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 inside Discord's mansion, Spencer was locked in the middle of a duel against Sailor John in the finals of Discord's tournament. The standings were currently as followed:
-Sailor John (LP: 2350) had three monsters on his side of the field; Fiery Ruins (Level: 2/ATK: 0/DEF: 0), Wild Brusier (Level: 4/ATK: 0/DEF: 0), and Arc Asylum (Level: 2/ATK: 0/DEF: 0).
-Spencer (LP: 600) only had XYZ-Dragon Cannon (Level: 8/ATK: 2800/DEF: 2600) on his side of the field.
"Soon I will get control of your company, Spencer!" Sailor John gloated. "Even with your powerful Dragon Cannon, it's still not match for my three monsters!"
"Don't make me laugh, punk." snapped Spencer. "Your monsters all have 0 attack points. They don't stand a chance against my XYZ-Dragon Cannon."
"Then you might want to listen up more carefully." The pirate captain replied, still smirking psychotically. "They all have a special ability."
"Which are...?"
"First, I'll play Arc Asylum's ability." Sailor John began to explain. "First it will banish one monster from your graveyard. And if there are additional copies of that monster in your deck... then they're banished, too!"
"What?!" gasped Spencer.
"And the monster I choose to banish...is Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
Appearing from Spencer's graveyard briefly before disappearing was the Blue-Eyes White Dragon monster card, all right. Just then, two cards automatically slipped from Spencer's deck. They were revealed to be the other two copies of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon monster card. The two dragons briefly appeared on the field and roared before vanishing into oblivion.
"This is not good." Edward grimaced. "Sailor John just removed all three of Spencer's best monsters just like that without even trying."
"Now he won't be able to summon Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon." added James.
Back in the duel field below...
"Now I'll activate my Wild Bruiser's effect." Sailor John said. "For every monster removed from either player's graveyards, my monster gains 500 attack points each!"
Spencer cringed. "I have six monsters removed!"
"Correct you are!" Sailor John grinned in response. "500 times 6 equals 3000 attack points added to my Bruiser!"
Wild Bruiser glowed as his attack power rose (ATK: 0 - 3000).
"Now for my Fiery Ruins's effect!" Sailor John continued. "In exchange for only being able to attack with one monster per turn, I can transfer the attack points of any monster I control over to another monster I control!"
"What good would that do?" asked Spencer.
"Meaning, if I attack with any monster I have, say like Arc Asylum, I can transfer my Wild Bruiser's attack to it." Sailor John pointed out. "Like so..."
Wild Bruiser suddenly found itself growing weaker (ATK: 3000 - 0), while Arc Asylum found itself growing even stronger (ATK: 0 - 3000).
Turn Seven: Sailor John (LP: 2350)
Deck: (28)
Current Hand (2): Battleship and De-Spell
"Arc Asylum, attack and destroy XYZ-Dragon Cannon!" called Sailor John, just after adding his drawn card to his hand.
Arc Asylum obeyed. The building-like monster started releasing hundreds of little people from its opening doors. The people were charging towards XYZ-Dragon Cannon.
"Say goodbye to your monster!"
The little people eventually overpowered XYZ-Dragon Cannon and destroyed it just like that. Spencer grimaced as he sustained battle damage (LP: 400).
"Whoa..." James gawked.
"That was weird." Percy commented.
"But at the same time, effective." Emily added.
Back in the duel field below...
"Now you don't even have Dragon Cannon to save you." smirked Sailor John. "What hope do you have to stop me now?"
"I have my hope." replied Spencer. "I vow to rescue my parents from you, Sailor John, and nothing will stop me from doing so!" He drew his card. "Behold!"
Turn Eight: Spencer Gresley (LP: 400)
Deck: (28)
Current Hand (2): Different Dimension Dragon and Silent Doom
"I'll activate Silent Doom." Spencer held out his drawn card. "This lets me revive a monster from my graveyard in defense mode, but it cannot attack in exchange!"
On cue, Vorse Raider materialized in a defensive stance (Level: 4/ATK: 1900/DEF: 1200).
"This is all I'm able to do, but I swear I'll find a way to bring your three monsters down, Sailor John! Mark my words!"
Title: Attack of the Pirates, Part 2
Sailor John smirked. "You're just too much fun to toy with." he teased, drawing his card. "Yes, so much fun to toy with!"
