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.
Opening up in an alleyway, Spencer found himself confronted by one of Sailor John's pirate commanders. In this case, Leon, second-in-command of the group.
"I said... who are you?!" Spencer asked again, this time sounding more forceful.
"My name is Leon." answered the disguised pirate. "And I'm an employ from Industrial Illusions. Discord has sent me to ensure that you never reach him."
Spencer frowned. "That's what you think! Nobody kidnaps my family and gets away with it!"
"You sound so confident." Commander Leon replied smoothly. "What makes you even think you'll even succeed in defeating me, let alone Discord?"
"Because my deck is full of the strongest cards in the game." said Spencer haughtily. "Your worthless little deck pales in comparison to its might."
Commander Leon only howled with laughter. This made the silver-haired boy even crosser...
"What are you laughing at?!"
"You have no idea what power lurks in my deck." tittered Commander Leon slowly.
"Oh really?" Spencer raised an eyebrow, before getting into a duelling stance. "Then let's see you put that power to the test!"
Commander Leon activated his Duel Disk. "As you wish. Once I defeat you, Discord will handsomely reward me."
"Well, once I win-" retorted Spencer. "-Discord will pay for what he has done!"
The two duelists drew their opening hands (LP: 4000).
"Duel!"
Title: Spencer vs. The Forbidden One
Spencer and Commander Leon both stared each other down for what seemed like forever.
"If you don't mind, I'll go first." insisted Commander Leon.
"By all means." Spencer replied.
Turn One: Leon (LP: 4000)
Deck: (35)
Current Hand (5): Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts, Big Eye, Cyber-Stein, Painful Choice, and Mystical Elf
"Big mistake." Leon declared, holding up a card before turning it over. "For my turn, I'll play this... Painful Choice! This Spell card-"
"I know what it does, you fool!" Spencer snapped.
"Alright." snickered Commander Leon, amused with the silver-haired boy's anger. "Now pick one of the five chosen cards for me to add to my hand." He grinned deviously as he showed the five cards. "You'll be plenty surprised when you see what they are."
Spencer at first didn't care what the cards were. But once he got a good look at them, he gasped in shock.
"I-It can't be!" The silver-haired boy exclaimed.
The five cards in question were...the five pieces of the mighty Exodia the Forbidden One.
"Those are the five pieces of Exodia!"
"That's right." confirmed Commander Leon, not losing his smirk. "So which piece shall I keep?"
Spencer didn't say a word at first. This was the first time he ever saw Exodia in person, considering it was such a rare set. To summon Exodia, the duelist would need each of the five pieces in their hands.
-"Left Leg of the Forbidden One"
-"Left Arm of the Forbidden One"
-"Exodia the Forbidden One"
-"Right Arm of the Forbidden One"
-"Right Leg of the Forbidden One"
When they do have all five pieces in their hands, Exodia would be summoned forth and the duelist would instantly win.
"Wake up!" called Commander Leon, snapping Spencer out of his daze. "Now go and choose a piece for me to keep!"
"Fine." huffed Spencer. "I pick the Right Arm."
Chuckling, Commander Leon sent the other four pieces of Exodia into the graveyard, and added the Right Arm to his hand.
"I'm impressed." The pirate commander said smoothly. "You've stopped me from summoning Exodia. You must feel very proud of yourself." Commander Leon took a card from his hand. "But don't think you're off the hook just yet... I'll go and lay this monster in defense mode."
A facedown card appeared sideways (meaning defense position).
"From there, I'll call it a turn."
"Why would he just allow me to take out Exodia?" Spencer wondered. "He must be up to something."
He drew his next card.
Turn Two: Spencer Gresley (LP: 4000)
Deck: (34)
Current Hand (6): Burst Breath, Spirit Ryu, Kaiser Glider, Ring of Defense, Attack Guidance Armor, and Vorse Raider
"All right, you... Prepare to feel the touch of cold steel!" Spencer gestured a hand outward. "I summon forth my Vorse Raider!"
On cue, the fierce beast warrior-type monster appeared (Level: 4/ATK: 1900).
"Destroy his facedown monster now!"
Vorse Raider obeyed and sliced the facedown card with its weapon. The monster was revealed to be, much to Spencer's shock, the Right Arm of the Forbidden One.
"E-Exodia's Right Arm?" The silver-haired boy stuttered.
