Here is a revised version of Season 1 of Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sodor Chronicles with more mistakes fixed and new things added in. The original version of the story was originally posted on the account of Jriddle41, but it's gonna be moved to my account. The story was done in collaboration between me and Jriddle41 (Sodormatchmaker on DeviantART), and we both own the OCs that are used in the story. Everything else belongs to their respective owners:
Thomas and Friends (c) Hit Entertainment and Mattel
The Railway Series (c) Rev Wilbert Awdry
Yu-Gi-Oh! (c) Konami
Song used in Intro and Outro (c) Unknown
WARNING: Again, the story is rated T (13-plus) for moments of violence and some suggestive themes. Viewer discretion may be advised.
It had been nearly a week since Thomas and Discord Crawford's duel. While Thomas lost, he was praised for his promise as a great duelist, and was invited to take part in a Duel Monsters tournament in San Francisco, California.
Inside the Billinton residence Monday afternoon after school, Thomas and Percy were both playing a friendly match of Duel Monsters, while Thomas's younger twin sisters, Annie and Clarabel, both watched.
"Thomas has been taking it quite well after he lost to Pegasus." said Clarabel.
"Well he did play his best and got invited to a tournament after all." added Annie.
"Um...Clarabel, that man's name is Discord." Percy reminded one of the two young orange-haired girls.
"Oh." Clarabel said sheepishly. "His outfit made me think of Pegasus from Yu-Gi-Oh! though."
Thomas (LP: 3500) held up a card from his hand. "Nice try, Percy, but I play the Spell card, Dark Magic Attack!"
He placed the card onto a Spell/Trap zone on the playmate.
"My Dark Magician can now destroy every Spell and Trap card on your side of the field."
"Aw man!" sighed Percy. "That takes out my facedowns."
He sent Graceful Dice and Skull Dice to his discard pile.
"Now my magician will attack your Swordsman of Landstar for the win!" Thomas continued.
Percy sighed in defeat (LP: 0). "You win again, Thomas."
DUEL RESULTS: Thomas Billinton wins!
"But, hey, you're getting way better, Percy." Thomas pointed out. "Your Time Wizard actually caught me off-guard earlier on."
"I guess if I keep practicing-" said Percy positively. "-then maybe I'll be as good at the game as you."
The blue-haired boy nodded. It was then there was a ring from the doorbell.
"Hmm?"
A minute later, Mrs. Billinton, Thomas, Annie, and Clarabel's mother, walked into the living room with a package for her son.
"There's something here for you, honey." she informed.
"Thanks, mom," smiled Thomas.
"Is that your invitation to the tournament?" asked Percy.
"We're about to find out."
Thomas opened the package, and both boys, and both girls, looked inside and gasped.
"What the-?" Percy said quietly.
Inside there were three things: 'A glove with ten coin slots', 'Two star-like coins', and 'A card with a picture of Yugi Muto wearing his Duel Disk'.
"Now this is what I call awesome." commented Thomas.
"Wait." interrupted Annie, noticing something at the very bottom of the box. "There's an envelope there, too."
The blue-haired boy took the letter out and opened it up. Inside, he found ten plane tickets and a note. It said the following:
"The plane to San Francisco departs Knapford airport at 8:30 am on Wednesday morning. It will be a full two day flight. I'll see you and your friends soon." "Yours truly, Discord J. Crawford"
"We're going to America!" cried Percy happily.
"Let's call the other and let them know!" added Thomas, sounding just as happy.
"We'll tell Mom, Thomas." said Annie, feeling happy for her big brother.
Yup, this was certainly going to be a trip (and in Thomas's case, tournament) no one will forget anytime soon.
Title: Journey to America
A few days later, it was that time. The Tidmouth Teens, their parents, along with Mavis and her mother, stepbrothers (Bill and Ben), and stepfather, were all at the airport waiting for the announcement to board.
"Boy, this is going to be so exciting!" smiled Henry.
"You said it." agreed James. "I've never been to America before."