Turn Nine: Sailor John (LP: 2350)
Deck: (27)
Current Hand (3): Battleship, De-Spell, and Soul of a Pirate(!)
"Now it's my Wild Bruiser's turn!" The pirate captain pointed forth. "Attack now, my monster!"
Wild Bruiser obeyed, jumping into the air and forth until it started to land, bringing its large, powerful fists slowly together. Vorse Raider was smashed by the Wild Bruiser and ended up destroyed.
"That was your last defense!" gloated Sailor John. "Now next turn, I'll be able to attack you directly!"
Up on the balcony, the Tidmouth Teens and their friends were worried.
"If Spencer doesn't get something good on his next turn, it'll be all over!" Lady stated.
"He'll have to believe in the Heart of the Cards." insisted Thomas. "If he does, he can turn things around."
Back on the platform down below, Spencer was thinking the same thing.
"As much as I don't like that whole Heart of the Cards thing." he thought. "At this point, I have no other choice but to trust in it. If I lose this duel, then I'll not only lost my company, but I'll never see my parents again."
Breathing slowly, Spencer drew his card.
Turn Ten: Spencer Gresley (LP: 400)
Deck: (27)
Current Hand (2): Different Dimension Dragon, and Pot of Greed
"First I'll play Pot of Greed!" Spencer held out his drawn card. "This lets me draw two cards from my deck!"
He slowly drew his cards. The silver-haired boy now had Virus Cannon and Soul Exchange.
"Yes!" thought Spencer, seeing what he drew. He took his first Spell card. "First I activate the Spell card Virus Cannon!"
He slotted his drawn card into his Duel Disk. All of a sudden, the said Spell card materialized face-up.
"Virus Cannon?" Sailor John blinked.
"Oh, yes." grinned Spencer. "This card will destroy and send to the graveyard almost half of the Spell cards in your whole deck. Including any that are in your hand."
A large cannon appeared and fired at Sailor John.
"NO!"
The laser blast struck his deck, causing smoke to pour from it.
"Too bad." Spencer taunted back. "Now you'll have to send ten Spell cards to the graveyard. Which is also half of your deck."
Sailor John grunted as he took ten cards from his deck to the graveyard.
"Now I play another Spell." continued Spencer, just as he slotted his card into his Duel Disk. "Soul Exchange!"
The mentioned Spell card materialized face-up.
"This allows me to tribute any number of your monsters in order to summon a high level monster from my hand." Spencer explained, showing the last card from his hand. "And I have my level 5 Different Dimension Dragon!"
Sailor John merely scoffed... At least until Spencer continued speaking...
"So now, I'll take control and tribute your Wild Bruiser! And seeing as your Fiery Ruins's effect only works in the battle phase, you cannot transfer your Bruiser's attack to another monster right now!"
Wild Bruiser disappeared in a streak of blue.
"Now, Different Dimension Dragon-" announced Spencer, placing the card onto a monster field slot on his Duel Disk. "-come forth!"
A large, light blue-coloured dragon appeared on the silver-haired boy's side of the field (Level: 5/ATK: 1200/DEF: 1500).
"All right!" cheered Mavis. "Now that he got rid of Wild Bruiser, Spencer might have a shot at winning the duel!"
"Don't mess this up, rich boy!" James muttered to himself.
Back in the duel field below...
"Different Dimension Dragon-" called Spencer. "-attack and destroy Fiery Ruins now... RAINBOW BURST!"
Different Dimension Dragon obeyed, firing a rainbow-colored blast at Fiery Ruins, destroying it and making Sailor John grimace (LP: 1150).
"Now do you see, you pirate?" Spencer asked harshly. "Now do you realize that nothing will stop me from rescuing my parents from your clutches?"
Sailor John just began to chuckle.
"What's so funny?"
"I applaud you." Sailor John remarked. "No one has ever gotten this far against me in a duel. You've impressed me."
Turn Eleven: Sailor John (LP: 1150)
Deck: (16)
Current Hand (2): Battleship and Raigeki
He looked at his drawn card. "But when will you ever learn that you cannot win against someone like me?" The pirate captain then showed the card in question. "I activate Raigeki!"
A large bolt of lightning came and struck Spencer's dragon.
"Your dragon is doomed!" cried Sailor John joyfully.
"Oh, is it?" came Spencer's voice.
