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 a few days since Thomas and Percy defeated the Paradox Brothers and rescued Patch and Lily. In addition, they also earned the remaining star coins they need to enter the finals. For the next few days afterward, the gang enjoyed themselves without worry of anything. Today, however, was the day the finals began, and Thomas, Percy, and James would be competing against each other for certain.
Currently, everyone was getting some breakfast at the hotel's restaurant.
"Well guys-" said Thomas to his friends. "-looks like today's the start of the finals."
"Yup." Percy nodded, taking a bite out of a pancake. "So I guess we'll be needing our strength."
"You three have been dueling so hard the last several days." Edward commented.
"It'll all be worth it." agreed James.
"Don't forget that some of your duels weren't particularly fair." Emily pointed out.
"Yeah." added Toby. "Sailor John's pirates have been trying to ruin everything for us."
"Commander Laura tried to drown Emily." began Mavis.
"Sledge punched Thomas." put in Percy.
"The Paradox Brothers kidnapped Patch and Lily." Henry also added.
"And some pirates tried to kill me, Henry, and James." finished Gordon.
"To be honest, I hope this all ends soon." sighed Thomas.
And the Tidmouth Teens all agreed to that. Right then, they all resumed eating.
Title: The Rematch, Part 1
Ten minutes later, everyone was in the lobby. Thomas, Percy, and James were each looking over their decks.
"Ready guys?" asked Thomas.
"Yup." James slotted his deck into his Duel Disk.
"Me too." Percy slotted his deck into his Duel Disk.
"We're all behind you three 100%." smiled Gordon.
"That's right." agreed Emily, showing a thumbs up.
To the surprise of her friends, the dark green-haired girl had a Duel Disk on her left arm.
"Hey... Where did you get that Duel Disk, Emily?" Thomas asked curiously.
"I bought it at a Card Shop downtown." explained Emily. "The shop owner was an old friend of my Father's, so he gave me a discount."
"Nice." grinned James, pleased to see that Emily had become a duelist. "Now then, shall we?"
"Let us shall." Percy nodded.
"To Discord's Mansion!" declared Thomas.
With that, the friends made their way out of the Hotel.
(elsewhere...)
A few minutes later, everyone got onto a city bus going across the Golden Gate Bridge, where the mansion awaited.
"Wow..." Gordon breathed, admiring the scenery. "So that's the Golden Gate Bridge."
"It looks so amazing." added Henry in amazement.
"One of the city's most famous landmarks." Edward stated.
"How long do we have to ride the bus?" Mavis asked curiously.
"According to the directions-" said Toby. "-I'd say about a half hour or so."
Thomas, meanwhile, was looking over his deck.
"This tournament, while fun, has brought about plenty of dangers for me and my friends." he thought to himself.
A flashback began.
FLASHBACK
The flashback first began with Thomas's duel with Commander Laura.
"Tell that to my final card!" snapped the blue-haired boy, inserting one final card into a Spell/Trap slot on his Duel Disk. "Diffusion Wave-Motion!"
The mentioned Spell card materialized face-up. Suddenly, the Magician of Black Chaos's scepter started crackling with electricity.
"What's going on?" Commander Laura asked, nervous on what was happening.
"By giving up 1000 of my life points-" explained Thomas, taking a 1000 life point hit (LP: 500). "-Magician of Black Chaos can proceed to attack every single monster you have on your side of the field." He then narrowed his eyes fiercely and clenched his right hand into a fist before entering the battle phase. "Attack now, Magician of Black Chaos! Take down all of my opponent's monsters with Chaos Scepter Blast!"
Magician of Black Chaos obeyed, twirling his crackling scepter a few times before motioning it forth and unleashing an almighty blast. The blast was so strong that it destroyed all but one of Commander Laura's monsters at once. The four summoned monsters were the first to be destroyed by the blast. The effect of Necromancy then activated and weakened the Escargoon - King of Lizards' attack points considerably by 2400 points (ATK: 3500 - 1100). One final shockwave ripple then came and tore through the Lizard King and destroyed him. Commander Laura stared on in silence for a few seconds before her crazed look returned as she pressed both her hands to the sides of her head and let out a scream of rage and horror (LP: 0).
