My next chapter, this one with a character I thought needed some screen time after her episode.

Lightning Dust woke up and sighed. Today's the day. she thought solemnly. After her incident at the academy, Lightning had been kicked out of the program. Looking back, she saw their reasons were just. She had looked around and found a place in Ponyville. Rainbow Dash lived over there and she actually looked forward to seeing her old partner again.

"Feed...Darkness..." a hiss came as she loaded the last of her things.

"Lightning, be on guard." came a familiar voice. Lightning turned to see Cyber Commander (Referred to as Cyber) and nodded.

"Darkness...Descend..." the voice hissed again as a mist surrounded Lightning Dust.

"Wonder Disk, engaged." a duel disk with the wonderbolt logo appeared and she drew a card. "I play Blustering Winds!" she called as her spell tore the mist apart. It had no chance as she took her cart and took off.

"This is good." Andrew said as both he and his brother stomped their hooves to summon a black-stone castle. "And look, we have a new neighbor already. Lightning Dust looks like she could use a hoof." Andrew pointed out the turquoise pegasus landing.

"Hey, neighbor. I'm Matt and this is my big brother Andrew." Matt said as soon as they had gotten Lightning's attention.

"I'm Lightning Dust, an ex-wonderbolt cadet." she said, shaking each brother's hoof. "Pretty cool trick with the castle. That where you two are livin?" Andrew nodded.

"Need a hoof with that stuff?" Andrew asked, looking at the heavy load.

"I think she has more pressing matters." everypony whipped around to see a white unicorn stallion approaching. "I am challenging Lightning Dust to a duel."

"I don't think you have the skill." Lightning taunted. She called her Wonder Disk.

"Blueblood? Not likely." Matt chimed in.

"Duel." both ponies said.

Lightning Dust: 8000

Prince Blueblood: 8000

"Ladies first." Lightning drew. "I summon Spirit reaper in defense mode (DEF: 200). I'll play two cards facedown and end my turn."

"Not bad." Andrew muttered.

Blueblood used his magic to draw. "I play Soul Arena- Inferno Fire." he placed the card in his field card zone and the area surrounding the two duelists erupted into flames. "Now each of my monsters gains a 300 attack point boost. I summon Royal Swamp Eel in Attack mode (ATK: 1700-2000). I attack your Spirit Reaper." The eel attacked, but nothing happened. "What?"

"Spirit Reaper can't be destroyed by battle. Your royal sea slime can't touch me." Lightning laughed.

"I play one card facedown and end my turn."

Lightning drew. "I summon Cyber Commander in defense mode(DEF:700). I end my turn with one card facedown."

"I draw. I summon Royal Keeper (ATK:1600-1900) and play one card facedown and end my turn."

"Why isn't he attacking?" Andrew muttered.

"With Spirit Reaper in the way there's no point." Matt replied.

"My turn. I summon Ojama Red in defense mode(DEF:1000). Now I can summon Ojama Yellow and Green from my hand(DEF:1000) next I overlay my five level 2 monsters in order to Xyz summon Wonderbolt Captain(ATK:1300)!" a pegasus pony in a Wonderbolt uniform appeared with five light streaks circling around it. "I play my Captain's ability. By discarding one overlay unit I can summon two level 4 wonderbolt tokens in defense mode(DEF:0). Now I overlay them in order to summon Wonderbolt Cadet (ATK:1200-1700)."

"Why did that cadet's attack points rise?" Blueblood demanded. The brothers leaned in, also wanting an answer.

"When Cadet was Xyz summoned using tokens, he gains 500 attack points for each turn he has at least one overlay unit." Lightning explained. "I play rush recklessly and boost my Cadet's points by 700(ATK:1700-2400.) Go Rookie Smash!" The Cadet smashed into Royal Swamp Eel and destroyed it.

Blueblood: 8000-7600

"I'll end my turn."

"I draw. I summon Golden Flying Fish(ATK:1700-2000). I activate Call of the Haunted in order to resummon my Eel(ATK:1700-2000). Now I overlay the three of them in order to summon Number 2: Straight Joker(ATK:2000-2300). Now I overlay her in order to Chaos Xyz summon Number C2: Royal Straight Flush Joker(ATK:3000-3300). That ends my turn."