When the smoke cleared, Different Dimension Dragon was shown to still bestanding.
"Impossible!" Sailor John shouted in disbelief. "Why didn't your dragon get destroyed!?"
"Different Dimension Dragon can't be destroyed by mere Spells or Traps that don't exactly target it." explained Spencer. "Meaning you've wasted a powerful Spell card."
Sailor John growled and touched the card on his Duel Disk, switching it sideways.
"I'll shift my Arc Asylum into defense mode and end my turn." he grumbled.
"My go!" said Spencer, drawing a card. "Draw!"
Turn Twelve: Spencer Gresley (LP: 400)
Deck: (24)
Current Hand (1): Return from the Different Dimension
"I'll place my card facedown." Spencer slotted his card into his Duel Disk, causing it to materialize facedown behind his monster. "Now... go and destroy Arc Asylum, Different Dimension Dragon!"
Different Dimension Dragon obeyed, destroying Sailor John's monster with another rainbow-like blast attack.
"Your field is empty." The silver-haired boy stated confidently. "You have lost most of your cards. Are you sure you wish to continue this duel?"
"Don't get cocky, Spencer." Thomas whispered.
Sailor John, remaining quiet for a period of time, merely looked up with a dangerous-looking smile on his face.
"I think...not."
Turn Thirteen: Sailor John (LP: 1150)
Deck: (15)
Current Hand (2): Battleship and Cannon Reload(!)
His drawn card was a Spell card called Cannon Reload.
"I activate the Spell card Cannon Reload!" Sailor John held the card out. "At the cost of 500 life points, I can call from my hand a Level 7 or higher monster card!" He took the final card from his hand (LP: 650). "So now, meet my fearsome Battleship!"
Appearing on the pirate leader's side of the field was a really, really big pirate ship armed with lots of cannons (Level: 9/ATK: 2900/DEF: 2500). Spencer watched in shock, thinking he was about to lose... until Sailor John spoke up.
"Now before you freak out and all of that junk-" he began. "-my monster cannot actually inflict any battle damage when it attacks."
On the balcony, the Tidmouth Teens all sighed in relief.
"That means Spencer has another chance." Percy breathed with relief.
Back in the duel field below, the battle phase commenced...
"Battleship, wipe out his Different Dimension Dragon with Cannonball Barrage!" commanded Sailor John.
Battleship obeyed, firing many cannonballs at Spencer's dragon. But when the smoke cleared, it was still on the field.
"Oh, did I forget to mention my dragon's second ability?" asked Spencer. "It can't be destroyed by a mere battle."
"Then you'll need a new rule book." retorted Sailor John. "My Battleship's other effect activates now! It negates your dragon's effect whenever it attacks!"
Battleship fired one final cannonball from the main cannon, which struck Different Dimension Dragon and destroyed it.
"My dragon!" cried Spencer.
"I end my turn." said Sailor John calmly. "Now make your final move!"
Spencer was sweating now. This was his last chance to pull something that will save him from losing.
"This is it." The silver-haired boy thought to himself. "My last chance to turn this duel around. If I don't pull the right card, then not only will I lose this duel, I'll lose my family's company... and also my parents, forever."
"Spencer!" called the voice of Thomas.
"Billinton?" Spencer whispered, and turned around to look up at the balcony.
Thomas and the others all started speaking to the silver-haired boy.
"You've come too far to give up now!" Thomas yelled out. "You can do it! Believe in the Heart of the Cards! We're all counting on you to put an end to Sailor John's plans!"
"I know you and I don't get along very well, Spencer!" Gordon called out next. "But we're still family, and family members always look out for each other! I'm not giving up on you, you hear?"
Spencer couldn't believe it. Even his own Cousin, whom he didn't get along with very well, was cheering for him.
"Well? What are you waiting for?" Even James had something to say. "Show that Sailor John what you're truly made of."
Spencer recovered and nodded, just before turning around.
"Oh, I intend to!" he said, but then went into his private thoughts. "Everyone... thank you. I can feel your support giving me power." The silver-haired boy looked over fiercely to Sailor John. "You think you've won, pirate? Well you're wrong! I never give up. It's time I show you just how truly powerful I can really be!"
Sailor John merely grunted a weak response. With that all said, Spencer started to draw his card.
"Let's see what this so-called 'Heart of the Cards' can do!"
