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 was still the middle of the second day of the tournament in San Francisco, and duels were still going around in the middle of the city.
Gordon, Henry, and James gave Thomas, Percy, Edward, and Emily a call on the dark green-haired girl's cellphone to tell them about red-haired boy's win against Stanley, a (now former) champion, and that he now had four star coins like Thomas and Percy both do. However, the three duelists still had ways to go before they had enough star coins...yet they still had several more days before the time came for the finals of the tournament. But unknowingly, Thomas would be getting his next duel shortly.
"So far-" The blue-haired boy said to his three close friends. "-all three of us have four star coins. Only six to go."
"I wonder who will be the next to challenge us?" asked Percy.
"No idea." replied Edward, folding his arms. "But you'll still want to be careful as the duelists could be tricky."
"Yeah." Thomas agreed, putting both his hands behind his head.
Suddenly, the blue-haired boy felt a tap on his shoulder.
"Excuse me?" said a voice, which seemed to resemble Emily's but was higher pitched. "But are you a duelist?"
Thomas didn't seem to be fooled at first. "Nice try, Emily, but that little joke won't work." he chuckled.
"Emily?" said the voice in response. "Who's Emily?"
"It's not going to work, Emily." Thomas sighed, now getting a big annoyed. "So drop the high voice."
"Thomas, I'm right here." said Emily, who was in front of Thomas and looking puzzled.
The blue-haired boy was surprised. "But if you're over here... then who's behind me?"
The three teenagers turned around and gasped. That voice belonged to a certain pink-haired girl that the gang spotted in the crowd on the first day of the tournament.
"Hi!" said the girl cheerfully. "I'm Rosie. It's so nice to meet you."
Title: A Duel...in Love?
Thomas and his group all blinked for a few seconds. Rosie's voice sounded almost exactly like Emily's own voice... only slightly higher pitched and younger sounding. But then, Percy snapped out of it after realizing something about the girl.
"H-Hey, y-you're Rosie Vulcan. Champion of the state of New York, am I right?"
"That's right, I am." confirmed the pink-haired girl cheerfully. "I'm really glad you've heard of me."
"Are you challenging me to a duel, by any chance?" Thomas asked sceptically.
"Yup!" Rosie smiled, nodding slightly. "So, is that okay with you?"
Percy smirked cockily. "Are you sure about that?" He wrapped an arm around his best friend's shoulder. "You do know that my friend here is the guy who had beaten Spencer Gresley in a duel, right?"
Rosie was shocked. "Y-You mean y-you're...Thomas Billinton?" she stuttered. "The very same Thomas who defeated Spencer Gresley?"
"The one and only." smiled Thomas.
"Omigosh, Omigosh, Omigosh!" Rosie ranted, happily taking both hands of the blue-haired boy and looking up into his eyes. "I'm such a huge fan of yours! You're so cool! I wanna be just like you!"
Thomas couldn't help but blush while Emily glared at Rosie in jealousy.
"Why that little...!" The dark green-haired girl thought to herself in anger. "How dare she try to make a move on Thomas!"
Percy quickly saw the angry/jealous look on Emily's face.
"Boy, looks like someone's jealous." Percy remarked innocently.
Quickly, the dark green-haired girl snapped out of her thought and blushed in response.
"I...don't know what you're talking about, Percy." she said quickly, turning away to hide her embarrassment.
Percy couldn't help but chuckle in response. All of a sudden, Rosie let go of Thomas's hands and jumped back, smiling confidently as she activated her Duel Disk.
"Now then, I hope you're ready, Thomas." she stated. "Because as a champion, I won't lose so easily to you."
"I'm always ready." said Thomas, activating his own Duel Disk.
"You can do it, Thomas!" called Percy.
"Just keep focused, and don't lose hope!" added Edward.
"TEAR HER LIMB FROM LIMB, THOMAS!" Emily shouted all of a sudden. "BEAT HER SO BAD THAT SHE'LL CRY!"
