"Yuma. I am fairly familiar with your deck. I know exactly what Goblindberg does," TJ deadpanned.

"Oh, right," Yuma said sheepishly, "Anyway, I special summon Gogogo Golem! I use these two monsters to build the overlay network! I xyz summon Number 39: Utopia!"

"I activate the quick spell card, Offerings to the Doomed. It allows me to destroy one face up monster, but skip my next draw phase." TJ stated.

Utopia exploded in a shower of light as Yuma yelped, "No fair!"

"Actually, Yuma, it is quite fair. I must say, your brother is a remarkable duelist, destroying your monster already when he himself has not taken a turn yet." Astral commented.

"Shut it, Astral!" Yuma hissed.

"...what did you say, Yuma?" TJ asked.

"Nothing!" Yuma called.

"It looked like you were talking to someone," TJ said, sounding suspicious.

"I set two cards facedown and end my turn!" Yuma said hastily.

TJ frowned, "Don't try to change the subject! You know, let's put some weight on this duel. If I win, you have to tell me 100% honestly who you were talking to, even if it was yourself! And if I find out you lied later, you'll really pay for it. If you win, I will never bring up the subject again, deal?"

Yuma hesitated, then, "Alright! But I'm gonna win!"

"Fat chance," TJ smirked, "I set a monster then I set one card facedown. I then activate Tremendous Fire! This card deals-"

"1000 points of damage to me and 500 to you, hah! See how it feels?" Yuma cheered as Astral facepalmed.

TJ rolled his eyes, "Fair enough, so as you said, I take 500 and you take 1000 damage to your life points!"

TJ: 3500

Yuma: 3000

"I end my turn, your move, bro." TJ said with a grin.

"Alright! I draw! I summon Gogogo Giant (2000/0)!" Yuma cried.

I attack your facedown monster!" Yuma cried. The card was flipped face up to reveal Shaddoll Dragon (1900/0).

Gogogo Giant destroyed Shaddoll Dragon, sending it to the graveyard. "Because Gogogo Giant attacked, it is changed to defense mode. I set one card facedown and end my turn!"

"'Kay, I draw!" TJ cried, "I summon Shaddoll Hound then I activate Monster reborn to bring back Shaddoll Dragon!"

"Oh, wow!" Shin cried, "Two level four monsters! Xyz summon here we come!"

"I...He don't...doesn't use xyz monsters," TJ and Yuma said in unison.

"Then what...?" Shin started.

"I activate the spell card Polymerization! I fuse Shaddoll Dragon and Shaddoll Hound to fusion summon El Shaddoll Winda (2200/800)!"

"I attack Gogogo Giant with El Shaddoll Winda!"

Gogogo Giant exploded and Yuma looked on in shock. "Aw, come on!"

"I end my turn! Your move," TJ said with a grin.

"Alright, I draw!" Yuma cried. He glanced at the card he got. "Woohoo! Kattobingu!"

"You have such a good poker face," TJ said sarcastically.

"Yuma, what is poker?" Astral asked.

"Later!" Yuma hissed at Astral, "I activate the trap Raigeki Break! I discard one card, then I destroy one card you control. I discard Gogogo Golem and destroy El Shaddoll Winda!"

"Darn!" TJ huffed, "Why didn't I have a good trap in place again?"

"Maybe because your deck is a bit imbalanced?" Shin suggested.

"No, I mean, I have a trap in my hand, but I didn't set it," TJ explained sheepishly.
"Why the heck not?" Shin asked.

"I kinda forgot..." TJ noticeably winced.

"...okay," Shin commented, making TJ flush a deep shade of red.

"Yuma, your brother is quite like you," Astral said.

"...I can't tell if that was a compliment or an insult," Yuma said.

"It was neither, merely an observation," Astral replied.

Yuma gave the blue alien a glare, then turned his focus back to the duel. "Now I summon Gagaga Girl! Then I special summon Gagaga Kid! Due to its special ability, I can change its level to match that of another Gagaga monster on my field! I use the level three Gagaga Girl and the level three Gagaga Kid to build the overlay network! I xyz summon Melomelody the Brass Djinn (1400/1600)!"

"Yuma," Astral asked, "Due to Gagaga Girl's effect, you could've reduced El Shaddoll Winda's attack points to zero, therefore destroying it and dealing damage to TJ. Why did you choose to use that trap and end up discarding a card instead?"

"Because I know that monster, Astral!" Yuma hissed, "If I attacked it with Melomelody, it would destroy it as well. El Shaddoll Winda destroys any special summoned monster that does battle with it during the damage step."

Ah," Astral was silent for a second, then, "How many times did you fall for that effect before-?"

"More times than I'm proud of, Astral, more times than I'm proud of," Yuma muttered.

"If you're done talking to yourself!" TJ yelled.

Yuma jumped. "Right! Now I activate the spell, Ego Boost! This card-"

"Raises the attack of one monster by 1000 attack points," TJ grinned.

"Yeah," Yuma said with a pout, "I activate Melomelody's special ability! By using one overlay unit, she can attack twice during the battle phase!"

TJ's eyes widened. "...what?!"

Yuma grinned, "Here it comes, Melomelody attack TJ directly!

TJ: 1100

"Now she attacks once more! Kattobingu!" Yuma cheered as Melomelody readied her trumpet to blast TJ once more.

TJ braced himself as Melomelody's attack hit him and he was thrown back.

TJ: 0

Yuma: WIN!

TJ hissed and pealed himself off the ground. "Dang it, well, great duel, Yuma! Later!"

"Hey, where are you going?" Yuma asked.

"I just remembered that I kinda have some history homework... due tomorrow... and it was a big project and I might not have started it yet," TJ said, wincing.

"Oh, well see you later, TJ!" Yuma said grinning.

"Yuma, didn't you also have a large history project that was assigned a few weeks ago?" Astral asked curiously.

Yuma's eyes widened, "Aw, CRAP! Bye Shin, gotta go!" Yuma tore off, making Astral sweatdrop.

"Observation number 12: Yuma is terrible about completing his work," Astral sighed.

Shin bounced up and down in excitement. Yes! I am FINALLY getting my own deck!
"Shin, calm down, you can have your new deck AFTER you finish your broccoli," his mother said, fighting back a laugh.

Shin wolfed down his broccoli in one bite. "Okay, ate it! Deck now, deck now!"

"Wait for the rest of us to finish eating, Shin."

"Please! I need a deck! Can't... last... much... longer..." Shin fake gasped for air and fell on the floor twitching.

His father rolled his eyes and handed Shin a small box. "Here you go, Shin, use it well. And never duel for an evil purpose."

Shin opened it up and immediately started shuffling through the cards. "YES!"

"I'm glad your excited, but it's bedtime," his mother said.

"Five more minutes!"

"No, get to bed."

"I don't wanna..."

"One, two-"

It was with almost inhuman speed that Shin ran into the bathroom, brushed his teeth for two seconds if that, raced into his room, and jumped in bed. As he snuggled under the covers, he put himself to sleep with the lullaby of the chant, "I got a deck! I got a deck!"