"Commander Laura!" cried the only pirate remaining.
The holograms disappeared as the Tidmouth Teens all cheered for Thomas's victory.
"He did it!" cried Mavis happily. "Thomas won!"
Discord smiled. "That boy never ceases to amaze me."
Commander Laura fell to her knees in disbelief over losing the duel.
"How could I, Commander Laura, have lost?" she muttered to herself.
"You lost because you underestimated me." said Thomas firmly, walking forward to is defeated opponent. "Now keep your end of the deal and set Emily free!"
But Commander Laura, now blinded by rage, looked up at Thomas seething and with hatred in her eyes.
"No..." The female pirate commander whispered, and then looked to her pirate minion. "Sink the girl, now!"
The pirate recovered from his shock and grinned evilly, automatically pressing the red button on the control box.
"No!" cried out the Tidmouth Teens.
"You agreed to set her free if I won!" objected Thomas.
"If I can't have you, then neither can she!" cackled Commander Laura insanely.
It was then, the crane started to quickly lower its cargo (in this case, Emily) to the water below.
"THOMAS!" Emily screamed.
Finally, the cargo hit the water below. Thomas ran over to the edge of the dock and watch in horror. Finally, the cargo hit the water below. Wasting no more time, Thomas tossed his Duel Disk over to his friends and dove after Emily.
"First, we nearly lose Emily forever." Thomas narrated.
Outside the water, the rest of the teenagers (as well as Discord) all waited by the dock's edge for any sign of someone coming up. Suddenly, Mavis saw some bubbles forming in the water.
"Look!"
Within seconds, Thomas and Emily came to the surface gasping for air.
(new scene...)
The flashback then changed to James's duel with Sledge. Somewhere in another part of the beach, lots of people were running away. Sledge and a gang of pirates were present.
"Find him." Sledge ordered.
"Yes sir." obeyed the pirates.
They didn't even begin to scatter when Thomas and the others all suddenly ran into the area.
"Who are you?!" Thomas demanded.
Sledge smirked. "And so they came..." he thought to himself.
"What gives you the right to come in here and attack people?" demanded Edward.
Sledge gave a loud, booming laugh. "Doing what Sledge does best! Tracking down targets! And it would seem he's found him."
The large burly man pointed his finger at James, causing the red-haired boy to gasp.
"M-Me?"
"Yes, you!" sneered Sledge. "Sledge's boss charged a hefty price for him to eliminate you from this tournament!"
"Your boss?" asked James. "He wouldn't be Sailor John, would he?"
"That's none of your concern. The name's Sledge and he's challenging you to a duel!"
Suddenly, Thomas stepped in between Sledge and James.
"Forget it!" he said bravely. "You want to go after any of my friends? You'll have to go through me first!"
"Away with you!" yelled Sledge.
Before Thomas could even blink and such, he was punched in the face by Sledge so hard that he flew back a slight distance and such.
"Thomas!" gasped the rest of the Tidmouth Teens.
"Stay out of my way, kid!" Sledge warned. "And don't worry, we'll be going after you eventually."
Thomas laid on the ground, a large bruise on the left side of his face. No one was very happy to say the least.
"Call the police!" called Lily.
"Nobody punches my friends and gets away with it!" snarled James, firing up his Duel Disk.
As soon as the red-haired boy activated his Duel Disk (being the only one to have it at the time) the band of pirates all surrounded the group.
"Then Sledge attacked us." Thomas narrated.
(new scene...)
Finally, a flashback to the duel with the Paradox Brothers was shown. Despite losing, Para and Dox both smirked as they got back up.
"Not quite." They both said at once.
"Huh?" gasped Emily.
"What are they talking about?" added Mavis.
"They're right." Edward suddenly said, frowning.