Edward and Percy both looked back in surprise at their friend.
"Emily!" The two boys gasped.
This caused the dark green-haired girl to quiet down and blush again. Thomas felt confused to why Emily was acting so hostile towards Rosie. The pink-haired girl also felt confused too, but decided to not let it bother her.
"Anyway... I have four star coins." she said. "How much do you have, Thomas?"
"I have four." explained Thomas, holding his gloved fist up and showing his coins.
"Then let's make this duel all the more interesting!"
Emily watched the duel about to start. This pink-haired girl seemed to worship Thomas, and that made her (Emily) pretty cross. Why, you might be asking? Oh, for reasons...
"You alright, Emily?" asked Edward in concern. "Why did you flip out at Rosie seconds ago?"
Despite being asked a question, Emily remained hushed. Edward watched his friend's expression for a few seconds before shaking his head and proceeding to watch the duel.
"Time to see if your win against Spencer was not a fluke!" said Rosie, drawing her opening hand (LP: 4000).
"And also time to see if you can live up to your name as a champ!" added Thomas, drawing his opening hand (LP: 4000).
Finally...
"DUEL!" announced the two duelists at once.
Over with Emily, Edward, and Percy...
"Come on..." Emily thought only to herself. "Beat down that girl, Thomas..."
"Ladies first!" insisted Rosie, looking at her hand.
Thomas merely nodded silently.
Turn One: Rosie Vulcan (LP: 4000)
Deck: (35)
Current Hand (5): Defense Maiden, Token Thanksgiving, Sebek's Blessing, Monster Reincarnation, and Maiden in Love
Meanwhile, the pink-haired girl smiled at what she had.
"Time to show Thomas here how a champion plays." she thought to herself.
Thomas couldn't help but look at Rosie, wondering what the girl was thinking... as well as even notice how cute she looked.
"Get ready to feel the love, Thomas!" announced Rosie, placing a card onto a monster field slot on her Duel Disk. "I summon Maiden in Love in attack mode!"
A beautiful girl with long brown hair and a very fancy dress appeared (Level: 2/ATK: 400/DEF: 300). Emily merely scoffed at the sight of it.
"You call that a monster?" she asked in a hostile tone. "It looks like a weakling to me!"
"Don't be so sure, Emily." Edward advised. "Sure it looks weak, but Rosie did summon it for a reason."
"I'll end my turn." Rosie finished. "Your move, Thomas."
"As you wish!" Thomas accepted the terms, drawing his card.
Turn Two: Thomas Billinton (LP: 4000)
Deck: (34)
Current Hand (6): Obnoxious Celtic Guardian, Berserker Soul, Black Magic Ritual, Multiply, Collected Power, and Black Luster Ritual
"So far, Rosie's played a really weak monster." Thomas thought to himself. "But from what I've heard, she didn't become world champ-" He suddenly smiled and blushed. "-by looking so pretty..."
Emily saw the blush and scowled. Thomas, meanwhile, shook his head and regained his senses just before taking a card from his hand.
"I summon the Obnoxious Celtic Guardian in attack mode!"
The Elf Swordsman appeared, swinging its sword in a pose (Level: 4/ATK: 1400/DEF: 1200).
"Celtic Guardian, attack Maiden in Love!" called Thomas.
Suddenly, Edward realized something about the Maiden in Love and tried to warn his younger friend...
"No, Thomas!" he called. "It's a trap!"
But it was too late. Obnoxious Celtic Guardian charged at Maiden in Love and slashed at her with his sword.
"Your monster has fallen!" smirked Thomas proudly, but then saw something. "Huh?"
The Maiden in Love started to cry, and Obnoxious Celtic Guardian knelt down to see if she was okay.
"My lady!" Celtic Guardian said. "Are you alright?"
The Maiden in Love looked up at the male monster in tears.
"Why?" The female monster sobbed. "Why did you attack me?"
Obnoxious Celtic Guardian looked ashamed at what he did. Thomas, however, grew annoyed.