Fiercely, Spencer drew his card, slashing a colourful wave from his deck in the process (compliments of the Destiny Draw technique).
Turn Fourteen: Spencer Gresley (LP: 400)
Deck: (23)
Current Hand (1): Polymerization
Looking at his drawn card, Spencer's eyes widened in shock at first. Suddenly, he began snickering, before the chuckling erupted into loud laughter.
"Why are you laughing, boy?" Sailor John asked harshly. "You cannot win against the likes of me!"
"I now have the card to win me this duel!" answered Spencer, holding his right hand out dramatically. "Reveal Trap card - Return from the Different Dimension!"
The facedown card flipped up and revealed itself. Sailor John recoiled in horror when he saw what it was.
"Return from the Different Dimension?!"
"You know, I should actually thank you for banishing my three Blue-Eyes White Dragons, Sailor John." teased Spencer. "Now by paying up half of my life points-" His life points halved themselves (LP: 200). "-I can special summon any number of banished monsters that belong to me onto my side of the field. And you know which ones I want, don't you?"
Sailor John didn't have to answer, for appearing in a beam of light were the three Blue-Eyes White Dragons.
"Now my Blue-Eyes White Dragons are back!" continued Spencer. "And they'd like a little revenge." He held out his final card. "And this one card will help out with just that... I activate Polymerization!"
The three Blue-Eyes White Dragons rose high into the ceiling of the duel house and they began to fuse.
"Using this card, I'll fuse my three dragons together! Now, Sailor John, I'd like to introduce you to my ultimate servant!"
Appearing now with a shock-wave inducing roar was the mighty, three-headed dragon (Level: 12/ATK: 4500/DEF: 3800).
"I give you the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!" declared Spencer.
The Sudrian teenagers were all very happy. Spencer really did manage to call upon his ultimate monster, and now he had this duel pretty much won. Watching this happen in his personal seat, Discord smiled graciously.
"Now, Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon-" commanded Spencer. "-attack Battleship with Neutron Blast!"
Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon obeyed, firing a three-way blast of white lightning from the three dragon heads. Battleship was vaporized very quickly by the attack. The attack was so powerful that it caused a massive shakeup inside the very mansion... Though it was not powerful enough to be an actual earthquake. Spencer had a very gleeful look on his face as smoke clouded the field.
"I win, Sailor John." he said triumphantly.
"Don't be so sure, boy!" came the evil pirate's voice.
The smoke on Sailor John's side of the field cleared away, revealing that Sailor John...was still not beaten (LP: 650).
"It can't be!" Spencer recoiled, like he was belted in the stomach.
Thomas and the others up on the balcony also were shocked that Sailor John was still standing with his life points untouched.
"But how...?" Percy quizzed.
"You've forgotten all about my Battleship's effect in reducing battle damage to zero." Sailor John scolded, wagging a finger. "It not only affects you, but also affects me too! Meaning I lost no life points from your attack!"
Spencer couldn't believe it. His best monster's attack had done nothing.
"I...end my turn."
"Now, this is where it all ends!" Sailor John declared, drawing his card. "My victory will depend on this draw."
Turn Fifteen: Sailor John (LP: 650)
Deck: (14)
Current Hand (1): Treasures of Cortez
Upon seeing the card he drew, Sailor John's eyes widened as he slowly started to laugh like a psychopath.
"He's cracked." Percy joked.
Back in the duel field below, Spencer seemed to agree with the green-haired boy.
"I kind of missed the joke." he said sarcastically.
Sailor John merely responded by slotting his only card into his Duel Disk.
"Like you, I've drawn the very card that will win me the duel." The pirate captain pointed out. "But unlike you, I'll place it facedown."
A facedown card materialized.
"That will be all for my turn."
"It's my turn!" announced Spencer, drawing a card. "Draw!"
Turn Sixteen: Spencer Gresley (LP: 200)
Deck: (22)
Current Hand (1): Negate Attack
"Whatever your facedown card is, it won't help you against the power of my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!" The silver-haired boy proclaimed. "Attack now, my beast! Finish off Sailor John with Neutron Blast!"
Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon obeyed, firing a second three-way blast.
"Just as I had hoped!" laughed Sailor John. "I activate my facedown Trap card - Treasures of Cortez!"
The facedown card flipped up and revealed itself.