"It was really nice of Discord to allow you to bring nine friends with you, Thomas." said Emily.
"And thank you for inviting me too, Thomas." Mavis added.
"It was no problem." Thomas smiled. "I'll be nice to have my friends come with me to my very first big tournament."
"Do you kids have your decks?" asked Mr. Billinton.
Thomas, Percy, James, and Emily each held them up.
"Duel Disks?"
Thomas nodded...not realizing something was amiss.
"Your gloves and star coins."
Thomas nodded...but gasped when he saw that both James and Percy had them, too.
"You guys got star coins, too?" he asked in surprise. "How?"
"When I got home Monday evening-" Percy explained. "-I found a package sitting on my bed. And then James called me and said that he got a package, too. We didn't tell you about it right away, for we wanted it to be a surprise."
"I guess Discord must've figured our duel levels were to his liking." James shrugged, before boastfully adding: "Too bad Percy's level cannot compare to mine."
"Hey!" snapped Percy. "You take that back!"
"Well it's true." The red-hard boy teased with a cocky smirk. "I mean even Emily here could beat you."
The green-haired boy fumed at James's comment on his dueling skills, while everyone else chuckled a bit. Just then, Thomas felt a tap on his shoulder.
"Excuse me." A new voice spoke. "But are you all going to San Francisco for the big Duel Monsters tournament hosted by Mr. Discord J. Crawford?"
Thomas turned around and fell into silence as he looked at who was speaking to him. It was a 15-year old girl with golden blonde hair and a maroon headband and a maroon short-sleeved shirt with the word 'Lady' on the front and a maroon skirt with gold shoes. She had a very kind smile on her face, which made Thomas's heart skip a beat. Likewise, Percy was speechless to see this girl, too.
"Oh! Um...yes, we are." stuttered Thomas. "I-I'm Thomas Billinton and these are my friends. Who might you be?"
The girl smiled. "My name is Polly Stone...but my friends call me Lady."
"O-Oh." Thomas stuttered once more. "Why h-hello, Lady."
Emily saw the mesmorized look on Thomas's face and became quite cross...although she remained silent on the matter.
"Good to meet you." said Percy, getting in front of Thomas a bit, still blushing. "I'm Thomas's best friend and fellow pro duelist in training; Percy Avonside."
"Pro duelist in training?" Lady blinked. "You mean you're still a beginner?"
Percy's blush vanished as he did an embarrassed face fault.
"I've been dueling since I bought my first starter set." Lady explained, showing the two boys her Duel Disk and deck. "But when I heard that you-" She started speaking to Thomas again, taking and holding onto his hands. "-of all people, defeated the rich Spencer Gresley, I've dreamed of always wanting to meet you."
Thomas couldn't help but blush again, causing Emily to become more and more annoyed until finally she stepped forward to speak.
"I'm Emily Sterling," The dark green-haired girl said huffily. "I'm one of Thomas's closest friends."
"Hello, Emily." Lady said kindly, not realizing that the dark green-haired girl was acting hostile to her. "It's nice to meet you. Are you Thomas's girlfriend?"
Hearing the word 'girlfriend' made Thomas and Emily both blush fiercely.
"N-n-no!" Emily bashfully giggled. "We're just very good friends!"
"Oh, I don't know about that." Gordon snickered cheekily.
Lady could only stare blankly as the rest of the Tidmouth Teens, Mavis, and even the parents, chuckle light-heartedly.
"Okay..."
"Well, our flight will be ready at any minute." said James. "We'd better get going."
"Very well." smiled Lady. "It was nice meeting all of you, and I do hope we all get to meet up again."
"That would be nice." replied Thomas. "But how did you know about Discord's tournament?"
"I'm going there-" Lady showed the group her dueling glove. "-because I was invited to take part."
Thomas and Percy were both surprised to hear this. Just then, however, there was an announcement on the PA...
"Attention: Flight 115 to San Francisco will be departing in twenty minutes. Those who are going please make their way to the gate."
"That's our flight." Emily spoke up. "Let's go."