"H-Hey!" The blue-haired boy called out. "What are you doing?! This is a duel, not a play!"
Rosie only smiled to herself. "That's the power of love." she said innocently (LP: 3000). "My maiden can't be destroyed by battle, and every time a monster attacks her that monster gains a love counter."
A heart appeared on Obnoxious Celtic Guardian's chest. Emily, Edward, and Percy each watched this happen... and Emily and Percy were both NOT amused.
"This is just ridiculous!" yelled Emily.
"Yeah, what kind of cheap trick is that?!" added Percy.
"It's no trick." said Edward. "I've got the feeling Rosie's deck is a 'High risk, high reward.' fighting type."
"High risk, high reward?" quizzed the dark green-haired girl.
"Yes." nodded the intelligent blue-haired boy. "Basically, Rosie plays cards that, although cost her large amounts of life points, give her big advantages in duels."
"Really?" asked Percy. "I don't see it thought."
"Just keep on observing, and you'll see what I mean."
Back at the duel...
"It's my turn now!" declared Rosie, drawing her card.
Turn Three: Rosie Vulcan (LP: 3000)
Deck: (35)
Current Hand (5): Defense Maiden, Token Thanksgiving, Sebek's Blessing, Monster Reincarnation, and Pot of Greed
She held out her Pot of Greed Card. "I'll begin by activating Pot of Greed! I can now draw two more cards from my deck!"
The pink-haired girl drew her two cards, and it was shown she had drawn Cupid's Kiss and Maiden's Soul(!). Smiling, Rosie selected the first of the two cards to play, slotting it into her Duel Disk.
"I equip my Maiden in Love with Cupid's Kiss!"
The Spell card materialized face-up. Thomas gasped at what he saw what was happening next.
"What in the-?!" The blue-haired boy tried to say, but cut himself off from surprise.
A little cupid appeared and kissed Maiden in Love on the cheek
"Now with this Equip Spell card-" explained Rosie brightly. "-every time my maiden attacks a monster with a love counter, I gain control of that monster. Now attack the Celtic Guardian!"
In slow motion, Maiden in Love ran towards Obnoxious Celtic Guardian with her arms out in a loving way. She was smiling happily, too.
"Oh, Celtic Guardian!" Maiden in Love called out. "I'm coming!"
Suddenly, she tripped over a rock and fell flat onto her face, next to the feet of Obnoxious Celtic Guardian. Rosie grunted from the damage she took, but smiled afterward (LP: 2000). Maiden in Love was now crying in pain, and Obnoxious Celtic Guardian was worried for her.
"Why didn't you catch me?" whimpered the poor maiden. "You're so mean!"
Obnoxious Celtic Guardian looked saddened. "I'm sorry, fair maiden... please forgive me."
Maiden in Love just blew an adorable kiss.
"I can't believe this." grumbled Percy.
"This is so stupid." Emily muttered.
"I'll forgive you..." said the Maiden in Love sweetly. "...if you attack that boy behind you."
She was referring to Thomas, of course.
"Y-Yes, my lady." obeyed Celtic Guardian, turning around. "At once."
Without a second thought, Obnoxious Celtic Guardian charged at Thomas, slashing him with his sword. Thomas cried out as he felt the blow (LP: 2600).
"Isn't love powerful?" giggled Rosie.
Thomas grimaced. "Sure." he agreed, but then smiled. "You sure are a tough girl. I guess within that pretty appearance-"
Rosie smiled and blushed to that compliment.
"-is a tough-as-nails duelist."
Upon hearing Thomas call Rosie 'pretty', Emily started to become jealous once again.
"Oooh!" she seethed. "It's almost like he's falling in love with her."
"Are you feeling okay, Emily?" asked Percy. "Ever since we met Rosie you've been acting...how should I said this...weird."
"If something's wrong, you can just tell us." Edward added kindly.
"Oh, nothing's wrong." insisted Emily, blushing sheepishly. "I-I just think Rosie's using her cuteness as an advantage."
