Here is a revised version of Season 1 of Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sodor Chronicles with more mistakes fixed and new things added in. The original version of the story was originally posted on the account of Jriddle41, but it's gonna be moved to my account. The story was done in collaboration between me and Jriddle41 (Sodormatchmaker on DeviantART), and we both own the OCs that are used in the story. Everything else belongs to their respective owners:
Thomas and Friends (c) Hit Entertainment and Mattel
The Railway Series (c) Rev Wilbert Awdry
Yu-Gi-Oh! (c) Konami
Song used in Intro and Outro (c) Unknown
WARNING: Again, the story is rated T (13-plus) for moments of violence and some suggestive themes. Viewer discretion may be advised.
It was now the middle of the night inside Discord's mansion. It was decided that Thomas and Sailor John would have their duel in the morning. Especially seeing as how it was gonna be the biggest of the tournament. Inside Thomas's room, the blue-haired boy was lying in his bed looking wide awake. He knew this was his last chance to put an end to Sailor John's plans.
"I have to win the duel tomorrow." Thomas thought to himself. "Otherwise, Sailor John will win the tournament, ruin Discord's reputation, keep Boxford Corp, and get away with everything else he's done in the past." Slowly, he looked over to his night stand. The clock had just struck 12:00 am. "I'd better get my sleep."
Before long, Thomas finally fell asleep.
(elsewhere...)
Meanwhile, somewhere in the hallway, Sailor John was awake and snooping around.
"I must win tomorrow." The pirate captain said to himself. "And my old friend has a little something that might give me that edge."
It took him ten minutes, which included avoiding the suits guarding the place, but Sailor John eventually found the door to Discord's room.
"Good." he smiled. "I've found his room."
Carefully, Sailor John opened the door so as not to awaken Discord. Inside, Discord was asleep in his bed. On the nearby nightstand was his deck... but that's not what the pirate captain was here for.
"Where is it?" Sailor John grumbled quietly, while walking slowly into the room. "It's got to be around here somewhere." Soon, he came to Discord's dresser and spotted the something he was looking for. "Ah... There it is."
What he was after wasn't Discord's cards. He was after another thing... The Millennium Eye.
Title: Showdown on the Seas, Part 1
Somewhere alongside the cove, inside the pirate hideout, Skiff and Spencer's parents were all sound asleep. Skiff, however, was shivering as he slept. Not from the cold, but from the fear of being alone. Suddenly, Mrs. Gresley (Boxford), while still asleep, moved slightly closer to frightened boy and placed a hand on his shoulder. This stopped Skiff from shivering and made him feel relieved. Skiff only knew both Mr. and Mrs Gresley (Boxford) for a short time, but he felt like they cared a great deal about him and that made him feel very happy. Almost like they were his parents, even though they weren't.
Over at the cavern entrance, a pirate was standing on guard when he heard someone call out to him:
"Stand down." ordered the voice (male).
The pirate heard the voice and knew who it belonged to.
"Yes, captain. Welcome back, sir!"
The three captives woke up to the familiar voice.
"Sailor John!" Skiff exclaimed.
The pirate leader slowly walked towards the cage. He was smirking quite wickedly, especially after getting what he needed for tomorrow.
"Ah, you're all awake." chuckled Sailor John. "Just in time to witness my ultimate triumph."
"What do you mean ultimate triumph?" asked Mr. Gresley (Boxford).
"You have our company now." Mrs. Gresley (Boxford) pointed out. "What more do you want?!"
"Very well." Sailor John shrugged innocently. "I suppose I'll just show you."
Stepping out of the shadows, the man didn't look any different... Except for the fact that his left eye was...gone...and replaced with something that the three prisoners never saw before. The sight of this also kinda made them a little sick.
"W-What did you do to yourself?" Skiff grimaced.
"Oh, I just got my hands on something very useful for my duel against Thomas." answered Sailor John. "What do you think of my new Millennium Eye?"
"Millennium Eye?" Mr. Gresley (Boxford) blinked. "What on Earth is that?"
"I've never heard of something like that before." added Mrs. Gresley (Boxford).
"Darn right!" sneered the voice of a pirate, walking up to join his captain. "We have. Right, sir?"