"Yeah." agreed Henry. "America, here we come!"
With that said, the group of friends and their parents all made their way towards the plane. The Tidmouth Teens, Mavis, and their parents were now walking through the plane grounds. Soon they saw something that made them stop walking and gasp.
"Is that our plane?" asked Gordon.
"Wow..." Thomas, James, and Percy each breathed.
"Rumble my legs..." gaspe Toby.
"That has got to be the most luxurious plane I have ever seen in my life." said Edward.
The plane was unbelievably huge. It looked like it could hold hundreds of people who were going to somewhere huge and special. Someone was standing outside and waiting for the group to arrive. It was a woman wearing a flight attendant outfit...obviously it was the flight attendant.
"Hello, everyone." she greeted. "If you're the group Mr. Discord Crawford invited to his Duel Monsters tournament, then this would be your plane. We leave in thirteen minutes, so please be quick in saying goodbye to your parents and boarding."
And so the Tidmouth Teens and Mavis bid goodbye to their families.
"You take care now." said Mrs. Billinton.
"Please try to call us whenever you get the chance to." added Mrs. Drewry (Mavis's mother).
"I will, Mom." Mavis nodded, tearing up a little bit. She looked to her two little stepbrothers. "Please, you two, try to not put my mother and your father through too much grief while I'm away."
"We promise, Mavis." Bill and Ben both said at once...but unknowingly, they had their fingers crossed behind their backs.
"Good luck, sport!" said Mr. Gresley to his son. "Look after the others."
"Sure, Dad." Gordon replied, rolling his eyes slightly,
"Don't get yourself into any trouble." warned Mr. Hughes (James's father)
"Yeah, yeah." James scoffed. "I've heard that, what, hundreds of times now?"
"Don't get sniffy with us, Mr.!" scolded Mrs. Hughes (James's mother). "We could easily decide to not let you go with your friends."
"Okay, okay." The red-haired boy replied hastily. "I'll be good."
Once the goodbyes were finished, the gang boarded the huge plane while the parents (and siblings of Mavis) all turned around to walk back into the airport. Inside the plane, it was absolutely more luxurious than it even was on the outside.
"This is ONE expensive plane." Percy commented. "I can't believe Discord is also a billionaire."
"Well, he was born in a very rich family." Edward pointed out. "And it was also really nice of him to pay for our living expenses while we're in America."
"This thing even has a fridge inside!" grinned James opening it up and taking a bottle of soda. "This trip is going to rock."
"Oh my gosh!" cried Emily's voice. "There are even some bed chambers here too!"
Emily and Mavis were both inside a room staring in awe. It was just beautiful; with two well-made beds, two lovely looking dressers, etc.. And this was only the women's bedroom. Thomas, Percy, and James each peeked over.
"Now that's fancy." whistled James in admirement.
"If that's what the girl's room looks like-" added Percy. "-then the guy's bedroom must be just as good."
"You bet it is!" called Gordon from another room. "Come check it out!"
Thomas, James, and Percy each ran out of the women's room. Inside another room, Gordon, Henry, Edward, and Toby were standing in the middle of it in awe.
"What a room..." Henry muttered.
"It's simply amazing." said Edward.
"I'd like to just live here." Toby added.
This room had a large HD TV, three well-made beds, a beautiful looking dresser, a very expensive looking lamp...heck, there were several video game consoles of different kinds. Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, etc.. And there was also a HUGE cabinet FULL of classic video games (and even the strategy guides) for those systems. Gordon, James, and Henry were each very surprised to see this...but then they grinned.
"I CALL FIRST DIBS ON THE GAMING SYSTEMS!" They each exclaimed at once.
Thomas flopped himself onto one of the beds.
"This trip is going to rock." he sighed heavenly. "And this bed's so soft, too. Like I'm lying on a cloud."
"Sorry, little Thomas." Gordon spoke up. "But this room is has been called dibs by me, James, and Henry. Too bad."
"But where are we going to stay?" Percy protested.
"There's a second room next door." James pointed out. "You can stay there."