"Congratulations!" said Commander Leon smugly. "Now you've destroyed all five Exodia pieces."
Now Spencer was sure something was screwy. Why would a duelist WANT their five pieces of Exodia to be destroyed like that? He knew he had to be extra careful now.
"You're up to something aren't you?" Spencer asked suspiciously, taking a card from his hand and slotting it into his Duel Disk. "Either way, I'll set this card facedown and end my turn."
A facedown card appeared behind Vorse Raider.
"It's my turn." announced Commander Leon, drawing a card. "Now I'll show you the true power of my deck."
Turn Three: Leon (LP: 4000)
Deck: (29)
Current Hand (5): Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts, Big Eye, Cyber-Stein, Mystical Elf, and Pot of Greed
He held out his Pot of Greed card. "I play Pot of Greed. This lets me draw two cards from my deck!"
Commander Leon drew his two cards. He was now holding both Contract with Exodia (Spell card) and Exodia Necross (Effect Monster) in his right hand.
"Now I play another Spell card..." The pirate second-in-command held out his just drawn Spell card. "Contract with Exodia!"
"Contract with Exodia?" asked Spencer. "What does that do?"
"It's very simple!" Commander Leon's facial expression grew maniacal. "I can only activate this card when ALL five pieces of Exodia are in my graveyard! That's why I deliberately allowed you to vanquish them earlier with Painful Choice!"
Spencer growled. "I knew you were up to something."
Commander Leon didn't let up. "Now by giving up 2000 of my life points-" He continued to smile (LP: 2000). "I can call forth from my hand the unstoppable Exodia Necross!"
The field began to fill with shadowy clouds as appearing before them was a large muscular figure with blackish purple skin (Level: 4/ATK: 1800/DEF: 0).
"It's over for you, Spencer Gresley!" Commander Leon laughed maniacally.
"Well to me, you thought wrong." retorted Spencer. "Your so-called unstoppable monster only has 1800 attack points. 100 short of Vorse Raider."
"We shall see about that!" The pirate second-in-command insisted. "Exodia Necross, attack Vorse Raider with Flame of the Dark God!"
Exodia Necross obeyed, charging a dark flame at Vorse Raider, who counted with a swing his own blade. Commander Leon didn't look worried at all (LP: 1900).
"You're done, Exodia!" cried Spencer, smiling to himself. But then he saw something that stunned him. "What?!"
Exodia Necross was still standing, and its own attack points increased (ATK: 1800 - 2800).
"What just happened?" demanded the silver-haired boy. "Exodia should have been destroyed!"
Commander Leon cackling laughter echoed throughout the alleyway.
"So long as I have a piece of Exodia's body in my graveyard, my Exodia Necross cannot be destroyed by a mere battle!" he stated mid-laughter. "In addition, my monster gains an extra 1000 attack points at damage calculation!"
"That may be... but even if your monster survived the battle, you still received some battle damage to your life points."
"A small price to pay." Leon scoffed, brushing the dust off his left arm. "My new monster will be the only thing I'll ever need now... So now, go ahead and take your turn!"
Spencer scowled while drawing a card. "As you wish!"
Turn Four: Spencer Gresley (LP: 4000)
Deck: (33)
Current Hand (5): Spirit Ryu, Kaiser Glider, Ring of Defense, Attack Guidance Armor, and Negate Attack
He added Negate Attack to his hand, which also contained Spirit Ryu, Kaiser Glider, Ring of Defense, and Attack Guidance Armor.
"I will get ride of your Exodia Necross." The silver-haired boy vowed, taking and readying a card in his right hand. "And I'll do it with this monster!" He held up his monster card. "Spirit Ryu, show yourself!"
Appearing next to Vorse Raider was a purplish dragon with a beige pattern (Level: 4/ATK: 1000/DEF: 1000).
"Next I reveal my facedown card." continued Spencer, poking a button on his Duel Disk. "Burst Breath!"
The silver-haired boy's facedown card flipped up and revealed itself.
"By tributing a dragon-type monster on my side of the field-" Spencer explained. "-all of your monsters with a defense that is less than their attack are destroyed! So now, I'll sacrifice Spirit Ryu to wipe out Exodia Necross!"
Spirit Ryu exploded in a ball of fire that turned into a dragon and blew flames at Exodia Necross in an attempt to destroy it! ...but nothing happened when the flames died down.
"No..." grumbled Spencer. "Don't tell me..."