"Correct." nodded Sailor John. "It's one of the seven Millennium Items I've read about."
Skiff was confused. "Millennium Items? What else have you never told me about?!"
"That I got this little beauty from our good friend Discord." Sailor John snickered. "I had a feeling he'd gotten his hands onto something like it, so I thought I'd take it for myself."
"What good will that do for you?" Mr. Gresley (Boxford) demanded.
Mrs. Gresley (Boxford) was currently in her thoughts over the situation, when suddenly...
"You might as well stop thinking about how Thomas will try and beat me. Because he won't have a chance." Sailor John stated bluntly.
Mrs. Gresley (Boxford) was surprised. Did Sailor John...read her mind?
"That's the power of the Millennium Eye." laughed Sailor John. "It allows me to read minds."
"That's beyond dirty!" shouted Mr. Gresley (Boxford).
"You mean genius!" The nearby pirate retorted. "Our captain, in addition to wielding the most powerful monster ever made, is now unbeatable!"
"Exactly." agreed Sailor John. "Defeating Thomas will be much easier than my victory against Spencer. Nothing can stop me now!"
Outside the cavern, evil laughter filled the air. This does not look good, am I right?
(elsewhere...)
Back inside Discord's mansion, Thomas suddenly woke up with a start. He was breathing hard and his heart pounded fiercely. Looking to his clock, it was still the middle of the night. 2:00 am to be exact.
"A bad dream." The blue-haired boy sighed tiredly. "I must've had a bad dream."
A gentle knock on his door then suddenly came.
"Thomas?" spoke Emily's voice from outside the room. "Are you awake?"
"Yeah, Emily." sighed Thomas, walking towards his door. "What's up?"
"I can't sleep." The voice (female) replied. "I'm so scared for you."
Thomas opened the door, and Emily, wearing a green and yellow nightgown, walked in.
"Scared for me?" Thomas quizzed. "What to you mean by that?"
"You remember how Spencer got knocked unconscious by Sailor John's duel, right? What if something worse than that happens to you?"
"I promise you nothing like that will happen to me." reassured Thomas. "Because I will beat him and put an end to his scheme."
"How can you be so sure?" Emily asked once more. "We've all seen the power of that dragon, and that's what makes me so scared." Tears welled up in her eyes. "I just can't bear to lose you to a monster like Sailor John. I wouldn't ever forgive myself if... if..."
With that said (or tried to say), she broke down crying.
"There, there." comforted Thomas, wrapping his arms around Emily. "It'll be okay. I promise."
The dark green-haired girl only sobbed in response. Just then, a shimmer of light came from Thomas's deck on his nightstand.
"Emily, look at that!"
Emily stopped crying and looked at the deck, too. "Good heavens!" she exclaimed. "Your deck's glowing, Thomas!"
"Yeah." agreed Thomas, still rather surprised at what was happening.
The two teenagers walked over, and the blue-haired boy picked his deck up and drew the top two cards. The Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl monster cards were both glowing white for a reason.
"The glow's coming from your two ace cards." Emily commented.
"Yeah, but why?" asked Thomas.
To make it even more shocking, the glow ceased... But then beams of light shot out from both cards and landed in the middle of the room. Revealing spirits of the Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl respectively.
"Trembling tracks!" cried Emily.
"Cinders and ashes!" came from Thomas.
The two Sudrian teenagers could not believe their eyes. Surely this had to be a dream of some sort.
"Greetings, Thomas." said Dark Magician politely and calmly.
"And you too, Emily!" giggled Dark Magician Girl.
"How is this possible?" asked Emily in complete shock.
"I'm afraid what you're seeing is very real." Dark Magician stated. "As you can both see, we two are Duel Spirits."
"Duel Spirits?" Thomas blinked.
"Yes." answered Dark Magician Girl. "Not all Duel Monsters cards were given artificial intelligence when played. There happens to be another world in which live spirits that are housed in the cards of your world."
Thomas and Emily both couldn't believe what they were witnessing. Dark Magician seemed to know this.
"Thomas..." The purple-haired, male spellcaster spoke up. "Do you remember when you encouraged my apprentice here when you dueled against Spencer not too long ago?"