"We still have to pick the right door they're behind first." Thomas agreed sternly. He walked over to the two pirate brothers. "Now then, I know that both of you are lying to me right now."
"Nonsense, I never lie!" Dox countered.
"I never lie either!" added Para.
"Oh really?" asked Thomas, pulling something out of his pocket. They looked like two coins. "We'll decide with these."
He looked over to Emily and held out his hand.
"Could I see a marker, Emily?"
The dark green-haired girl nodded and pulled out a black marker from her purse, giving it to her blue-haired friend. Para and Dox both continued to smile to themselves, thinking that there was no way Thomas could figure their scheme out.
"I've marked each coin to represent a different door." Thomas explained, once he finished what he was doing. "The coin that I keep clenched in my fist will be the door that I have chosen."
"If you really care about your friends-" Para stated. "-you will choose my door."
"No!" countered Dox. "MY door is the best choice."
Percy couldn't take it anymore. "Come on!" he groaned. "Just give us a straight answer already!"
"I *am* giving you a straight answer!" argued both Para and Dox.
"Enough!" snapped Thomas, taking a step forth. "We will figure out which door will lead to our friends."
He held out both fists, clenched, and carrying a coin a piece.
"Game Start!"
The brothers watched tensely. Thomas looked from one fist, to the other, deciding carefully. Left? Or right? Or left? At last, he opened his left fist; the coin with the Dox emblem shimmered in his palm.
"That coin is marked for Dox's door..." began Para.
"But was your choice good, or was it poor?" asked Dox.
After a full minute of silence (with Edward, Toby, Percy, Emily, and Mavis all looking on anxiously), the Paradox Brothers spoke up...
"The answer you picked-" began Para.
"-was wrong!" Dox exclaimed. "My door was correct-!"
"-all along!" Para finished, entering a laugh.
Thomas kept his neutral expression while Edward, Toby, Percy, Emily, and Mavis all gasped in shock.
"For crying out loud!" cried Toby in dismay.
"Are you saying Dox's door was right all along?!" wailed Emily. "We'll never see Patch or Lily again now!"
"Then the Paradox Brothers tried to trick us into losing Patch and Lily." Thomas narrated.
END FLASHBACK
The flashbacks ended.
"I hope that the finals will be smoother than the last few days have been." Thomas thought to himself, looking rather glum.
Emily looked over and noticed the look on Thomas's face. She felt concerned for her blue-haired friend.
"Thomas has been quiet the last twenty minutes." The dark green-haired girl thought to herself. "I hope he's okay." Emily then started speaking aloud. "Thomas, are you feeling okay?"
"I've just been thinking of all the trouble we've gone through."
"I know." Emily agreed. "But, thankfully we haven't encountered any sort of trouble over the last few days ever since we've encountered Para and Dox."
"I suppose so." Thomas smiled slightly.
After about a half hour, the bus came to a stop.
"Looks like we're here." James said aloud, getting up off his seat.
Everyone got off the bus, and they gasped in amazement at what they saw.
"Cinders and ashes..." whispered Thomas.
"Now that's a mansion," gasped Gordon in amazement.
"Even fancier than your relatives' mansion" James whistled in admiration.
Up the stone steps, there it was... Up the stone steps was Discord's home... and it was fancy and gigantic.
"Last one up is a rotten egg!" Percy challenged, running ahead.
The rest of the friends raced after him. Just as they neared the top, a scream was then heard.
"Guys... we have company." Percy whispered, once his friends had caught up.
Standing at the entrance gate was...
"SPENCER?!" cried the Sudrian teenagers.
Yup... It was Spencer Gresley...
"I'm afraid I can't let you pass, Billinton." said Spencer with a firm tone in his voice.
"What are you even doing here, Spencer?" Gordon demanded. "From what I see, you only have five star coins. Meaning you're not allowed inside."
"True." Spencer agreed, nodding. "I need ten coins to enter, but I can easily get them in a duel. So, Billinton, care for a little rematch?"