Speaking of Rosie, her turn was not over yet. She took a card from her hand and held it out for everyone to see.
"Now I play Sebek's Blessing! I gain life points equal to the damage I've dealt to you from that direct attack!"
Her life points went up (LP: 3400). Thomas sweated nervously at the situation he was in.
"Oh man..." The blue-haired boy thought to himself. "Rosie took out a big chunk of my life points, and nearly replenished hers back to 4000."
Looking at his own hand, Thomas needed a plan to summon Dark Magician. Rosie held up two more cards.
"I'll place these two cards facedown." she said, slotting the cards into separate Spell/Trap slots in her Duel Disk. "My turn is now over."
Two facedown cards materialized.
"My turn!" announced Thomas, drawing his next card.
Turn Four: Thomas Billinton (LP: 2600)
Deck: (33)
Current Hand (6): Berserker Soul, Black Magic Ritual, Multiply, Collected Power, Black Luster Ritual, and Graceful Charity
He had drawn the Graceful Charity Spell card.
"I activate Graceful Charity!" Thomas announced, holding up the card.
Raindrops gently fluttered above the blue-haird boy and onto his deck, like celestial light of a sort.
"This lets me draw three cards, and then I must discard two." Thomas drew his three cards. They were revealed to be Dark Magic Curtain, Magician's Circle, and Nutrient Z. Thinking his next move carefully, the blue-haired boy proceeded to discard both Multiply (Spell) and Collected Power (Trap).
"Next I'll set two cards facedown." Thomas continued, as two facedown cards appeared in front of him. Finally, he held up a new Spell card called Dark Magic Curtain. "Finally I'll play Dark Magic Curtain!"
A large curtain with a skeleton on top appeared before them.
"What does that do?" asked Rosie, looking a bit nervous.
"By paying half of my current life points-" explained Thomas, smiling (LP: 1300). "-I can special summon from my deck any Dark Magician-type monster I want." He drew a card and laid it onto a monster field slot on his Duel Disk. "So now... I call forth Dark Magician!"
The curtain was drawn and Dark Magician came out from it, twirling his scepter for battle (Level: 7/ATK: 2500/DEF: 2100).
"Aw yeah!" cheered Emily. "He's got his ace out. Rosie's in trouble now."
"Is that...the Dark Magician?" asked Rosie in wonder. She suddenly went into fangirl mode. "Omigosh, Omigosh, Omigosh! I'm actually facing the headliner of your whole entire deck!"
"And you're about to witness his might." Thomas added, looking to his own monster. "Sorry, Celtic Guardian. You might not be destroyed by this, but I hope it knocks you to your senses. Dark Magician, attack Obnoxious Celtic Guardian with Dark Magic Attack!"
Dark Magician obeyed and charged up a magical blast from his scepter. Unfortunately, Rosie was prepared for it...
"Sorry, darling." she pointed out, pressing a button on her Duel Disk. "But I play my first facedown card - Defense Maiden!"
Rosie's first facedown card flipped face-up and revealed itself.
"This Trap card forces my Maiden in Love to intercept your so-called Dark Magic Attack instead!"
Maiden in Love suddenly moved in front of Obnoxious Celtic Guardian, ready to take the hit.
"M'lady?!" cried Celtic Guardian. "What are you doing?!"
"Protecting you, my love!" insisted Maiden in Love.
"And to insure that I survive this blow, I'll reveal my second facedown card!" Rosie smirked. "Maiden's Soul!"
The pink-haired girl's second facedown card flipped up and revealed itself.
"Oh no!" cried Thomas. "Now you'll gain life points from my attack!"
"...right before taking damage." cut in Rosie.
Dark Magician fired off the blast from its scepter. It hit Maiden in Love, causing her to cry in pain. Thanks to Maiden's Soul, Rosie's overall life points were increased by Dark Magician's attack before taking damage (LP: 3400 - 5900 - 3800).
"And you know what happens now." grinned Rosie.
