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, all was quiet so far...but inside the duelling chamber, it was not quite so quiet. Why? Because James and Percy were both locked in the middle of their duel to see who would get to advance to face either Thomas or Sailor John in the semi-finals. Percy (LP: 3400) had just lost Gearfried the Iron Knight to James's Elemental HERO Thunder Giant, and that only left him with a single facedown card.
"James..." The green-haired boy thought to himself.
James (LP: 4000) had Elemental HERO Thunder Giant on the field along with the Skyscraper Spell card active, and it was still his turn.
"Percy..." The red-haired boy thought to himself.
Up on the balcony, the rest of the gang was talking about the duel so far.
"So far, James is doing good." said Edward.
"The bad news, however, is he's doing TOO good." Gordon pointed out.
"I agree." agreed Henry. "He's already got a fusion monster out, and Percy lost life points. It's going to be tough for Percy to find a way out of this one."
"Well, it's not looking too bad now that you think about it." Lady stated.
"What do you mean by that?" Toby asked curiously.
"Percy's trying his hardest and he still has yet to call out Red-Eyes Black Dragon."
"Um, that's not quite what I meant though." Toby corrected himself. "You said that the situation with Percy wasn't looking TOO bad. Just what did you mean by that?"
"He is still determined to fight." continued Lady. "I can see it in his eyes."
Down below, Percy's eyes were indeed filled with determination.
"James." he said aloud. "No matter what, I will duel with everything I've got. And in the end, I will find a way to end this duel in a draw, whether you like it or not."
"HA! I'd like to see you try!" snorted James. "It's your turn."
Title: Duel Between Friends, Part 2
And thus, it was Percy's turn...
"Here I go!" The green-haired boy announced, drawing a card. "Draw!"
Turn Four: Percy Avonside (LP: 3400)
Deck: (33)
Current Hand (4): Legendary Sword, Hayabusa Knight, Polymerization, and Chasm of Spikes
Percy smiled at what card he drew; it was a Trap card called Chasm of Spikes.
"Now this will help me greatly." he thought to himself, before looking up at his opponent. "All right, James, I'll summon Hayabusa Knight in attack mode!"
"What?!" James asked in surprise.
Appearing on the field was a half human, half falcon dressed in armor (Level: 3/ATK: 1000/DEF: 700).
"Then I'll place this card facedown." continued Percy, sliding a card into a Spell/Trap slot on his Duel Disk. A facedown card appeared beside the other facedown card. "my turn has ended!"
"What's he up to?" James thought to himself. "His monster is so much weaker than my own." He scowled. "No matter, I won't let him get the better of me."
Up on the balcony, the other teenagers were confused by Percy's move, too.
"Why would Percy summon a weak monster like that?" asked Gordon.
"He's planning something." figured Edward.
"If it's that obvious, then James wouldn't be stupid enough to attack like that." Henry pointed out.
"James has a lot of pride, but he isn't stupid." reminded Mavis.
Back in the duel field below...
"My move!" announced James, drawing a card. "Draw!"
Turn Five: James Hughes (LP: 4000)
Deck: (33)
Current Hand (2): Elemental Mirage and R - Righteous Justice
The red-haired boy's drawn card was a Spell card called R - Righteous Justice... It was perfect!
"Hmph! Sorry, Percy." James chuckled, making Percy nervous. "But one of your facedown cards is about to become history."
With that said, he held out his drawn card.
"I play R - Righteous Justice!"
Now Percy was even more nervous. One of his facedown cards was about to go bye-bye. But which one?
"Since I control and Elemental HERO monster-" explained James. "-I can now destroy any Spell or Trap card you have on the field. And the one I'll target is the one you just set on your previous turn."
A giant R appeared and shot at Percy's facedown.
"Time to see what it is!"
The facedown card chosen flipped up and revealed itself before being destroyed by the R.
"My Chasm of Spikes!" gasped Percy.
"Planning on using it to not only destroy my monster, but also deal half of its attack as damage to my life points, eh?" James teased. "Well, that's too bad, Percy. I'm one step ahead of you."
Back on the balcony...
"So close." said Emily unhappily.
"James is smarter than you believe he is." added Edward.
Back in the duel field below, the battle phase commenced...
"Thunder Giant-" commanded James, "-attack Hayabasa Knight!"
Elemental HERO Thunder Giant obeyed, charging a second blast of electricity. Unfortunately for James, Percy wasn't finished yet.