"Y-Yes." nodded Thomas, recalling his rematch with Spencer. "Why?"
"Well, Thomas, you were actually speaking to the Duel Spirits themselves." Dark Magician Girl explained brightly. "I was very terrified when I faced two of those scary Blue-Eyes White Dragons, but you gave me the courage to face them."
"And in the end, you've managed to destroy them both." Thomas finished quietly.
Dark Magician Girl nodded.
"But what I don't get-" Emily spoke up. "-is why you two are here."
"We've come to warn you about the upcoming duel." Dark Magician answered.
"Warn?" asked Thomas. "You mean Sailor John has even more tricks up his sleeves then in his duel against Spencer?"
"It's more than that." Dark Magician Girl replied, sounding distressed. "It's from his ace monster, the Five-Headed Dragon!"
"What's wrong?" Emily asked, looking worried.
"That is no ordinary card." said Dark Magician. "For it is capable of causing real damage."
"Didn't Sailor John mention that Skiff won it in a tournament?" Thomas curiously asked. "If so, then why would Discord create a card like that?"
"Especially if it's so dangerous?" Emily added.
"He wasn't aware of the card's destructive power." explained Dark Magician Girl. "It seemed to be normal at first, but something happened to it after it got released."
"The Five-Headed Dragon card Discord first created had a glitch inside the database." Dark Magician stated. "Almost like it was...shadow-based magic."
"What?" Thomas and Emily both gasped.
"You mean like it had a darker presence?" The former asked once more.
"We don't know for sure, but Sailor John is wielding a force more powerful than anything we've ever seen." said Dark Magician. "Very few monsters could ever hope to stop it."
"However, there is a way." Dark Magician Girl pointed out.
"There is?" asked Emily. "What would that be?"
"If you want a chance to defeat Sailor John, then you'll need...Spencer's help."
Thomas was shocked. "Spencer's help? How can he help me?"
"He's currently in a coma." Emily pointed out.
"Shuffle some of his deck with yours, Thomas." Dark Magician Girl stated. "You'll know what to do when the time comes."
"I'm not too sure," said Thomas, feeling very uneasy. "I mean...taking some of Spencer's cards without his consent? Almost seems like stealing, and I'd be no better than Sailor John."
"Please, you have to win!" Dark Magician Girl pleaded. "Sailor John has to be stopped, or else, he could do something very drastic!"
"We both have faith in you... my Pharaoh." Dark Magician finished, beginning to fade away.
"Pharaoh?" Thomas blinked. "Wait! What do you mean by-?"
Too late, the two Duel Spirits faded away before the blue-haired boy could finish asking his question.
"That was odd." commented Emily. "Why would he call you Pharaoh?"
"I...don't know." answered Thomas slowly. "But right now, we need to get to Spencer's room."
"Right."
(elsewhere...)
Quietly, the two teenagers walked down the hallway until they reached Spencer's room.
"This is it." Thomas sighed.
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" asked Emily.
"You heard what Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl both said. Even though it doesn't feel right, if I'm going to have a chance to beat Sailor John, I'll have to do something like this."
With that said, the two teenagers opened the door and entered the silver-haired boy's room.
(elsewhere...)
From there... Outside the mansion, the night went on...until it was finally morning.
(elsewhere...)
Back inside Thomas's room, the door was knocked on and then opened by Percy.
"Morning, Thomas." The green-haired boy greeted, walking inside the room. "Time to get up and-"
Something stopped him in his tracks and he stuttered in shock. Lying in the bed was a sound asleep Thomas, but with him was Emily sleeping very close to him (thankfully they were both still in their pajamas).
"F-Fizzling fireplaces." Percy gasped.
This woke the two teenagers up, who blushed in embarrassment at their situation.
"O-Oh... Good morning, Percy." Thomas stuttered.
"W-Why is Emily..." Percy stuttered.
Thankfully, Emily already had an explanation for why she was in Thomas's room and sleeping with him.
"I was having trouble sleeping in my own room." she explained. "Thomas was kind enough to let me sleep here with him."
The two teenagers were wise not to give away any info on what they both experienced last night in meeting Duel Spirits.