"Allow me to explain Exodia Necross's effect better." Commander Leon started. "And you'd better take notes too."
This card gains the following effects while a "Forbidden One" card(s) is in my graveyard:
● "Exodia the Forbidden One": The card cannot be destroyed by battle, though damage calculation still applies.
● "Left Leg of the Forbidden One": This card cannot be destroyed by Spell Cards.
● "Right Leg of the Forbidden One": This card cannot be destroyed by Trap Cards.
● "Left Arm of the Forbidden One": This card cannot be destroyed by the effects of other Effect Monsters.
● "Right Arm of the Forbidden One": Whenever this card battles an opponent's monster, it gains 1000 ATK at the end of the Damage Step.
"There now, does that help you, Spencer?"
"Yes." growled Spencer, taking and slotting a card into a Spell/Trap slot on his Duel Disk. "I place one card facedown and switch Vorse Raider to defense mode."
Vorse Raider kneeled down into a defensive stance.
"Now it's my turn!" Commander Leon said gleefully, while drawing his card.
Turn Five: Leon (LP: 1900)
Deck: (26)
Current Hand (5): Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts, Big Eye, Cyber-Stein, Mystical Elf, and Mystical Space Typhoon
"Before I enter the battle phase, I'll play a Spell card." He took a card from his hand and slotted it into a spell/trap slot in his Duel Disk. "Mystical Space Typhoon!"
A large twister appeared and destroyed Spencer's facedown card.
"So much for your Attack Guidance Armor card, Spencer." Commander Leon grinned. "Exodia, Flame of the Dark God now!"
Exodia Necross obeyed and unleashed another flame,striking and destroying Vorse Raider.
"Now you're defenseless!" The pirate second-in-command continued to laugh. "You're finished, Spencer. You hear me? FINISHED!"
"I'm not finished yet!" growled Spencer, drawing his next card.
Turn Six: Spencer Gresley (LP: 4000)
Deck: (33)
Current Hand (4): Kaiser Glider, Ring of Defense, Negate Attack, and Pot of Greed
"Now I'll play my own copy of Pot of Greed!" Spencer held out his drawn card. "Now watch as I draw two cards from my deck!"
He now had Shrink and Cost Down in his hand.
"Now I'll activate the Spell card Cost Down!"
The mentioned Spell card materialized face-up.
"By discarding one card to the graveyard-" explained Spencer, sending a card from his hand to the graveyard. "-I can down grade all the monsters in my hand by two levels for the rest of my turn."
Finally, Spencer selected the only remaining card in his hand (which had went from level 6 to level 4).
"Now... I call forth the Kaiser Glider!"
A metallic bronze dragon appeared to Spencer's side of the field (Level: 6/ATK: 2400).
"Nice try, fool, but your dragon is no match for Exodia Necross!" scoffed Commander Leon. "You just summoned a very weak monster compared to my own!"
"That's what you think." Spencer rebuffed, holding out a card from his hand. "I now activate Shrink!"
Exodia Necross found itself shrinking in size while its own attack was halved (ATK: 2800 - 1400)
"I know a weakness your monster has." The silver-haired boy boasted. "While it cannot be destroyed by Spells or Traps, I can still weaken its attack points and inflict damage to your life points!"
Commander Leon scowled. "So I see..."
"Kaiser Glider!"commanded Spencer, "Attack Exodia Necross with GOLDEN BURST!"
Kaiser Glider obeyed and unleashed a beam of golden energy from its mouth. The beam torched Exodia Necross, but it didn't destroy it. Regardless, Commander Leon felt the force of the blow and took damage as well (LP: 900). Very quickly, however, the pirate second-in-command recovered.
"Nice try, but your Shrink card's effect now wears off, AND my monster gains 1000 more attack points!"
Exodia Necross's attack returned to normal (ATK: 1400 - 3800).
"I place one card facedown and end my turn." finished Spencer, sliding a card into a Spell/Trap slot on his Duel Disk.
"Now to continue the duel!" Commander Leon said, dawing his card.
Turn Seven: Leon (LP: 900)
Deck: (25)
Current Hand (5): Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts, Big Eye, Cyber-Stein, Mystical Elf, and Heavy Storm
On cue, the Heavy Storm Spell card materialized face-up.
"Your facedown card is of no worries to me." Commander Leon stated, holding out the Heavy Storm card from his hand. "Behold Heavy Storm! Now say goodbye to your facedown card!"