"Here's how it works." Sailor John stated, going into an explanation. "I must first pay 500 life points." His life points took a hit (LP: 150). "Then I draw cards from the top of my deck until I draw a Spell card, and when I do, I must activate it immediately."
Sailor John drew his first card... A monster card - Chaos Dragon(!). His second card... A monster card - Lava Dragon(!). His third card... A monster card - Storm Dragon(!). His fourth card... A monster card - Tsunami Dragon(!). His fifth card... A monster card - Earth Dragon(!). His sixth card... A Spell card - Polymerization. The sight of the last card made Sailor John laugh wickedly.
"Since you've summoned a fusion monster, I shall do the same... With this!" The pirate captain held his card out. "Polymerization!"
The Tidmouth Teens were surprised.
"What do you think he'll bring out?" asked Henry.
All of a sudden, five elemental dragons with attributes of fire, water, earth, wind, and dark all appeared on Sailor John's side of the field. The evil pirate leader began to make a summon chant...
"Beasts of legends, I fuse together dragons of the following elements! Fire..."
Lava Dragon flew upward.
"Water..." boomed Sailor John.
Tsunami Dragon flew upward.
"Earth..."
Earth Dragon flew upward.
"Wind..." The pirate captain went on.
Storm Dragon flew upward.
"...and Dark!"
Chaos Dragon flew upward.
"Merge together into one!" demanded Sailor John.
The five dragons flew up into the materialized hexagon circle in the ceiling of the room.
"Show them how unstoppable you really are!" Sailor John's then eyes went from calm and calculating to insane and murderous. "Now, come forth! The invincible Five-Headed Dragon!"
Appearing before them all was a huge dragon with five heads, one representing each dragon (Level: 12/ATK: 5000/DEF: 5000). On the balcony, Thomas and the gang gawked with terror.
"It can't be!" cried Edward. "The legendary dragon of destruction!"
"The Five God Dragon itself!" added Lady.
"...the legendary Five-Headed Dragon!" Thomas finished. "The most powerful monster in the whole game."
In the duel field below, even Discord was terrified beyond belief seeing this beast.
"But how...?" he thought to himself. "How was Sailor John able to get that card?"
The Five-Headed Dragon landed on the ground. It was shown to be much bigger than even Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. Spencer couldn't get a word out in any way. He couldn't believe a monster this rare and dangerous could be owned by someone like Sailor John.
"John, I demand to know where ever on earth did you get that card!?" demanded Discord, calling out to his 'former' friend.
"A little trade secret." smirked Sailor John.
Discord stammered. "W-What do you mean by that?"
"If you must know, I've enter my adopted son, Skiff, into one of your tournaments-" Sailor John explained. "-in hopes of winning that one rare card. Everything else, like the very cards in my deck, were actually stolen from various duelists and card shops around the world."
"You snake!" shouted Gordon.
"It doesn't matter now! Now that I have my supreme beast out on my field, there is nothing you can do about it to stop me!"
The Five-Headed Dragon's five heads let out a roar in agreement. With no other option, Spencer slid a card into a Spell/Trap slot on his Duel Disk.
"I place one card facedown and end my turn." The silver-haired boy sighed, just as a facedown card materialized.
"A fat lot that'll do for you." Sailor John pointed out, drawing his own card.
Turn Seventeen: Sailor John (LP: 650)
Deck: (7)
Current Hand (1): Heavy Storm
"Why, you might be asking? Well, this is why!" The pirate leader held out his drawn card. "I activate Heavy Storm!"
"No!" thought Spencer in horror.
A large storm blew away Spencer's facedown, but not before revealing it to everyone.
"Negate Attack, eh?" snickered Sailor John. "Thought you could try to buy yourself another turn? Too bad! Five-Headed Dragon, destroy Spencer's pathetic Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!"
Spencer closed his eyes. "Mom... Dad... I've tried my very best."
"Your best failed you, boy!" Sailor John laughed maniacally. "Go, my beast... FIVE GOD ELEMENTAL BREATH!"
Five-Headed Dragon obeyed, and its five heads began charging the attack up. Spencer didn't bother moving or anything. The only thing on his mind was that he failed to win.
"Forgive me... I'm so sorry." The silver-haired boy thought to himself. "Goodbye, Gordon... Goodbye, Thomas..."