"Okay..." Percy blinked, but then recovered. "Come on, we're all heading for the dining room for breakfast."
"We'll be down shortly." reassured Thomas.
(elsewhere...)
A short time later, the gang was down in the dining room enjoying breakfast. Gordon, James, and Percy each, as usual, had huge portions of food (pancakes, bacon, fruit slices, etc.) on their plates and were eating and eating, much to the surprise of the other boys and disgust of the girls.
"Can't they at least chew with their mouths closed?" asked a repulsed Mavis.
"Gross." Lily groaned, looking away in disgust.
"Hey, dueling makes a guy hungry." James retorted, with his mouth covered in sticky maple syrup.
"Me too." Percy added, strawberry jam around his mouth.
"I don't duel, but that doesn't mean my appetite is affected either way." Gordon threw in.
"You'll never see me eating like that." grimaced Henry.
"Good for you." Gordon shrugged, before his cheeks bulged and he let out a very loud belch. He smiled sheepishly and covered mouth. "'scuse me."
"Ugh, yuck!" Emily groaned, feeling sick.
"Better out than in." joked James, before letting out a belch of his own.
"Excuse me, kids." spoke the voice of Discord, who walked over looking worried. "But I'm looking for something very important."
"Like what?" asked Percy.
"Something went missing from my dresser last night." explained Discord. "And I need to retrieve it."
"Wish we could help you." said Thomas unhappily and regretfully. "But I have a duel to prepare for once we finish eating."
Discord sighed. "Thanks anyway. I'll see you all later in the duel chamber."
And he walked away, leaving the gang concerned.
"He seemed rather upset." worried Lady. "Whatever he was looking for must have been very important to him."
"He could be referring to the Millennium Eye." Thomas thought to only himself. "Someone might have stolen it."
He took a look to the table where Sailor John was seated at. The man was sipping some coffee from his mug. He caught Thomas staring at him, but only chuckled evilly to himself in response.
"Hmm..." Thomas mentally mumbled.
"Something the matter, Thomas?" Toby asked, looking to his friend curiously.
"I think Sailor John might have taken what Discord was looking for." The blue-haired boy stated.
"What makes you think it was him?" James asked naively, earning himself some firm glares from the others. "Okay, dumb question there."
"Well you can still take him, Thomas." reassured Percy.
"I hope so, Percy." sighed Thomas. "I really hope so."
Emily knew what her blue-haired friend was talking about. But she never got a chance to speak before Edward spoke up instead.
"We wish you the best of luck in your duel, Thomas." The intelligent, blue-haired boy encouraged.
"It's bound to be your biggest yet." added Henry.
"It sure is." agreed Thomas. "Unlike Sailor John, I trust my cards... And I also have friends by my side."
Nearby, still seated at his table, Sailor John listened onto the conversation as he sipped his coffee. A sinister idea forming in his head.
"We'll just see about that." he said to only himself.
As Sailor John raised his mug up, a yellowish glow could be seen on the left side of his face under the black pirate eye-patch he wore (where his left eye used to be).
(elsewhere...)
Finally, at 11:00 am, everyone was in the duel chamber. Thomas was with his friends near the platform awaiting for Discord and Sailor John to both arrive.
"This is it." Thomas thought to himself. "The final duel."
"We know you're gonna do great." Mavis said to her blue-haired friend. "Just remember all that you've learned, and you'll do great."
"Look, here comes Discord." Patch pointed out.
Discord and a few of his suits walked into the chamber. The jolly man walked towards Thomas and the others.
"Still couldn't find it?" Gordon asked hopefully.
"I'm afraid not." said Discord unhappily.
"Whatever you're looking for-" put in Thomas. "-I think Sailor John might have stolen it."
"It's strange." Discord stated. "My guards say they saw no one in the hallways during the night. Except..."
He looked over to Emily, who only blushed in embarrassment.
"Speaking of Sailor John." Toby spoke up, looking cross. "Here comes that pirate, now."
On cue, Sailor John walked into the room, wearing his Duel Disk, and sporting a smirk on his bearded face.
"You guys talkin' about little ole me?" The pirate captain asked mockingly.