A large storm blew through and destroyed Spencer's facedown card (Negate Attack).
"Now there's nothing to protect your dragon!" laughed Commander Leon. "Exodia Necross, attack!"
Exodia Necross unleashed another flame that destroyed Kaiser Glider. Spencer grimaced as he braced himself from the force of the attack (LP: 2600).
"And if you think Kaiser Glider's ability will help you, you're wrong!" Commander Leon continued. "My monster cannot be targeted by monster effects!"
Spencer growled.
"Now watch as my monster gains 1000 more attack points!"
Exodia Necross's attack points increased again (ATK: 3800 - 4800).
"There's not a card in your deck that can stop my beast!" laughed Commander Leon. "Now make your final move!"
"I won't let you or Discord win!" Spencer declared, clenching his fist fiercely. "As long as I have someone I'm fighting for, there's no way I'll ever lose to scum like you!"
He drew his card.
Turn Eight: Spencer Gresley (LP: 2600)
Deck: (32)
Current Hand (1): Card of Demise
"I activate the Spell card Card of Demise!" Spencer slotted it into his Duel Disk almost immediately, causing the card to materialize face-up. "Now I draw until I hold five cards in my hand, and when five standby phases have gone by, I must discard my entire hand."
He drew five new cards. They were Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Ancient Lamp, Absorb Spell, Soul Demolition, and Silent Doom.
Thinking hard on his move, Spencer selected two cards from his hand. Placing the first facedown on a monster field slot on his Duel Disk, and slotting another card into a Spell/Trap slot.
"I'll summon this monster in defense mode, and place this card facedown."
Two facedown cards appeared (the first was sideways).
"My turn is over." concluded Spencer.
"It's my go!" announced Commander Leon, drawing a card. "Get ready, and make peace with yourself!"
Turn Nine: Leon (LP: 900)
Deck: (24)
Current Hand (5): Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts, Big Eye, Cyber-Stein, Mystical Elf, and Crush Card Virus
"Exodia Necross, attack the facedown monster!"
Exodia Necross obeyed, firing a dark fire blast at the facedown monster. Ancient Lamp was revealed to be the set monster, and got destroyed very quickly.
"That was your final line of defense!" Commander Leon declared. "Any last words before you make your final move?"
"Yes; six..." said Spencer, preparing to make his final draw. "Never mess with the Boxford family!"
He drew his card.
Turn Ten: Spencer Gresley (LP: 2600)
Deck: (26)
Current Hand (4): Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Absorb Spell, Silent Doom, and La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp
CARD OF DEMISE: 4 Standby Phases Left
"From my hand, I'll activate Silent Doom!" Spencer held out his card for the opponent to see. "By using it, I'll resurrect from my graveyard the Ancient Lamp in defense mode!"
A large bronze lamp with spider legs appeared (Level: 3/ATK: 900/DEF: 1400).
"And with it on the field-" continued Spencer, as a card suddenly slipped out of his deck. "-I can special summon my faithful servant, La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp!"
A green colored genie materialized out from the Ancient Lamp and gave a cocky chuckle (Level: 4/ATK: 1800/DEF: 1000).
"Is that all?" Commander Leon snickered. "Your two monsters can't even touch my Exodia Necross!" But then his confident look turned into one of worry. "Unless your facedown card-"
"That's right." smirked Spencer, poking a button on his Duel Disk. "I activate the Trap card Soul Demolition!"
The silver-haired boy's set card flipped face-up and revealed itself.
"Here's how it works; I can now target any number of cards from either players' graveyard and banish it from the game, and all I have to do is pay 500 life points to do so."
"ANY number of cards?!" Commander Leon shrieked.
"You heard me loud and clear." retorted Spencer (LP: 100). "And the cards I choose are the five pieces of Exodia in your graveyard!"
"NO!" Commander Leon's thoughts screamed through his head. "Not them!"
The first card to pop up from Leon's graveyard was Exodia the Forbidden One.
"Now your Exodia Necross can be destroyed by battle!"
The second card to pop up was Left Leg of the Forbidden One.
"Now your monster can be destroyed by Spell cards!"
The third card to pop up was Left Arm of the Forbidden One.
"Now your monster can be destroyed by monster effects!"
The fourth card to pop up was Right Leg of the Forbidden One.
"Now your monster can be destroyed by Trap cards!"