"Not this time!" Percy held his hand out. "You've activated my Silver Dollar Trap card!"
The remaining facedown card flipped up and revealed itself.
"Silver Dollar?" James blinked.
"It protects monsters with 1000 or less attack points." explained Percy. "And it reduces the battle damage I'd take to 0!"
A large silver dollar coin appeared and took the hit from Elemental HERO Thunder Giant.
"Lucky shot!" James growled, holding up his last card. "I place one card facedown and end my turn."
A facedown card appeared behind Elemental HERO Thunder Giant.
"Now it's my turn!" Percy drew his card. "And my counterattack begins!"
Turn Six: Percy Avonside (LP: 3400)
Deck: (33)
Current Hand (3): Legendary Sword, Polymerization, and The Fiend Megacyber
His drawn card was a monster card called The Fiend Megacyber.
"Sweet!" Percy exclaimed happily. "I finally got a strong monster!" He then turned to James. "I sacrifice Hayabasa Knight to summon The Fiend Megacyber!"
As the green-haired boy said this, his lone monster vanished in a blue streak. Appearing in Hayabasa Knight's place was a large warrior-type monster wearing golden torso armor (Level: 6/ATK: 2200/DEF: 1200). Did James look worried? Not even the slightest.
"Nice improvement." he commented. "But my Thunder Giant is stronger."
"Not after I boost my monster's attack with Legendary Sword!" insisted Percy, holding out a card in-between the fingers of his right hand.
"What?!"
A sword materialized in The Fiend Megacyber's hand, giving him a boost in power (ATK: 2200 - 2500/DEF: 1200 - 1500).
"Legendary Sword gives a warrior-type monster an extra 300 attack and defense points." Percy stated. "Now my monster is stronger than your own!"
James growled.
"The Fiend Megacyber, attack Elemental HERO Thunder Giant, now!"
The Fiend Megacyber obeyed, charging forth and slashing his sword. Elemental HERO Thunder Giant was struck and instantly shattered into pieces of glass.
"Your Elemental HERO Thunder Giant has fallen!" said Percy proudly.
James grunted as he took damage (LP: 3900). Needless to say, the red-haired boy wasn't pleased that a duelist lower in skill level had counterattacked.
"Big freakin' deal! I'm still ahead on life points, Percy!"
Up on the balcony, Gordon and Edward both saw the look in James's eye.
"That's not good." Gordon stated. "I know that look all too well."
"Me too... Percy better be careful." Edward nodded in agreement.
Back in the duel field below...
"My turn!" shouted James, drawing. "Draw!"
Turn Seven: James Hughes (LP: 3900)
Deck: (32)
Current Hand (1): Card of Sanctity
"I'll use Card of Sanctity!" The red-haired boy held his card out. "Now we both draw from our decks until we have six cards in our hands."
Both players drew and looked at their new hands...
-Percy drew Axe Raider, Knight of Dark Dragon, Dark Dragon Ritual, Metalmorph, and Dragon Nails.
-James drew E - Emergency Call, Elemental Hero Avian, Negate Attack, O - Oversoul, Elemental Hero Burstinatrix, and a second copy of Polymerization.
"Next I play two more Spell cards!" continued James, holding two cards up. "They're both called E - Emergency Call and O - Oversoul!"
Both Spell cards materialized face-up on the field.
"What are you going to do with those?" Percy asked nervously.
"First E - Emergency Call lets me add an Elemental HERO from my deck to my hand." explained James, as a card slid out of his deck. "And I choose Elemental HERO Bubbleman!" He added the card to his hand. "Next O - Oversoul lets me bring back an Elemental HERO from my graveyard. And I choose Elemental HERO Clayman!"
Clayman was summoned to the field in attack mode (Level: 4/ATK: 800/DEF: 2000).
"But...that doesn't make any sense!" Percy protested.
"Oh, it will soon." James grinned, holding up another card. "It's time for a second fusion summon." He turned the card over. "Meaning, I'll play a second copy of Polymerization!"
The mentioned Spell card materialized face-up behind Elemental HERO Clayman.
"With this, I fuse Elemental HEROES Avian, Bubbleman, Clayman, and Burstinatrix to summon the mighty Elemental HERO Electrum!"
The four mentioned Elemental HEROES (the three from James's hand each briefly appeared on the field) before fusing together.
"Elemental HERO Electrum?!" Percy gasped.