Thomas, Percy, Toby, and Edward each nodded and left the room.
"It figures that the first awesome thing we'd come across-" grumbled Toby. "-those three call dibs. We've got rights too, you know."
"Just let them have it." said Thomas. "Besides, James said there was a another room similar to the first next door."
Edward opened the door to the room. Unfortunately, the four excited expressions on the boys' faces became one of disappointment.
"You've got to be kidding!" groaned Percy.
This room...looked rather ordinary. There were four well-made beds, a TV, expensive lamp, and a dresser...but the rest of the room itself looked like one from a mere two star hotel, unlike the two previous rooms, which resembled rooms from a five/six/seven star hotel.
"Never mind, you guys." sighed Thomas. "We at least have a room to stay in, don't we?"
(elsewhere...)
Meanwhile, at his house in San Francisco, Discord was looking over some papers and documents. He eventually spotted a note he received not very long ago.
"Sailor John." he thought to himself. "Your threats do not frighten me. You can try all you want, but in the end your plans to find out the secret of Duel Monsters will end in failure."
There was a knock at the door and Discord's butler came in.
"Excuse me, sir." he said. "But the Sodor Airport called. The plane took off successfully, and Thomas and his friends are on their way."
"Splendid." smiled Discord. "I can't wait to see Thomas-boy and his friends again."
"Also-" continued the butler. "-the invites to duelists all over America and Europe have been submitted. They should be arriving in a matter of days before the tournament begins."
"Very good. At any rate, this will attract the attention of whomever is out to get me."
(elsewhere...)
Back at the plane, as it had reached its altitude, Thomas and his friends were now free to roam around and enjoy themselves as they wished.
(elsewhere...)
As expected, Gordon and James both got into an argument over who would play on the gaming systems first. Henry decided to pick a book from the nearby bookcase and took to reading.
(elsewhere...)
In the kitchen, Edward was busy preparing some breakfast for everyone. Percy...was raiding one of the fridges for something to eat, much to Edward's annoyance due to eating too much would spoil his appetite.
(elsewhere...)
Inside the women's room, Emily and Mavis were both having a girl's spa day in their very beautiful looking bathroom, wearing nothing but towels around their bodies and hair. You could even say they were getting all girled up.
(elsewhere...)
Inside the other men's room, Toby was using his laptop to do some research on all of the cultures and sights they were going to be seeing while in America. Thomas was lying on his bed quietly looking over his deck again.
"We're almost there." he thought to himself. "Hopefully I'll be able to do better in the tournament than my duel against Discord. Maybe I'll be able to get a rematch with him in the end."
"Hey, Thomas." called Toby, he showed his blue-haired friend something on his laptop. "Come check this out."
Thomas got up and walked over to his friend.
"What is it?"
"Well, I've done some research, and I found where we're going to be staying." Toby smiled. "It's one of the most expensive hotels not only in California, but also in the whole United States."
The laptop screen showed an image of a REALLY big and fancy hotel. Seeing where they would be staying brought a small smile to Thomas's face.
"That's wonderful." he remarked. "When breakfast is ready, we'll tell the others. For now, however, we should worry more about our flight, since it will be a full two days before we arrive."
"Good plan." nodded Toby.
(elsewhere...)
Somewhere on another plane going to San Francisco, Lady was seated at her spot and looking over her own deck. The cards ranged from Mirror Wall and Cyber Shield, to Harpie Lady and Harpie's Pet Dragon. At the same time, she couldn't stop thinking about that boy, Thomas.
"What's wrong with me?" she thought to herself. "I've only met that boy, and yet I cannot stop thinking about him." Lady shook her head. "Whatever the case, I have to pull myself together. I won't last this tournament if I don't keep focus."
(elsewhere...)
Back aboard the other plane heading for Sand Francisco, it was currently flying over a city in Canada. Percy and Toby were both in the kitchen, when the former decided to ask the latter about the city they were flying over.
"Hey, Toby..." said Percy. "What do you know about Canada?"