"What's with the eye-patch?" asked Patch.
"No real reason." Sailor John replied, clearly lying. "I am a pirate in case you've forgotten."
Everyone glared long and hard at Sailor John for what seemed like forever... Well, at least until the butler walked up.
"The final duel of the San Francisco tournament is about to begin." he said announced. "Will all of the non duelists please report to the balcony so they can watch?"
Thomas looked to his friends. "I guess this is it."
The blue-haired boy watched as his friends made their way to the balcony.
"Good luck, Thomas!" called Percy.
Just then, Emily stopped move, turned around, and ran back to Thomas. Once she got close enough, the dark green-haired girl planted a kiss on the blue-haired boy's cheek.
"I know you can win." she said quietly, before rejoining the others.
Thomas blushed and felt his cheek before regaining his thought.
"I will win, Emily..."
"No, you won't." echoed the voice of Sailor John.
Thomas gasped and turned back to look at the pirate, who grinned evilly in response.
"You read my mind, didn't you?" demanded Thomas.
"Maybe it was a lucky guess." The man shrugged innocently.
"Enough!" Thomas growled, glaring hard. "Let's go over the terms of this duel one last time."
"Very well." said Sailor John, beginning to go over the terms of the match. "If you win, I'll give up all I've taken; including Boxford Corp and Spencer's parents, and turn myself in to the police. But if I win, then you will join my crew on solving the secrets of the Egyptian carvings."
"What about my friends?" Thomas brought up. "As well as Discord?"
"Just so as not to break up your little group, your friends will be forced to join, as well... But Discord, however, will be my prisoner."
"I accept your terms, Sailor John." Thomas accepted the terms bravely. "But regardless, in the end, you and your pirate band will fall. Mark my words."
All of a sudden, he grabbed the collar of his jacket and threw it off. Thomas was now wearing his blue jean jacket like a cape. Since Thomas was wearing a sleeveless black shirt, he shown to be, for a 15-year old, fairly buffed. Up on the balcony, the rest of the gang was very surprised... and slightly impressed to say the least.
"Looks like he's playing seriously this time." said Henry.
"Seriously doesn't seem to cut it." Percy pointed out. "This is going to be Thomas's toughest match yet."
"Yeah." agreed Lady. "And he's going to need all the help he can get."
At long last, the two duelists activated their Duel Disks and drew their opening hands (LP: 4000) x2.
"DUEL!"
Back on the balcony...
"Here they go..." announced Mavis. "Thomas's last chance to stop Sailor John..."
"Go, Thomas!" called Percy. "Don't lose to him!"
Back in the duel field below, Sailor John held his empty hand up.
"I'll take the first move, boy."
Turn One: Sailor John (LP: 4000)
Deck: (35)
Current Hand (5): Pirate Soldier(!), Red Archery Girl, Tears of the Mermaid, Polymerization, and Admiral Gigas(!)
Smirking, the man took a card from his hand.
"I summon Red Archery Girl in attack mode!" he announced, laying the card onto a monster field slot on his Duel Disk.
Appearing on the field was a mermaid with green hair and a sea-shell bra to cover her chest. She was resting inside a large clam (Level: 4/ATK: 1400/DEF: 1500).
"Next I'll place one card facedown and end my turn." finished Sailor John, sliding a card into a Spell/Trap slot on his Duel Disk.
On cue, a facedown card materialized behind Red Archery Girl.
"My turn!" announced Thomas, drawing a card. "Draw!"
Suddenly, Sailor John's eye-patch started glowing yellow as he whispered the following words...
"Mind Scan!"
It was very clear he was going to read Thomas's mind and find out what cards were in his hand. Once Sailor John got a clear look in Thomas's mind, he saw that the blue-haired boy had the following cards in his hand:
-Spellbinding Circle (Trap), Big Shield Gardna (Effect Monster), Magician's Valkyria (Effect Monster), Altar of Restoration (Spell), Sangan (Effect Monster), and Berfomet (Effect Monster).
"So, you're planning on summoning and attacking with your Magician's Valkryia first?" Sailor John thought to himself snidely. "No matter. When you do attack, I'll be ready for it."