"That's right!" smirked James. "Now, come forth, Electrum!"
Once the fusion ended, there stood, atop a skyscraper, a humanoid male monster wearing completely golden body armor (Level: 10/ATK: 2900/DEF: 2600).
"Wow..." Emily, Mavis, Lily, and Lady all breathed in admirement.
"Quite a powerful monster." commented Toby.
"I'll say." Gordon agreed.
In the duel field below, James pointed forth towards Percy as the battle phase commenced.
"Get ready, Percy!" he declared. "Elemental HERO Electrum, destroy The Fiend Megacyber!"
Elemental HERO Electrum obeyed, jumping off the Skyscraper and kicking Fiend Megacyber, knocking him back and destroying him. Percy grunted as he took damage (LP: 3000).
"My...monster..." The green-haired boy winced.
"Well, Percy, what do you think?" James asked arrogantly. "Pretty impressive, right?"
"You may have the lead now, James-" said Percy unhappily. "-but I'm not giving up!"
"Of course, it'll make my win all the sweeter." The red-haired boy then slotted a card into his Duel Disk. "I throw down a facedown and call it a turn!"
A facedown card materialized behind Elemental HERO Electrum.
"My go!" declared Percy, drawing a card. "I draw!"
Turn Eight: Percy Avonside (LP: 3000)
Deck: (27)
Current Hand (7): Polymerization, Axe Raider, Knight of Dark Dragon, Dark Dragon Ritual, Metalmorph, Dragon Nails, and Red-Eyes Black Dragon
It was go time...
"I play a Ritual Spell card." The green-haired boy took a card from his hand and slotted it into his Duel Disk, causing the card to materialized face-up on the field. "Dark Dragon Ritual!"
"That's the card he used in our tag duel against the Paradox Brothers." exclaimed Thomas.
"And I'll offer up my Axe Raider to ritual summon Knight of Dark Dragon!"
The ritual finished and the humanoid monster wearing dark armor appeared (Level: 4/ATK: 1900/DEF: 1200).
"Yawn feast." James scoffed. "Got anything better?"
"By offering up my Knight-" continued Percy. "-I can special summon Red-Eyes Black Dragon in his place!"
Knight of Dark Dragon vanished into a pillar of fire. Once the flames died down, there stood the fearsome Red-Eyes Black Dragon in the previous monster's place (Level: 7/ATK: 2400/DEF: 2000).
"Better..." James said with disinterest. "But still not good enough."
"Next I'll boost his strength with Dragon Nails-" Percy went on still, holding another card up.. "-raising his attack by 600."
Metallic nails appeared equipped to Red-Eyes Black Dragon's paws, boosting its power even more (ATK: 2400 - 3000).
"Okay... that is better." James gulped. "Maybe a little TOO better."
"Unfortunately, he can't attack this turn." reminded Percy, slotting a card into a Spell/Trap slot on his Duel Disk. "So, I'll place one card facedown, and end my turn."
A facedown card materialized. Suddenly, James grinned at something... namely Percy's recent strategy.
"Unfortunately, Percy, you seemed to have forgotten one very important detail." he pointed out.
"What's that?" Percy asked.
"Take a good look around us, and you'll see!"
Percy looked around and remembered James's Field Spell card was still in play.
"Oh no!" he cried. "You still have Skyscraper in play!"
Up on the balcony, the Sudrian teenagers were worried.
"He actually forgot all about Skyscraper!" Edward exclaimed.
"Now James's monsters will gain 1000 attack points when they attack a monster stronger than they are." added Henry.
"Percy!" called Thomas.
Back in the duel field below...
"My turn!" said James, drawing a card. "Draw!"
Turn Nine: James Hughes (LP: 3900)
Deck: (25)
Current Hand (1): H - Heated Heart
"Before I declare an attack, I'll play this Spell card." James held out his drawn card. "H - Heated Heart!"
"What does that do?" asked Percy.
"This raises the attack points of one Elemental HERO on my field by 500 this turn." explained James.
Elemental HERO Electrum gained some strength (ATK: 2900 - 3400).
"As much as I COULD'VE used Skyscraper to boost my monster's attack-" James admitted. "-I believe this actually works much better."
Percy gulped.
"Elemental HERO Electrum, it's time for battle!" The red-haired boy commanded. "Destroy Red-Eyes Black Dragon!"