"Well..." The brown-haired boy started to think. "From what I know, Canada is a country north of the United States and a part of North America. It was found by a group of settlers hailing from both Britain and France-"
"Um, maybe I should have been clearer." The green-haird boy interrupted. "Maybe just tell me what city we're flying over right now."
Toby blushed sheepishly. "Oh, um, well... if my hunch is correct, we're flying over the second biggest city of Canada; Montreal. It's the biggest city of the province, Quebec. Right now, the time has changed, so we have close to nineteen hours till we arrive at our destination."
"Neat." smiled Percy. "Maybe we'll run into that cute girl we met at the airport."
"Cute girl?" Toby asked. "Are you talking about Lady?"
"Yeah..." Percy said dreamily.
Toby grinned. "If I recall, she seemed more interested in Thomas than you."
Percy snapped from his dream state and pounded the table with his fist.
"Injustice!" he exclaimed unhappily. "Why should Thomas be the one to date her when he already has a crush on Emily?"
"I was only joking, Percy" chuckled Toby. "But to be honest, Thomas seemed to look more embarrassed by her actions and words towards him rather than flatterness."
Percy just looked at his deck.
"I just hope this doesn't affect my dueling concentration." he said to himself. "If I want to win Lady's heart, then I'll have to give it my all."
The bottom of his deck showed a monster card called 'Flame Swordsman', a warrior monster wearing an orange and blue outfit with an orange headgear, and was wielding a large orange sword made of flames. Its attack was 1800, and its defense was 1600.
(elsewhere...)
Inside the other men's room, Thomas was lying on his bed looking over his deck for what could be seen as the thousandth time already.
"I hope my deck is prepared for what's ahead." The blue-haired boy said to himself. "Because the moment we land in San Francisco, that's where the real challenges will lay."
From there, he had a flashback to his duel against Spencer
FLASHBACK
Dark Magician was removed from Magical Hats.
"So, you've decided not to hide anymore." smirked Spencer.
"Next I activate the Spell card Emblem of Dragon Destroyer." continued Thomas, slotting the card in a Spell/Trap slot. "With this, I can add Buster Blader from my deck or graveyard to my hand."
A card came out from Thomas's deck and he added it to his hand. Suddenly, another Spell card (Spider Web) materialized face-up.
"And now for the Spell card Spider Web! This lets me add a Spell card from your graveyard that was sent there last turn to my hand."
A silky rope shot out from the holographic image of the card and into Spencer's graveyard. It pulled out a card and Thomas skillfully caught it.
"And the card I chose is Polymerization!" The blue-haired boy declared, holding the card for Spencer to see.
"Polymerization?" Spencer blinked, just before realizing something. "Wait, that's mean you're gonna perform a second fusion summon!"
"Correct!" Thomas replied, slotting the obtained card into a Spell/Trap slot on his Duel Disk. "And now I shall activate Polymerization!"
A hologram of the card appeared on the field, face-up.
"I fuse Dark Magician with the Buster Blader in my hand!" declared Thomas. A hologram of Buster Blader, a swordsman dressed in full dark purple with a huge Sword appeared besides Dark Magician before the two were fused together. "Now, behold the Dark Paladin!"
Appearing before them was what appeared to be the Dark Magician, but with a light bluish skin. His robes had also changed to a darkish green with yellow trims. And his staff now looked like it had a blade on top of it.
"I play Dark Paladin's special ability. For every dragon on the field and in the graveyard, he gains 500 attack points."
"For each dragon?" cried Spencer. "No, it can't be!"
Dark Paladin's sword-like scepter began glowing as he started to gain considerable power (ATK: 2900 - 4900).
"Finally, I play my final Spell card." Thomas slotted his card into the Duel Disk. The card materialized already flipped up. "Diffusion Wave-Motion!"
"W-What the-?!" gasped Spencer, his eyes going bloodshot with horror.
"By giving up 1000 life points-" explained Thomas (LP: 300). "-my Dark Paladin can attack every monster on your side of the field. Dark Paladin, get ready to attack and finish this duel!"