At last, the huge dragon fired a blast that vaporized Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon in an instant. However, that didn't end there. Why? Because the mighty blast continued right towards Spencer, making his eyes widen and gasp. Finally, the attack struck him, making him scream in agony as he was sent flying until he crashed right into the wall and dropped down into the ground, unconscious (LP: 0).
DUEL RESULTS: Sailor John wins!
The Sudrian teenagers up on the balcony and gasped with horror.
"No way!" Lily exclaimed. "Spencer lost!"
"But did anyone else feel the force of that attack?" Emily asked. "While we know that those were only holograms, the force of that attack felt so...real."
"SPENCER!" Thomas shouted out. "SPENCER!"
Unfortunately, the silver-haired boy was completely out cold. Sailor John, meanwhile, laughed psychotically as the holograms all vanished.
"Victory is mine!"
Thomas was now angry. Ever since this tournament began, all Sailor John had done was ruin it for everyone else. His pirates kidnapped innocent people, tried to ruin Discord's life, and now Sailor John had put Spencer in a coma. Thomas finally had enough! The same look of rage from his rematch with Spencer reappeared in his face as he looked at the pirate, it was as if that unknown presence in his heart wanted to break free once again.
"Thomas?" Percy began to get worried. "Are you...?"
"Spencer was just like us..." Thomas began, shaking in terrible anger. "All he wanted to do was save his parents. He never wanted to do the things he did... He was only forced to do so because of those pirates..." Looking up, the blue-haired boy shouted down to Sailor John. "Why, Sailor John?! Why must you toy with or harm my friends, as well as various other people?! I'll never forgive you... I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU FOR THIS!"
The rest of the teenagers were rather scared by Thomas's outburst.
"Thomas..." whispered Emily in concern, but became alarmed when she saw something else happen... "Thomas!"
The same bits of a dark aura started to form around the incensed blue-haired boy.
"Sailor John, I will defeat you with my own two hands! I promise you that."
Looking up to the balcony, Sailor John didn't seem phased by his enemy's rage towards him.
"Oh ho, you think you can defeat me and my mighty dragon?" he asked mockingly.
"Like I said, I am going to make you pay for everything you've done!" snarled Thomas. "Once I defeat you, I'll make sure you never ruin an innocent life ever again!"
"You're welcome to try, Thomas lad." Sailor John dared. "Too bad you have to get through the other rounds of the tournament to even get to me."
"I know... But you'd better be prepared! My rage will not subside until I defeat you!"
With that said, the pirate leader walked away in triumph. It took so much effort for Thomas not to jump from the balcony and punch Sailor John. However, Emily, once she touched his arm, seemed to calm the dark presence within the blue-haired boy's heart. Either way... Once the monstrous pirate leader (Sailor John) had left the chamber, Discord reluctantly gave the signal to the butler to announce the duel results.
"The winner of the duel was Sailor John." The butler announced. "There will be an hour break before we announce the next duel."
Once that was all said and done, the teenagers had all ran into the duel room to check on Spencer.
"Is he going to be alright?" asked Percy in a worried tone.
Spencer, while breathing, wouldn't awaken.
"Hologram or not, that attack must have felt almost too real." commented Patch.
"That rotten son of a snake!" mumbled Gordon, referring to Sailor John.
"Sailor John has to pay for everything he's done." growled Emily.
"I'll see to it that he does." seethed Thomas, bring his left arm up (with his Duel Disk).
"Unfortunately, Sailor John did have a point about one thing." Lady pointed out. "You still have to win the next rounds of the tournament to get a chance to duel him."
"I know that, but I'll be there still."
"Do we really have to fight against Thomas?" asked Percy. "Why don't we just let him win so he can stop Sailor John?"
"That's not really how it works." James stated. "We still have to fight... even if it means we have to fall."
"But that's not fair." protested Henry.
"Unfortunately, those are the rules." came the voice of Discord. The man walked over. "How's Spencer-boy?"
"He's still breathing." answered Lady.
"Good." Discord sighed in relief, before turning to his left. "Let's bring him to his room to rest up."
Two of Discord's helpers carefully took Spencer away to his room.
"You will be avenged, Spencer." muttered Thomas to himself.
Yes. This was certainly a very grim situation. Spencer had lost, and so his parents were to remain held captive... And it was also possible that Boxford Corp now belonged to Sailor John too. Can Thomas make it through the remains of the tournament to even get to him? Or will Sailor John get away with everything he's done? That's a tale for another time.