The fifth and final card to pop up was Right Arm of the Forbidden One.
"Now your monster no longer gains 1000 attack points between the damage step!" Spencer finally finished.
Exodia Necross's attack points went back to its original amount (ATK: 4800 - 1800). Commander Leon couldn't believe his eyes.
"N-No... this can't be happening!"
"Now I can finish you off..." Spencer stated, holding up one more card from his hand. "I now will sacrifice both my Ancient Lamp and Genie La Jinn!"
The two monsters disappeared.
"Come forth - Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
Appearing in a turret of light was one of the three mighty blue and white scaled and winged dragons, who then gave off a fearsome roar (Level: 8/ATK: 3000/DEF: 2500).
Commander Leon stared upward and awe and fear at the sight of the powerful dragon.
"Now I'll show you...what happens when you mess with me and my parents!" Spencer shouted dramatically. "Blue-Eyes, destroy Exodia Necross with White Lightning attack!"
The Blue-Eyes White Dragon obeyed and fired a blast of white lightning at Exodia Necross, destroying it instantly. The sight of the destruction of his only monster caused Commander Leon to yell out in agony (LP: 0).
DUEL RESULTS: Spencer Gresley wins!
The holograms all faded away as Commander Leon fell to his knees as Spencer started to walk over.
"How could I have-" The pirate second-in-command didn't get to finish his sentence, as Spencer then grabbed him by his coat collar and lifted him up in anger.
"Tell Discord that I'm coming for him next!" he snarled. "And when I do meet him, he will suffer from my wrath!"
Suddenly, the silver-haired boy went and punched Commander Leon hard in the face, causing the pirate to fall back to the ground as his cards scattered from his Duel Disk. Just then, Spencer saw two star coins rolling over to his feet. He picked them up and looked at them with curiousity.
"That's weird..." Spencer thought to himself. "Where did these come from? They must've..." He looked at the unconscious Commander Leon for a moment. "Did he...?" The silver-haired boy shook his head of those thoughts. "No, forget star coins. I'm gonna go pay Discord a personal visit in his mansion, right now!"
Spencer inserted the two coins into his duelling glove and started to walk away from the alleyway. Suddenly, high up on a nearby rooftop, a pirate could be seen atop of said roof. It looked like he was watching the whole match.
"Commander Leon lost." he spoke into a walkie talkie.
"Where do you think he's heading for?" asked the voice of Skiff on the other end.
"Hard to say." answered the pirate. "Perhaps if we're lucky, he'll bump into Thomas."
"Standby for further orders." Skiff said at the other end. "I'll report this to the captain."
"Of course."
(elsewhere...)
Inside the pirate's hideout alongside the cove, Sailor John was busy looking over the money and star coins his boys had stolen from various duelists from the last few days.
"What a haul, what a haul!" The pirate captain gloated cheerfully.
Just then, he heard a voice calling out to him.
"Sailor John, sir!" came the voice of Skiff.
Said pirate boy entered the cave and run up to his captain out of breath.
"Ah, Skiff." Sailor John smiled pleasantly. "What do you have to report?"
"Spencer was able to defeat Leon, sir." explained Skiff.
"It was as I had hoped." said Sailor John, closing his eyes. "We still need Spencer to beat Thomas."
He opened his eyes, got up from his seat, and was about to leave the cave when Skiff stopped him.
"Sir, where are you going?"
"No doubt Spencer will now go see Discord in person." Sailor John stated. "I shall go and see him myself."
"Shall I stay here then?" asked Skiff some more.
"Yes." The pirate captain replied, before turning around and looking to the nearby cage. "Guard the prisoners."
With that said, Sailor John left the cavern. Skiff looked over to the cage, seeming with remorse.
"I wish he didn't have to go this far." he thought to himself. "Kidnapping others and trying to ruin a man's reputation is going much too far."
Sadly, the young boy looked over to the cage containing Mr. and Mrs. Gresley (Boxford).
"But I have my orders." Skiff sighed. "I might as well follow them."
Outside, Sailor John hailed a taxi for Discord's place.
"Mark my words, Discord-" The pirate captain thought to himself. "-by the time my plan is complete, I will finally expose you to the world as a complete lunatic and the secret of those carvings will be answered. Nothing can stop me!"
(elsewhere...)
With Spencer, while it had taken him about two hours to find, he had finally arrived outside of Discord's mansion.