Dark Paladin started charging his scepter. The power boost from the four dragons and from Diffusion Wave-Motion made him so strong that his staff started crackling with great power.
"NO WAY!" screamed Spencer, taking a step back in terror at his impending loss. "I-I'm about to lose? Y-YOU'RE SAYING YOU PERFORMED A MIRACLE?!"
"I guess you can say that." confirmed Thomas, before giving the final command. "Dark Paladin... Super Magical Shadowless Slash!"
Dark Paladin obeyed and slammed his scepter onto the ground, causing a shockwave of magical energy to fire forth to Spencer's side of the field. The three Blue-Eyes White Dragons gave a roar before the shockwaves cut into their white scales and they shattered into dust, while the Maiden with Eyes of Blue just gave a shriek before being shattered into pieces. Spencer, on the other hand, could only watch and scream in horror as the last of his life points finally reached zero (LP: 0).
END FLASHBACK
The flashback ended, and Thomas continued to look at his deck.
"I sure hope Percy and James both take care in this tournament, too." he said to himself. "Because we're sure to run into some fierce competition."
(elsewhere...)
Over in the girl's room, Emily was laying on her bed and looking at the ceiling.
"I can't believe we're almost there." she thought to herself. "This will be Thomas, Percy, and James's first big tournament, and there will probably be lots of talented duelists there. I can only hope they take care, since no doubt the duelists present will be very experienced-"
"Hey, Emily?" spoke a voice.
The dark green-haired girl sat up on her bed, turned, and saw that Mavis was sitting on the other bed looking at her with concern.
"Is everything okay?" The blonde-haired girl asked. "You've been quiet since dinner."
"I've just been thinking." sighed Emily. "This is the first time Thomas, Percy, and James will be in a big tournament."
"I know." said Mavis calmly. "It'll probably be tough in competition. But I'm sure the boys can pull through."
"I wish I was competing as well." Emily said quietly.
She looked at her deck. At the bottom was the Wingweaver monster card. Just then, the dark green-haired girl had a flashback.
FLASHBACK
The blue-haired boy cycled through the deck, his expression changing every few seconds before he finally stopped.
"Wow, it's full of females and fairies of the light attribute." he said finally. "And the headliner for the deck-"
He held up a card picturing a a woman with six beautiful wings and a solid attack of 2750, and defense of 2400.
"-is the powerful Wingweaver."
"Wow." said Emily in amazement. "I guess I've got a pretty strong deck then."
"Perhaps, but you'll need to know how to use it well." Thomas reminded. "Otherwise, you could still get creamed by a more experienced duelist."
END FLASHBACK
The flashback ended, and Emily put her deck down onto her nightstand.
"It's probably because I'm still very new to the game." she said unhappily. "Even that new girl, Lady, seems to be better at it than I am. Thomas is probably going to lose interest in me with her around."
"Now you know that's not true." Mavis said, feeling more worried for her best friend. "You maybe a beginner, but so are the others...despite them playing only slightly longer than you. And besides, Thomas didn't seem interested in that girl, Lady. He seemed to look more embarrassed by her flirting than being flattered."
"You really think so?" asked Emily, perking up.
"I'm sure." said the blonde-haired girl. "Besides, why wouldn't he like you? You're smart, funny, beautiful, and a great friend to be with."
Emily felt better. "Thanks, Mavis." she said gratefully. "You sure know what to say to help a friend out."
"Not a prob." Mavis replied, suddenly looking guilty. "After being a member of Diesel Horwich's gang a few years ago, nearly getting Toby badly hurt, and then me leaving that gang and reforming, it's the least I can do to make up for my dark past."
"Well, you've done a great job at it." smiled Emily. "Say... when do you think breakfast will be ready?"
"I dunno..." Mavis shrugged. "Probably tomorrow morning, seeing as it's nighttime outside."
The two girls laughed. And outside, the plane continued to fly through the night sky on its way to San Francisco. What challenges await our heroes? Find out next time.