Turn Two: Thomas Billinton (LP: 4000)
Deck: (34)
Current Hand (5): Spellbinding Circle, Big Shield Gardna, Magician's Valkyria, Altar of Restoration, Sangan, and Berfomet
"For my first move, I'll summon Magician's Valkyria in attack mode!" Thomas announced, holding his chosen card up.
Sailor John smiled at his accurate prediction. "Excellent."
The teal armored, female magician appeared on the field (Level: 4/ATK: 1600/DEF: 1800).
"Magician's Valkyria-" commanded Thomas, entering the battle phase. "-attack Red Archery Girl with Mystic Scepter Blast!"
Just as Sailor John predicted, as well...
"Hold it right there, boy!" The pirate captain called out.
"What?!" cried Thomas.
"Behold my Trap card!" Sailor John poked a button on his Duel Disk. "Tears of the Mermaid!"
The facedown card flipped up and revealed itself. Red Archery Girl suddenly started to cry, and the sight of her tear drops caused Magician's Valkyria to stop her attack as she suddenly started to grow weaker (ATK: 1600 - 1100).
"My Trap card lowers the attack of the attacking monster by 500 points." Sailor John explained. "And since you've declared an attack, my monster, now stronger, will go and counterattack! Go, my Red Archery Girl!"
Red Archery Girl fired an arrow at Magician's Valkyria. The female monster was pierced through her heart, destroying her and causing Thomas to take damage from the failed attack (LP: 3700).
"Nice try, boy." snickered Sailor John. "But I knew you were gonna attack with that monster first. Just like you're gonna set Spellbinding Circle, now!"
Thomas gasped. That man knows the cards in his hand, which meant one thing...
"You DO have the Millennium Eye!" Thomas accused.
"Oops." said Sailor John sarcastically. "Looks like the cat is out of the bag!" With that said, he tore the eye-patch off his eye, revealing he DID have the Millennium Eye. "Yes, I admit it! I do have the eye!"
Everyone on the balcony gasped in horror.
"I merely borrowed this little beauty from Discord last night. Now, you can all see its true power as I mop the floor with your friend!"
"That won't happen!" Thomas took a card from his hand, slotting it into his Duel Disk. "I place one card facedown and end my turn!"
A facedown card materialized before him.
"Which is Spellbinding Circle, am I right?" Sailor John teased.
Thomas growled. Up on the balcony, the rest of the teenagers were furious with what Sailor John had just done.
"He's not just a monster-" exclaimed Toby. "-Sailor John's a thief and a cheater too!"
"How's Thomas ever going to win against something like that?" demanded Henry.
"He can't win!" called out Sailor John, having overheard the conversation. "With me knowing every card he has, as well as knowing all of his big strategies, I'll know exactly how to counter them!"
"You should be disqualified for stealing!" objected Emily.
"I've never even heard of the Millennium Eye." added Percy.
"Too true, you don't." agreed Sailor John. "But both Thomas and Discord here do!"
Discord sighed in defeat while sitting up from his seat.
"He's right." The jolly man admitted slowly. "I've told Thomas-boy about it the day before."
"Why weren't we informed about this?" asked Gordon.
Thomas was about to speak... but he nor Discord got the chance to. Why? Because someone beat them to it...
"Because he thinks Thomas is the only one capable of defeating me if Spencer lost to me." Sailor John spoke up. "And because if you all knew about it, it would put you all in grave danger if I were to steal it!"
"Be quiet, John!" Discord ordered. "Don't tell them anything more!"
Did Sailor John listen? Not a chance...
"This eye is only one of seven Millennium Items." continued Sailor John. "But after I win this tournament, I'll begin a hunt for the other six. Then, with assistance from the technology of Boxford Corp, the secret of those Egyptian carvings will be mine to learn!"
Discord was more shocked than ever before. "How does he know of the Millennium Items?" he thought to himself. "Shadi never told him of them."
"You won't get away with this, you pirate!" cried out Mavis.
"Oh, but I already have!" cackled Sailor John. "Nothing can stop me!"
Yup, the situation looked very bleak indeed. Can Thomas pull through? Or will Sailor John's new-found, and unfair might I add, power win him the duel?
To be Continued!