"At last, I've arrived." The silver-haired boy thought to himself, staring at the large mansion. "Hang on, Mom and Dad, I'm gonna save you from that monster."
Knowing that guards would be all around the place, Spencer needed to find a way to sneak inside without getting caught.
"There has to be a way inside..."
Looking around carefully, he spotted a large tree with a branch leading to a nearby window.
"And the Gods smile upon me." Spencer smirked to himself.
Making sure nobody was watching, Spencer sneaked over to the tree and started to climb.
(elsewhere...)
Fifteen minutes later (from climbing the tree), the silver-haired boy managed to reach the window from a tree branch. He carefully opened it, and jumped inside the empty room. Gently closing the window, Spencer was finally inside the mansion.
"Now to find where you are, Discord."
Suddenly he heard footsteps from outside.
"Guards." Spencer mumbled.
Quickly, he hid himself behind a large couch as the door opened. Entering the room were two suits, and they were looking around for something... or someone.
"That's weird." said one of the suits.
"Thought we heard someone here." The other suit said.
The two guards left the room and closed the door, allowing Spencer to show himself.
"That was close." he whispered.
Slowly Spencer crept up to the door and opened it to see if anybody was coming. When all seemed clear, the silver-haired boy left the room. His search for Discord took him all around the mansion. At times, Spencer also had to avoid getting caught by the guards. At last, his search took him to a large arena, which was also going to be used for the finals in a few more days.
"So this is where the finals will be held." Spencer thought to himself. "Not like I care for the tournament, anyway. My parents aren't here, so I'd better leave now."
Well, he WAS about to leave the area, but then...
"Well, well, well..." said a familiar voice (male). "Fancy seeing you here. Mr. Crawford is currently at work in Industrial Illusions, but he sent us to intercept you."
It was Sailor John (in his employ disguise) along with a few of his pirates (also disguised as guards).
"Where are my parents?!" Spencer demanded.
"Now that is just plain rude." said Sailor John in a mocking tone. "We invite you to this tournament, and you get all miffed with our hospitality."
Spencer cursed. "Cut that junk out! Just show me where my parents are, this minute!"
Suddenly, one of Sailor John's disguised pirates went and slugged Spencer across the face, knocking the teenager back some until he was on the ground. However, the blow was so strong that it also knocked five of Spencer's star coins out of his glove and onto the floor.
"Tsk tsk tsk." teased Sailor John, picking up the five dropped coins. "Didn't your parents teach you any manners?"
Spencer stood back up to face the pirates angrily. "You'll pay for that..." he hissed.
"Now, now." replied Sailor John, waving his hands innocently. "No need for to get all angry with us. I proise that you'll get your chance to see Mr. Crawford and rescue your parents and company... IF you do us a little favour."
"Fine! Name it!"
"We want you to have a little rematch against Thomas Billinton using your last five star coins." explained Sailor John. "...and we want you to defeat him."
"What?!" gasped Spencer audibly.
"That's right... Only by wagering your final five star coins and defeating Thomas will we allow you to personally see Mr. Crawford."
"Why bring Thomas Billinton into this?" asked Spencer.
Sailor John continued to smirk. "That's our little secret... But right now, your parents fate lies in if you accept our condition and challenge Thomas to a rematch and defeat him. Otherwise... Mr. Crawford will never give you your Mom and Dad back, and you'll have to surrender Boxford Corp to him."
Spencer seethed in anger.
"So what will it be, boy? Accept or decline?"
Spencer thought for a few seconds about it. The last thing he wanted was to listen to the demands of someone like Sailor John. But he had to save his parents, and also wanted a rematch against Thomas. And so...
"I accept." Spencer finally grunted.
Sailor John smiled. "I knew you'd see things my way." He and his disguised pirates all turned to leave. "The finals are in a few more days. Make sure you're prepared by then to beat Thomas! ...or else."
With that he and the pirates walked away, leaving Spencer all alone. The silver-haired boy seethed some more before removing his deck from his Duel Disk to look over it.
"These cards have served me well in the past few days." he thought. "I only hope I've gathered enough experience to beat Billinton with them. Otherwise..."
The bottom of his deck showed one of the three Blue-Eyes White Dragon monster cards. Yes, Spencer Gresley knew he needed to win this duel. Otherwise, he would never see his parents ever again, and all that he worked so hard to earn...would be for nothing.