"Why would I do that?!" Thomas demanded. "I don't need to duel you again. Besides, I've already won my ten star coins, so the answer's no."
"I need to enter to save my parents from Discord. You may not need to duel me again, but I need to duel YOU again."
"Discord is not the bad guy!" objected Percy. "Sailor John is!"
"There are no such thing as pirates!" Spencer argued stubbornly. "Besides, Billinton here is the only one who has ever beaten me in a duel, and I've been looking for a rematch for a while."
"I'm sorry, Spencer, but I won't accept a rematch against you now." Thomas pointed out.
SPencer frowned in disapproval. "Then you're saying you don't care if I never see my Mother and Father again?"
"Spencer, step aside!" Gordon demanded. "If my Aunt and uUncle are in danger, we'll rescue them."
"Hey, if you want a duel - then take me on!" James ran forth, moting a thumb at himself.
"No, James!" cried Henry. "Remember your last duel against Spencer?"
"I don't care! I got better after my duel with Sledge."
Spencer noticed that James's dueling glove was filled with star coins (ten that is), and gave a little smirk in response.
"Well, what do you know?" he snickered. "The loser collected ten star coins... I therefore promote you from a loser to a deadbeat!"
"Hey, watch your mouth!" snapped James. "I was able to take on this huge jerk all by myself."
"That's enough, James!" Thomas scolded his red-haired friend, just before looking back to the silver-haired boy. "Please, Spencer, just step aside and let us pass."
It was right around then Spencer gave a passionate speech.
"Billinton... you said you've won against me by tapping into the Heart of the Cards." he began. "And for a long time I didn't know what that meant. But now, I think I 'do'. And it took 'Discord' to show me."
"Huh?" blinked Percy.
"What are you-" Thomas started to say.
Spencer took out a locket from under his shirt and clicked it open. Inside was a picture of a much younger Spencer with his Mother and Father.
"He gave me a reason to put my faith in the Heart in the Cards." Spencer went on. "I will save my parents. There's not a power on Earth that will stop me - not Discord, not you! For the first time, Billinton, I can duel with fire and passion in my heart!"
Thomas and the others could see the fire in the silver-haired boy's eyes.
"To hear him say that..." Thomas thought to himself. "It would seem Spencer really has changed. He's not fighting for himself. There's actually a belief...in the Heart of the Cards."
"You can't accept this duel, Thomas!" objected Henry.
"You've already earned enough star coins to get into the mansion." added Mavis.
"Billinton, I've changed." Spencer insisted. "Accept this rematch, and I'll show you the truth."
After some thought, Thomas accepted defeated and nodded.
"Very well, Spencer." The blue-haired boy finally said. "Let's see how far you've come."
"He actually accepted!" James gasped in shock.
Thomas pointed to his opponent. "Just name the place!"
For the first time since in—well, a while—Spencer smiled with approval.
"Our field has been prepared." he said, turning around. "Follow me."
And so, the Tidmouth Teens followed Spencer into the mansion, and the location of the rematch.
(elsewhere...)
The rematch was on the rooftop of Discord's mansion. Thomas stood at one end, and Spencer stood at the other end. Both duelists had their Duel Disks activated already.
"Here's the deal, Billinton..." Spencer began, holding his remaining coins. "We'll both wager five star coins on this duel. Is that a fair trade?"
"Sounds fair." nodded Thomas, holding out his five star coins.
Both duelists tossed their star coins forth.
"Prepare yourself, Billinton" declared Spencer. "Whoever wins goes inside the mansion, and the loser... Well, he'll be a broken young man."
"I assure you it'll be you who will be broken!" Thomas retorted fiercely. "I will defeat you once and for all!"
"You've got this, Thomas!" cheered Percy. "You beat Spencer before, so you can beat him again!"
The two duelists drew their opening hands (LP: 4000) x2.
"Let's duel!" They both announced at once.
And so, the fated rematch between rivals begins...