"Not good." Lightning muttered. "Draw! First, my Cadet gains 500 attack points(ATK:1700-2200). I summon Rescue Rabbit and use his ability. Now by banishing him I can summon two level 4 or lower monsters from my deck with the same name. I summon two Sangan(ATK:1000)." The rabbit split into the three eyed furballs. "Now I play Wonderbolt Cadet's Ability. By discarding one overlay unit, I can reduce your monster's attack points by 1000." (C2 ATK:3300-2300) "Now I activate the Blustering Winds Magic card to boost my Captain's attack(ATK:1300-2300). Next I'll play Shrink to cut your Joker's attack in half(ATK:2300-1150). Go Captain Wing Slash!" The Wonderbolt Captain used her wing to slice through the Joker.

Blueblood:7600-6450

"Your move, Which means my Sangan are destroyed and their ability activates letting me take two monsters with 1500 or less attack points and add them to my hoof."

"Blueblood better do something or he's toast." Flame said.

"I draw." Blueblood smiled. "I Sacrifice my Royal Keeper in order to summon Royal Knight of the Ice Barrier(ATK2000-2300)." A Blue armored knight with a crude spear appeared. "Now I activate his ability, I can summon one Ice Coffin Token to your side of the field(ATK:1000). Royal Knight ATTACK!"

Lightning:8000-6700

"That ends my turn."

"My turn. My Blustering Winds loses it's effect now(ATK:2300-1300) and my Cadet gains 500 attack points(ATK:2200-2800). Cadet, destroy the knight. Rookie Smash!"

Blueblood:6450-5950

"Now my Captain will attack you directly."

Blueblood:5950-4650

"Now I'll activate my Ookazi card dealing 800 more points of damage."

Blueblood:4650-3850

"And I summon my Flameviel Guard in defense mode(DEF(2000). That ends my turn."

"She has a Guard like mine." Matt muttered.

"And she hasn't played any cards with over 1500 attack points to start. She's using a Sabotage Deck like Kaz in GX that one episode." Andrew continued.

"My move." Blueblood snarled. "I summon Royal Chess Rook(ATK:1000-1300) and use his effect to attack you directly."

Lightning:6700-5400

"Next I activate Card Destruction to throw out our hooves and draw equal to what we had." Both ponies discarded and drew. "I play Final Countdown." the card appeared faceup.

"Not good." Andrew gasped. "Now in 20 turns, he wins."

"That's right, and when I do your soul will be given to the Soul Edge to fuel its power." Blueblood laughed.

Blueblood:3850-1850

"What just happened?"

"You forgot, you have to pay 2000 life points to activate the card." Lightning hissed.

"Whatever. I play Level Limit Area B in order to switch all level 4 or higher monsters to defense mode(DEF:1000) and end my turn."

"My turn. First Cadet's boost(ATK:2800-3200), then my second Ookazi card,"

Blueblood:1850-1050

"Then my Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Area B," the card exploded, "And finally Worm Bares(ATK:1400) in order to switch your Rook to attack mode(ATK:1300). Cadet, end this. Rookie Smash!"

Blueblood:1050-0

The inferno ring closed in on Blueblood as he called, "No, this isn't how he said it would be! Mistress, SAVE ME!" he collapsed.

"Game over." Lightning said mildly, causing her disk to vanish.

"I didn't think there were any duelists besides us in Equestria." Andrew said in amazement.

"Yeah, Discord brought the Idea, but it hasn't gone big yet." Lightning replied. She turned to her cart. "Let's get this stuff in and we can have a little duel of our own." Both boys nodded and went to help.

A pink haired, tan coated pegasus snarled."Damn, the girl is better than I expected. And with the Wolf-Falcons here, this will be even harder." she then smiled, "Oh well, more fun for me." she laughed long and hard.

Looks like trouble with a capital T. I looked up these cards as I went, the Wonderbolt cards obviously my invention, unless someone already used them that I don't know of. More Chapters on the way, and maybe next time you can see the Bronie Brothers Duel.