Elemental HERO Electrum obeyed, diving off of the top of a building into a flying kick, kicking Red-Eyes Black Dragon and destroying it. Percy watched sadly as his ace monster was destroyed.
"Sorry, Red-Eyes..." he thought to himself. "I wasn't able to help you out..."
Back on the balcony, Emily had a puzzled look on her face.
"Why didn't Percy activate his facedown card?" The dark green-haird girl asked curiously.
"Perhaps even if he did, it wouldn't have mattered." suggested Toby.
"If the set card powered Red-Eyes up enough, the effect of Skyscraper would have triggered and made Elemental HERO Electrum stronger anyway." added Edward.
Back in the duel field below, Percy's life points took a hit (LP: 2600).
"Are you sure you want to continue, Percy?" James called out. "It's kinda obvious that I've got you outmatched."
"Why should I give up?" Percy remarked. "Just so you have an accuse to gloat to everybody about your skills like a selfish jerk? I would rather die than to let that happen!"
"Whoa, whoa!" James reeled back. "That's rather harsh of you to say, Percy. You know death won't change anything."
"I don't care!" snapped Percy. "I'm not going to give up just because you've destroyed my deck's ace. My turn!"
With that said, he drew his next card.
Turn Ten: Percy Avonside (LP: 2600)
Deck: (26)
Current Hand (2): Polymerization and Premature Burial
"I activate Premature Burial!" the green-haired boy held out his card. "By paying 800 life points-" His life points took a hit (LP: 1800). "-I can bring a monster from my graveyard back onto the field in attack mode!" As Percy spoke, his graveyard started shining white light from it. "So come back, Red-Eyes Black Dragon!"
Red-Eyes Black Dragon returned to the field, but James wasn't worried.
"I beat him once, and I'll beat him again." he said.
"Not this time." retorted Percy. "I reveal my Trap card, Metalmorph!"
The green-haired boy's facedown card flipped up and revealed itself.
"Now this Trap card becomes equipped to my monster-" The green-haired boy explained. "-thus giving my Red-Eyes 300 additional attack and defense points and turning it into a Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon!"
Red-Eyes Black Dragon became metallic as its stats grew higher (ATK: 2400 - 2700/DEF: 2000 - 2300).
"And when my dragon attacks now-" added Percy. "-it gains attack points equal to half the attack of its target. Red-Eyes, attack Electrum now!"
Red-Eyes Black Dragon obeyed, charging up a blast of fire from its mouth. James didn't even try to activate his facedown card to block the attack. Red-Eyes Black Dragon then grew even more powerful from attacking that Elemental HERO monster (ATK: 2700 - 4150). Elemental HERO Electrum was destroyed by the fire blast. James didn't even flinch from the damage (LP: 2650).
"Way to go, Percy!" cheered Henry.
"Something's not right." said Edward. "Why didn't James activate his facedown?"
"Maybe like with Percy, it wouldn't have helped him?" Thomas suggested.
"Maybe..." Emily whispered.
Back in the duel field below...
"My turn is over, James." Percy stated. "Now let's see how you're gonna get out of this."
"As you wish!" The red-haired boy drew his card.
Turn Eleven: James Hughes (LP: 2650)
Deck: (24)
Current Hand (1): Pot of Greed
On cue, the Pot of Greed Spell card flipped face-up and revealed itself.
"I activate Pot of Greed." said James. "With its power, I draw two more cards."
His drawn cards were Mirage of Nightmare and Emergency Provisions (both being Spell cards). At oncew, the red-haired boy took and held out one of them.
"Now I activate Mirage of Nightmare!" James held out the first of his drawn cards. "Now on all of your standby phases, I draw until I hold four cards in my hand."
On the balcony...
"A good card." Lady commented. "But it's not without its drawbacks."
"Drawbacks?" Lily looked over. "What are they, Lady?"
"On James's next standby phase, he will have to discard the number of cards he drew from that effect." explained Lady.
"What?" blinked Patch.
"Not too good of a card if you ask me." Mavis added.
"Perhaps." Lady shrugged. "But maybe he has a way to avoid the drawback."
Back in the duel field below, James took his final card and slotted it into his Duel Disk.
"Now I'll set this card facedown..." A third facedown card appeared, right next to the other two cards. "And call it a turn!"
"My turn!" declared Percy, drawing a card. "And time to settle things!"