Celtic Guardian looked at the crying Maiden before turning back to Dark Magician angrily.
"Dark Magician! You dare strike an innocent girl?!" The Elf Swordsman spat. "You have no honor!"
Dark Magician realized his mistake and felt terrible. "My goodness... What have I done?"
On cue, a pink heart appeared on the usually stoic monster's chest. Over with Percy, Emily, and Edward, they knew this was gonna mean big trouble.
"Oh man." winced Percy. "Now Dark Magician's love-struck, too."
Thomas frowned. He knew what Rosie would do on her next turn.
"I end my turn..." The blue-haired boy said wearily.
"Then it looks like it's back to me then!" Rosie announced, drawing her card.
Turn Five: Rosie Vulcan (LP: 3800)
Deck: (31)
Current Hand (3): Token Thanksgiving, Monster Reincarnation, and Happy Marriage
Immediately, she held out her drawn card. "I equip my Maiden with Happy Marriage!"
Edward, Percy, and Emily were each confused.
"What does that do?" asked Percy.
Suddenly, something happened that caused them to gasp.
"Whoa..."
Maiden in Love was now dressed up like a bride.
"This Spell card gives my Maiden additional attack points from one monster on my field." explained Rosie.
Thomas grimaced.
"And that one monster is your Obnoxious Celtic Guardian!"
Maiden in Love giggled happily as her attack points increased (ATK: 400 - 1800).
"Now attack Dark Magician!" commanded Rosie.
Like with the Celtic Guardian before, Maiden in Love ran towards Dark Magician with her arms out in a loving way. She was smiling happily, too.
"Oh, my love!" Maiden in Love called. "Here I am!"
Suddenly, the girl tripped over the Dark Magician's scepter and fell onto her face, right beside Dark Magician himself. Rosie grunted from the damage she took, but smiled afterward (LP: 3100), knowing it was worth it.
"Not again..." thought Thomas.
Maiden in Love was now crying in pain, and the usually stoic Dark Magician was kneeling down, worried for her.
"My dear, are you hurt?" he asked.
"A little..." said the maiden weakly. "But I know how you can make up for it."
"Tell me. Anything!" Dark Magician begged, blushing.
"Attack that boy!" commanded the maiden, pointing at Thomas again.
"Consider it done!" obeyed Dark Magician, turning and twirling his staff.
"If Dark Magician's attack hits, then Thomas loses!" cried Edward.
"No, Thomas!" Emily called out.
Dark Magician's blast was fired. Thomas quickly thought fast.
"I play Nutrient Z!"
His first set card flipped face-up and revealed itself.
"Nutrient Z?" blinked Rosie.
"If I'm about to take 2000 or more points of damage-" explained Thomas.. "-this Trap card increases my life points by 4000 first!"
The Dark Magic blast struck Thomas, causing him to cry out in pain as his life points increased before taking a large hit (LP: 1300 - 5300 - 2800).
"Phew, he's safe." sighed Percy.
"That's not all." Thomas continued. "Since you've declared an attack with a spellcaster-type monster, I can activate this other Trap card!" His other facedown card flipped up and revealed itself. "Magician's Circle!"
"Magician's Circle?" asked Rosie. "What does that Trap card do?"
"This allows each of us to special summon a spellcaster with an attack of 2000 or less from our decks." explained Thomas.
Rosie sighed. "Maiden in Love is my only Spellcaster monster with under 2000 attack points, and she's already on my field... So I can't do so."
Thomas nodded and then pulled out from his Duel Disk his deck in order to search for a suitable spellcaster-type monster card.
"I believe the best to fight a woman like Maiden in Love, is with a woman of my own." he thought to himself, finally pulling out a card from the deck. "And I know just the one to help me."
The blue-haired boy placed the chosen card onto a monster field slot on is Duel Disk.
"I summon my Dark Magician Girl!" announced Thomas.