Turn One: Spencer Gresley (LP: 4000)
Deck: (35)
Current Hand (5): Spear Dragon, Negate Attack, Spirit Ryu, A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon, and Magical Trick Mirror
"Stand back, and prepare for battle!" Spencer took and held out a card. "I summon Spirit Ryu in attack mode!"
The purplish dragon appeared on Spencer's side of field (Level: 4/ATK: 1000/DEF: 1000).
"Finally I'll place these two cards facedown." The silver-haired boy held up two more cards and slotted them into his Duel Disk. On cue, two facedown cards appeared behind Spirit Ryu. "My turn is over."
"A rather weak monster to start with." Thomas thought to himself. "He must be planning something. So I'd better be prepared."
He then drew his card.
Turn Two: Thomas Billinton (LP: 4000)
Deck: (34)
Current Hand (6): Exchange, Lightforce Sword, Queen's Knight, Dark Magician Girl, Sangan, and Soul Shield
"I call forth Queen's Knight in attack mode!" The blue-haired boy announced, laying his monster card onto a monster field slot on his Duel Disk.
On cue, the female Poker Knight materialized (Level: 4/ATK: 1500/DEF: 1600).
"Attack, now! Destroy Spirit Ryu with Majestic Sword Swipe!"
Queen's Knight obeyed, lunging forth with her sword.
"Not so fast!" called Spencer, holding out his hand. "I activate my Spirit Ryu's ability!"
"Ability?" gasped Thomas, realizing his opponent's plan.
"It can only be done during the battle phase." Spencer pointed out, holding up his Spear Dragon card. "By discarding a dragon-type monster from my hand, my Spirit Ryu's attack points increase by 1000 for the remainder of the phase."
Spencer discarded Spear Dragon and Spirit Ryu's attack went up (ATK: 1000 - 2000).
"Spirit Ryu, counterattack!"
Spirit Ryu obeyed, firing a holy-like breath from its mouth. The blast struck and destroyed Queen's Knight.
"Your Queen's Knight has been defeated!" declared Spencer.
Thomas grunted as he took slight battle damage (LP: 3500).
"I place two cards facedown and end my turn." The blue-haired boy sighed, sliding two cards into two separate Spell/Trap slots on his Duel Disk.
"Then it's my turn again!" announced Spencer, drawing his card.
Turn Three: Spencer Gresley (LP: 4000)
Deck: (34)
Current Hand (2): A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon and Luster Dragon #2
"For my turn, I'll sacrifice my Spirit Ryu and call forth the Luster Dragon #2!"
Spirit Ryu disappeared, and in its place was a large emerald dragon (Level: 6/ATK: 2400/DEF: 1400).
"I would take this chance to attack you directly-" Spencer teased. "-but I'll give you a chance to come back... So I'll end my turn, now."
The crowd was surprised.
"Why would Spencer go and do that?" Percy asked curiously.
"Usually he'd take the opportunity and attack directly." added Henry.
Back in the duel field...
"Spencer must be up to something." thought Thomas, as he drew his next card. "It's my turn... Draw!"
Turn Four: Thomas Billinton (LP: 3500)
Deck: (33)
Current Hand (4): Exchange, Dark Magician Girl, Sangan, and Brain Control
Looking at what he drew, Thomas smiled to himself.
"Why are you smiling, Billinton?" Spencer asked with a frown on his face.
"I just drew a card that will give me an advantage." answered Thomas, showing his drawn card. "I play the Spell card Brain Control!"
Spencer grimaced.
"By paying 800 of my life points-" The blue-haired boy began, taking a life point hit (LP: 2700). "-I can, for the rest of my turn, take control of your only monster."
The Brain Control card materialized face-up, before a brain with two hands appeared out of the card.
"Your Luster Dragon #2 now belongs to me, Spencer!"
The large brain grabbed Spencer's dragon and pulled it over to Thomas's side of the field.
"I should thank you, Spencer." Thomas managed a taunt. "By not attacking me last turn, you've now given me the advantage." He pointed forth. "Attack now, Luster Dragon!"