Turn Twelve: Percy Avonside (LP: 1800)
Deck: (25)
Current Hand (2): Polymerization and Lightning Blade
"Now my Mirage of Nightmare activates." James announced, just before drawing his four cards. "Now I draw four cards."
"Not like they'll help you." insisted Percy, entering the battle phase. "Red-Eyes, end this duel! Attack James directly with Flash Flare Blast!"
Red-Eyes Black Dragon obeyed and fired another blast of fire towards James.
"I guess Percy wins." Patch sighed.
"James did put up a great fight though." Gordon added.
"Then why does James not look upset?" Henry asked, looking down below.
Back in the duel field below, the answer was soon to come...
"I activate my facedown cards!" exclaimed James, poking a button on his Duel Disk. "Negate Attack and Emergency Provisions!"
Both facedown cards flipped up and revealed themselves.
"No way!" cried Percy.
"First my Negate Attack will activate." James stated. "Now your monster's attack will be negated, and the battle phase will end."
Flash Flare Blast was absorbed and rendered useless.
"Darn it!" groaned Percy.
"Now my Emergency Provisions activates." James went on, pointing to his other Spells and Traps. "I'll chain it on Negate Attack, Mirage of Nightmare, and my other facedown card. This will send them to the graveyard and grant me 3000 life points!"
The cards all vanished in blue streaks. James smiled as his life points went WAY up (LP: 5650).
"That's not all." Emily spoke up. "Now James won't have to discard his hand once his next turn comes up."
"And now his life points are over 4000." added Toby.
Back in the duel field below, Percy was feeling upset by this turn of events.
"I was so close." he moaned. The green-haired boy looked up. "I guess my turn is all done now."
"About time!" James drew his card. "I draw!"
Turn Thirteen: James Hughes (LP: 5650)
Deck: (19)
Current Hand (5): Monster Reborn, Hero Flash!, Final Fusion, Fusion Sage, and Miracle Fusion
With his hand refreshed, the red-haired boy was ready for action again.
"First I'll play Hero Flash! !" announced James, holding out a card.
"Hero Flash! ?" Percy blinked. "What's that card do?"
"By banishing H - Heated Heart, E - Emergency Call, R - Righteous Justice, and O - Oversoul from my graveyard-" explained James, just as four cards emerged from the graveyard and faded away into oblivion. "-I can summon a normal Elemental HERO from my deck."
A card slipped from his deck and James took hold of it, placing it onto a monster field slot on his Duel Disk.
"And I'll normal summon a second copy of my Elemental HERO Sparkman!"
A second Elemental HERO Sparkman appeared on James's side of the field (Level: 4/ATK: 1600/DEF: 1400).
"What was the point of doing that?" Percy asked curiously, although he still dreaded the answer.
"For the rest of my turn, any normal monster with Elemental HERO in its name can go and attack you directly!" James explained. "So attack now, Sparkman!"
Elemental HERO Sparkman obeyed, charging a blast of lighting at Percy, causing him to cry out (LP: 200).
"Wow, James just blasted Percy's life points dangerously low." Mavis gasped.
"I don't know about you, but I think Percy's just about finished." Toby sighed.
"Percy..." said Lady quietly.
Back in the duel field below...
"Percy..." James was slowly saying. "Do you see the mess you're in now? I've got nearly 6000 life points, and you're clinging onto less than 500. Sure, your Red-Eyes can crush my Sparkman, but it wouldn't really matter. I'm likely going to win next turn, so maybe you should just give up now. For your sake."
"No..." Percy whispered harshly.
"What?" gasped James.
"It wouldn't be for my sake if I surrendered, James." scoffed Percy. "It would be for your pride. All that matters to you is winning, but all that matters to me is making sure Thomas faces Sailor John as soon as possible! And to just demand me to surrender to you? You're nothing more than a selfish, egotistical jerk! I will never surrender to you!"
"Ouch!" grimaced Gordon. "That's really harsh of Percy to say."
"Can't really blame him." said Toby. "We all know James can be rather selfish and egotistical at times."
"Um, don't look now." Mavis said nervously. "But I don't think James is taking what Percy said very well."
The others all looked down below and gasped. James didn't look too happy indeed.
"How dare you call me selfish and egotistical." he growled.
"I wouldn't if I didn't have reason to!" spat Percy. "We all know how you are, James. You've once stole Gordon's bike just because his looked better than yours and you wanted people to notice you."
"Shut up... SHUT UP!"