On cue, Thomas's other famous monster appeared and struck a pose (Level: 6/ATK: 2000/DEF: 1700). Percy, Edward, and Emily grew excited to see Dark Magician Girl.
"I think Thomas made the first step in retaking control of the duel." Edward stated.
"Now Rosie's in trouble!" cheered Emily.
Over at the field, Dark Magician Girl glared angrily at her two friends (and teacher in Dark Magician).
"What are you two doing?!" The female spellcaster demanded.
"My apprentice!" gasped Dark Magician, rubbing the back of his head as a sweatdrop came down. "T-This isn't what it looks like."
"Looks to me like you two have lost your wits and joined with this girl to attack Thomas." scolded Dark Magician Girl, wagging a stern finger. "You should be ashamed of yourselves."
"Do you know that girl?" Maiden in Love asked the two nervous looking male monsters.
"They are my friends." replied the Dark Magician Girl hotly. "And the purple-haired one is also my teacher."
"This doesn't look good." said Rosie sheepishly. "I end my turn."
"Alright." thought Thomas, looking to his only monster. "Let's get our guys back, Dark Magician Girl."
Dark Magician Girl looked back at Thomas and nodded in agreement as the blue-haired boy drew his next card.
Turn Six: Thomas Billinton (LP: 2800)
Deck: (29)
Current Hand (3): Berserker Soul, Black Magic Ritual, and Pot of Greed
He held out his Pot of Greed card. "Now I play my copy of Pot of Greed! Now I get to draw two cards!"
Thomas placed his two fingers onto his deck in thought.
"Alright... Heart of the Cards, guide me!"
Bravely, Thomas drew his cards while slashing a wave of color from his deck (Destiny Draw). He drew two Spell cards; one was Cursebreaker, and the other was Dark Burning Magic. Smiling, the blue-haired boy first held out the former.
"I activate Cursebreaker!" Thomas announced.
The mentioned Spell card materialized face-up.
"This cancels out all other spells on the field." explained the blue-haired boy. "This means that both my monsters are free from your control."
Suddenly, Obnoxious Celtic Guardian and Dark Magician both snapped out of their love daze (for the Maiden in Love, of course) and realized what they had been doing.
"What was I thinking?" asked Celtic Guardian. "Marriage was never on my to do list. I'm a warrior, not a lover."
"Oh boy..." groaned Dark Magician. "My own apprentice will never let me hear the end of this."
Finally...
"Guy pact!" said the two males at once. "This didn't happen, okay?!"
"Will you two just get back over here before I tell the whole deck?" demanded Dark Magician Girl.
On cue, the two male monsters immediately moved back onto Thomas's side of the field, leaving the Maiden in Love alone.
"All right!" cheered Emily. "Not so tough without your two bodyguards!"
"Now I play one more Spell card." Thomas held out his final card. "The powerful Dark Burning Magic!"
The mentioned Spell card materialized face-up. Rosie looked scared of what was about to happen.
"As I have both Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl on my field-" explained Thomas. "-I can destroy every card on your side of the field!"
"Yes!" cheered Percy. "Maiden in Love's ability protects her from being destroyed in battle, but not by card effects!"
Rosie couldn't believe her ears when she heard that bit of info. This would leave her life points wide open!
"Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl!" called Thomas. "Combine your powers together and wipe out all of Rosie's remaining cards on her side of the field!"
The two magicians obeyed, charging magical energy from their wand and staff before bringing both together and firing the blast right at Rosie's cards. Maiden in Love cried out as she was destroyed.
"My maiden!" Rosie screamed in horror. "This can't be happening to me!"
"Rosie..." said Thomas. "You've put up a great duel, and you're as strong as I thought you were...but I'm afraid it's all over for you now."
Rosie stared at Thomas in awe for a few seconds before closing her eyes, lowering her head a bit, and blushing.
"You win, Thomas." she thought to herself. "I'm glad you've won, too."
"Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl! Attack Rosie directly with double Dark Magic attack!" called Thomas.