The large dragon obeyed, firing an emerald fire at Spencer.
"Your attack will never reach me!" The silver-haired boy exclaimed. "I activate my Quick-Play Spell card Negate Attack!"
The first of his facedown cards flipped up and revealed itself.
"What?!" cried Thomas.
Luster Dragon #2's attack was stopped.
"Nice try, Billinton." smirked Spencer. "But you won't get to my life points that easily."
Thomas scowled as he took another card from his hand.
"Then I'll sacrifice your dragon to call from my hand the Dark Magician Girl!"
Luster Dragon #2 disappeared in a blue streak, and in its place was the all too familiar spellcaster-type monster known as the Dark Magician Girl (Level: 6/ATK: 2000/DEF: 1700).
"Now you won't regain your monster when my turn ends!" Thomas declared, before smirking. "What's the matter, Spencer? I'm still waiting to see what you're now able to do."
Spencer scowled. "The duel is just getting started!" He drew a card. "I draw!"
Turn Three: Spencer Gresley (LP: 4000)
Deck: (33)
Current Hand (2): A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon and Graceful Charity
On cue, the Graceful Charity Spell card materialized face-up on the field.
"I activate the Spell card Graceful Charity." said Spencer, drawing three cards. "This allows me to draw three cards and discard two."
Holding up his drawn Blade Knight (Effect Monster), Monster Reborn (Spell), and X-Head Cannon (Normal Monster). The silver-haired boy sent X-Head Cannon and A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon both to the graveyard. Adding Monster Reborn and Blade Knight to his hand.
Suddenly, Thomas pointed forth. "I activate Lightforce Sword!"
The blue-haired boy's first facedown card flipped up and revealed itself.
"This card lets me banish one card in your had for three turns." explained Thomas.
Out of the card came a large sword that charged and pierced one of Spencer's cards out of his hand. The speared card was the Monster Reborn Spell card, causing Spencer to growl in frustration.
"Wow, man, Spencer doesn't even seem to be trying!" whooped Percy.
"This might be easy." added James.
Spencer, however, wasn't about to give up. He took the only card left in his hand and placed it onto a monster field slot on his Duel Disk.
"I summon Blade Knight in attack mode!"
Appearing on Spencer's side of the field was a knight dressed in armor with a sword and shield (Level: 4/ATK: 1600/DEF: 1000).
"And since I have no cards in my hand, my knight gains 400 attack points!" Spencer continued. "Making my monster as strong as your own!"
Blade Knight grew stronger (ATK: 1600 - 2000).
"So far, Spencer, you've been all talk." Thomas pointed out. "I'm still waiting to see just how much you've learned about the Heart of the Cards."
"I assure you that will happen." insisted Spencer. "Just you wait and see."
In the audience...
"Boy, this duel sure is getting hot." Toby commented.
"I agree." Gordon nodded in agreement. "While Thomas seems to be countering most of my cousin's strategies, Spencer keeps bouncing back."
"I don't believe Spencer at all." Emily suddenly said.
This caught everyone else by surprise.
"What do you mean by that, Emily?" asked Mavis.
"He says he believes in the Heart of the Cards." explained Emily unhappily. "But so, far he's shown no sign of hope of change."
"Maybe he was just trying to mess with Thomas." suggested Edward.
"Figures." Gordon snorted crossly.
Spencer, however, had over heard those comments and went into his thoughts.
"They don't believe me." he thought to himself. "They still think I'm just an arrogant show off. Well, I'll soon show them what I've learned."
Suddenly, images of certain cards appear behind him. Ranging from Crush Card Virus, Virus Cannon, Soul Exchange, Blue-Eyes White Dragon, and Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon to Ring of Destruction and Ring of Defense.
"I'll use my new-found belief in the Heart of the Cards to wipe out Thomas's deck. Then nothing will stop me from winning this match and challenging Discord to rescue both my parents!"
Wow, some big strategy planned. Will Spencer pull it off? ...or not? We'll find out soon.
To be Continued!