But Percy didn't stop. "And how could we all forget who's fault it was that Emily went through her bossy phase when she was only 10-years old? If you and Gordon both hadn't cruelly picked on her when she was new to Middle School, Emily wouldn't have changed her attitude and you would have avoided one year's worth of detention! You were both lucky you didn't get expelled!"
Gordon, Thomas, and Emily (but mainly Emily) each gasped when Percy brought up that memory. Yes, that was certainly not one of the dark green-haired girl's best memories, and it certainly was one she wanted to forget.
"Emily..." Thomas whispered, looking at his friend in concern while thinking she would tear up from it.
Gordon also wasn't happy about that memory being brought up. Sure, the tall, blue-haired boy still had his moments now and then, but he still hated who he was back then, and bringing that terrible memory of his past up didn't exactly help matters. Unfortunately, Percy still didn't stop there.
"And then of course-" The green-haired boy ranted. "-we have the infamous Scrap Monster moment. You purposely made that monster of scrap just for the sake of scaring me so everybody would tease me and not notice if YOU were afraid. I almost ended my friendship with everybody on Sodor, nearly ran away from the island, and it was all your fault!"
By this point, James had finally had enough.
"That's it." he said quietly. "I was planning on waiting until next turn to make this play, but now you've left me no choice!" Angrily, James took a card from his hand. "I activate the Spell card Miracle Fusion! Now by banishing the proper monsters from my graveyard, I can special summon from my extra deck a fusion monster!"
Coming out of his graveyard were both monster cards; Elemental Heroes Avian and Burstinatrix. The two monsters appeared on James's field briefly before fusing together.
"Now I'll banish Avian and Burstinatrix in order to fusion summon Elemental HERO Flame Wingman!"
Appearing was a green, mouth-less, winged creature with a red dragon's head for a right arm (Level: 6/ATK: 2100/DEF: 1200).
"That monster's no match for my Red-Eyes." smirked Percy.
Back on the balcony...
"What was Percy thinking?" asked Henry in shock. "He knows how much James hates being reminded of bad things he did."
"Did you and James both really bully Emily until she became bossy and a bully?" Lily asked Gordon harshly.
"Why would you do something so cruel to such a pretty girl?" demanded Patch.
"Look, while I still tend to forget some of my personal lessons-" Gordon sighed sadly. "-I'm not too proud of who I was those five years ago."
Back in the duel field below, James wasn't finished yet.
"Next I'll activate Fusion Sage!" The red-haired boy slotted a card into his Duel Disk. On cue, the mentioned Spell card materialized face-up on the field. "This card allows me to add one copy of Polymerization from the deck to my hand."
One final copy of the Polymerization Spell card slipped out of his deck, and James took hold of it.
"And you can guess what I'm about to do; I'll play it and fuse Flame Wingman with Sparkman!"
The Spell card materialized face-up, and both of James's monsters began fusing together.
"Meet your fate, Percy!" shouted James. "Come forth - Elemental HERO Shining Flare Wingman!"
Appearing in a beacon of light was the green-skinned hero with white armor (Level: 8/ATK: 2500/DEF: 2100).
"That's the same card he used against Stanley!" gasped Henry.
"My new monster shares the special ability of Elemental HERO Flame Wingman." explained James. "When it successfully destroys an opponent's monster, the opponent takes damage equal to the destroyed monster's attack points!"
"So what?" Percy dismissed. "Red-Eyes is still stronger."
"However!" James went on. "My monster also gains 300 attack points for every Elemental HERO monster in my graveyard."
"How many of those monsters does James have in his graveyard?" asked Lily.
"Five." said Toby. "That would be an extra 1500 attack points."
Elemental HERO Shining Flare Wingman grew even stronger than ever before (ATK: 2500 - 4000).
"You're lucky I've already attacked." warned James, holding up his final card. "But in case you try something, I'll set this card facedown."
A facedown card materialized. Percy was now up against a super powerful monster. But did that stop him? Don't bet on it.
"You don't scare me!" The green-haired boy said bravely. "It's my turn!"
With that said, he drew his next card.
Turn Fourteen: Percy Avonside (LP: 200)
Deck: (24)
Current Hand (3): Polymerization, Lightning Blade, and Roll of Fate
"I activate the Spell card Roll of Fate!" The green-haired boy held out his card. "Now I roll a die, and depending on the number I get to draw that many cards from my deck. Afterward, I must also banish the same number of cards from the top my deck."