Both magicians obeyed, charging more magical energy from their staff and wand and firing at Rosie. The two blasts of energy combined into one as they hit, causing Rosie to scream as her life points dropped to zero (LP: 0).
DUEL RESULTS: Thomas Billinton wins!
The holograms all vanished as Percy, Edward, and Emily all ran over to congratulate their blue-haired friend for winning.
"Well done, Thomas!" cheered Edward.
"I knew you could do it, I just knew it!" cried Emily in excitement, as she pulled Thomas in for a hug.
Thomas smiled as he accepted the hug... but then suddenly broke out of it, much to Emily's surprise, as he walked over to Rosie.
"H-Hey, are you okay, Rosie?" he asked in concern.
Rosie lifted her head up. She was shown smiling, like she had accepted her loss.
"Congratulations, Thomas." The pink-haired girl said softly. "You're the winner. And for that, I give you my star coins, but first..."
Blushing slightly, she went over and gave Thomas a kiss on the cheek.
"Good luck with the tournament."
Thomas couldn't help but blush a bit, much to Emily's jealousy. Rosie then handed Thomas his star coins... but there was one problem...
"Hey!" Emily exclaimed. "I only count three star coins! I thought you said you had four?!"
Rosie began to sweat a little. "Oh..." she chuckled. "About that, I made that last part up about having four star coins."
The dark green-haired girl was outraged. "What?!"
"Care to explain yourself, Rosie?" asked Edward.
Realizing her trick had been caught onto, Rosie sighed heavily.
"I'm sorry. I told you I had four star coins because I wanted you to reveal your full amount." Turning around, the pink-haired girl lowered her head in shame. "That way, I would then pretend I had a fourth and bet my full amount so that when I won, I would have knocked you out of the tournament."
"What a dirty trick." sneered Percy. "You should be ashamed of yourself."
"Percy!" Thomas snapped at his best friend. He then walked over to Rosie and laid both hands on her shoulders. "While I am disappointed that you tried to do something like this to me... I'm not mad."
Rosie looked up in surprise.
"You've dueled fairly and gave me a very close match. For that, I'm glad that we've met and dueled."
Rosie found herself blushing again. From there, Percy, Edward, and Emily each decided that Rosie wasn't so bad after all.
"I guess you're right, Thomas." Percy admitted. "Rosie's a cool girl."
Rosie smiled as tears welled up in her eyes. Suddenly she embraced Thomas in a hug.
"Thank you!" she cried happily.
Thomas quickly accepted the hug...until Emily unhappily pulled them apart.
"Okay, break it up now." The dark green-haired girl huffed.
"Why did you do that?" Rosie asked hurtfully.
The dark green-haird girl grunted unhappily. "You were hugging him too long and too tight."
Rosie thought for a minute before a cheeky grin appeared on her face.
"Oh, I see." The pink-haired girl said teasingly. "You don't want me hugging Thomas because you're in love with him."
Yet again, Emily blushed, but this time out of anger.
"S-Shut up!" she snapped. "Judging from your reactions at the end of the duel, I bet you like him!"
Percy and Edward both sighed.
"I smell a cat-fight brewing." mumbled Percy.
Needless to say, there was no cat-fight... but a pretty heated argument did ensure. It also looked like it would last for quite a while. Two girls (Emily and Rosie) both liking the same boy (Thomas). This should be rather good...
(elsewhere...)
Meanwhile, outside the city, a large truck was driving on the highway. Inside the truck, one of Sailor John's pirates was driving, and the leader himself was seated right in the middle, pondering over his plan of action.
"We should be at San Francisco very soon." said the driver.
"Good." smirked Sailor John. "Once we arrive. Most of you scout the city and take out as many duelists as you can. I want the rest of the band to get a plane ready for me."
"Where are you planning to go, sir?" asked Skiff.
Sailor John smiled. "I'm planning to visit a friend of Discord's on the Island of Sodor."
"Who's this friend?"
Sailor John didn't answer; he only chuckled evilly at the thought of his plan succeeding.