The die appeared in the sky and dropped to the ground below.
"Percy's taking a gamble to turn this duel around." said Edward. "Let's hope fate is on his side."
The rolled...and landed on a five.
"Yes! That means I draw five cards, and then banish the top five cards from my deck!" Percy draw five cards, and then drew five more and—well, banished them. "Now I'll perform a fusion of my own. I activate Polymerization and fuse Red-Eyes with..." He showed a very familiar monster card. "...the Summoned Skull!"
Everyone (except Thomas) gasped in shock.
"How did he get a hold of a rare card like that?" Patch gawked.
"I gave it to him before the duel." explained Thomas.
"But why?" Emily asked curiously.
"I had a feeling Percy would need it at one point. And it looks like I was right."
Back in the duel field below, Summoned Skull appeared and began fusing with Red-Eyes Black Dragon.
"Get ready, James!" announced Percy. "Behold the Black Skull Dragon!"
Appearing before them was the mighty Black Skull Dragon (Level: 9/ATK: 3200/DEF: 2500).
"Black Skull Dragon..." James thought to himself. He then recovered from his shock to gloat. "Quite the monster, but it's no match for my Shining Flare Wingman."
"Not after I play this card!" Percy held up one more card. "United We Stand!"
The card materialized face-up, and the Black Skull Dragon grew even more powerful (ATK: 3200 - 4000).
"United We Stand increases the equipped monster's attack by 800 points, plus 800 additional points for every monster that I have on my side of the field, not counting itself. If they're tied in attack power, Skyscraper cannot activate and boost your own monster's attack power!"
"Even then, our monsters are still tied!" protested James. "If one of us orders an attack, they'll both be destroyed!"
"Exactly my intention!" Percy yelled in response. "Black Skull Dragon, attack with Molton Fireball!"
Black Skull Dragon obeyed, firing a blast at Elemental HERO Shining Flare Wingman. James, despite the attack coming his way, was all calm and stoic.
"If my Shining Flare Wingman is going down, Percy, then I'm gonna take your Black Skull Dragon down with it."
"What do you mean?" Percy quizzed. "Our monsters' attack points are equal."
"That's not what I mean." James retorted, before poking a button on his Duel Disk. "I'll activate my final Trap card!"
The facedown card flipped up and revealed itself to be...
"Final Fusion!"
"Final Fusion?" asked Lily. "What does that do?"
"It's an extremely rare card. It destroys both fusion monsters and then makes both James and Percy take damage equal to the combined attack points of their respective fusion monsters." explained Edward. "Thus, ending the duel with a draw."
He was right. There was a massive explosion in the center of the dueling platform, the powerful shock-waves knocked both duelists back as they yelled in pain. Finally, both monsters were gone, and both duelists laid on their backs as both of their LP dropped from the after-effect of Final Fusion (LP: 0) x2.
DUEL RESULTS: It's a Draw!
Everyone on the balcony was shocked at the outcome.
"They both lost." gasped Mavis.
"Even after James said he wouldn't allow it." Henry added.
"What's going on?!" Gordon demanded.
Back in the duel field below, James was the first one to get back up, followed by Percy.
"Heh. Guess we're both out now, huh?" The red-haired boy chuckled weakly.
"I don't get it." said Percy in confusion. "Here you say you won't allow us to tie, and then you go ahead and cause us to anyway? What's going on?"
"Let's just say, I had a change of heart at one point."
Nearby, Discord sat up from his seat.
"Care to explain how so, James-boy?" he asked at once.
"Well..." said James slowly. "Percy's remarks made me think about some of the selfish things I did before, and seeing as how I was trying so hard to win even if it meant getting in the way of Thomas beating Sailor John made me think I was being selfish again."
Discord nodded. "Go on."
And so, James continued his explanation... "So, I decided to do the right thing and end the duel in a draw, after all. That way, Thomas could face Sailor John quicker and more better."
Up on the balcony, everyone felt proud of James for swallowing his pride and doing the right thing.
"You did good, James." Edward called out, smiling.
"I guess there's more good in him than we thought." added Emily.
"Well, come on!" Thomas started to leave. "Let's head down there and congratulate them both for a well done duel."
With that, the gang left the balcony to go down to the dueling platform. Yup, it was finally done. James and Percy were both eliminated from the tournament, meaning it was time for the final showdown between Thomas and Sailor John. But that's another story...