A/N: This chapter takes place at roughly the same time as "Obliviwisp".

-Castor-

Doremi stared in the direction the white rod was pointing. If anyone needed to be saved from the Verz, it was Hana, and not just because she was dangerous in the infections hands or whatever else would be applicable. She was the daughter of the Ojamajos and she would never forgive herself if she remained corrupted for any longer.

To her surprise, she found Hana close to the Majo Kai Kindergarten. Either she was acting on past memories or…!

Doremi chose not to think about it. She had to confront Hana…and fast!

Hana saw Doremi land before her, cutting her off. "So glad you could join Hana-chan…Mama!" Hana said. She sounded like more like a psychopath than a small child. "Come on and play…Mama!"

Doremi looked at the corrupted white Ojamajo in horror. "On…one condition…Hana-chan!" she stammered. Hana smiled viciously at the pink Ojamajo. "If I win…you stop acting this way!"

Hana's smile grew wider. "Ok! Hana-chan needs an excuse to disobey!"

This might be easier than I thought, Doremi said mentally, relieved. She then inserted her poron back into her bracelet, forming her Duel Disk while Hana conjured her own. "But I won't go easy on you, Hana-chan!"

Hana's smile seemed to fade. "Then Hana-chan won't hold anything back either!"

Both of them inserted their decks into the proper slots. They drew their opening hands as their Life Point meters raced to 8000.

"Duel!" Both shouted.

"Hana-chan takes the first move! Atashi no Turn! Draw!" Hana chortled. She looked at the cad she drew and smiled. "Hana-chan activates Reinforcement! This lets her add Sacred Pollux to her hand!" Something like a horn sounded, calling the warrior from the stars into action. "Now come on! Sacred Pollux!"

At once, the knight who had been called descended from the stars. He drew his blade and prepared for battle (1700/600).

"And you know what happens when Pollux is normal summoned, right Mama?" Hana snickered.

Pollux raised his sword and sent a beacon of light into the air. One of the knights above answered the call and followed the signal. He had the wings of Sacred Ptolemys Messier 7, but he was clearly humanoid in appearance (1550/1600).

"Meet Sacred Sombres!" Hana shouted, "Hana-chan will follow with Star Sign of the Sacred!"

At once, the insignia of the Sacreds appeared in the sky.

"With this, every time a Sacred Xyz is summoned to Hana-chan's field…Hana-chan draws one card!" Then, Pollux and Sombres transformed into golden orbs of energy and spiraled upward "And with these two Lv4 LIGHT Monsters, Hana-chan builds the Overlay Network!" Both monsters spiraled into the vortex, which then burst with a silver and gold radiance. Emerging from it was an armored centaur whose wing-like cape glistened like the night sky (2400/500). "Say hello to Sacred Omega!"

The Star Sign glowed brightly in response to Omega's descent. Hana took it as the signal to draw an extra card. "Turn end!"

Doremi grit her teeth. She knew what Omega could do. And she also knew what Hana was planning to summon next turn. She had to make sure that never happened.

"Atashi no Turn! Draw!" Doremi shouted. She had to admit; Hana wasn't as emotionless as Pop was…but her seeming psychopathy was increasingly unnerving her. "I summon Goblindbergh!"

At once, three plane piloted by goblins flew in, all working together to carry a large metal crate (1400/0). They dropped it down as they came in for a landing.

"When Goblindbergh is normal summoned, I can special summon any Lv4 monster form my hand. So come on out, Summon Priest!" The crate burst open, revealing the elderly Priest as he surveyed the duel at hand (800/1600). "And but discarding a spell card, I can special summon any Lv4 monster form my deck! So come on, Gagaga Magician!"

The Priest took the energy from the spell Doremi discarded and channeled it into creating a portal. Gagaga Magician used it to get there in time (1500/1000). Then, all three monsters transformed into orbs of energy and spiraled upward.

I…I guess I have to use it, thought Doremi. She grit her teeth and braced herself. "With these three Lv4 Monsters, I build the Overlay Network!" The three monsters entered the vortex. It burst with light and then erupted into darkness. A familiar form emerged (2500/2100). "The focus of my corruption: Vylon Disigma!" No sooner than it appeared, a dark aura surrounded Doremi. But this time, the Verz didn't try taking her over. It seemed different, but how so remained unclear. "If I have to se this power to save Hana-chan…then I will. No matter what it takes!"

Hana looked at Doremi in surprise. "Mama? Wh-what have you done?" she asked, her voice trembling, "Why isn't the Verz controlling you?"

"I don't know…but I don't mind as long as things go this way," Doremi replied, "Vylon Disigma has an ability himself: By detaching one Overlay, Disigma can absorb any face-up Attack Position effect monster you control!" One of the lights orbiting Disigma flew into the monster's beak. Then, a ray emerged from the Tesseract part of it and hit Omega; the Sacred was pulled on by the beam and dissolved, its remnants vanishing into the behemoth. "Vylon Disigma! Attack Hana-chan directly!"

Disigma seemed all too eager to follow orders. It summoned the very shield Omega had and, using the absorbed monster's weapon as its own, struck the corrupted white Ojamajo, knocking her off balance and reducing her to 5500 Life Points.

"Hana-chan!" Doremi called, "Daijoubu? Hana-chan!"

Hana regained her balance and began laughing. "Not bad, Mama…Not bad at all…" she muttered, "But Hana-chan will make you get yours soon enough!"

Doremi looked at the girl in sadness. She had to free Hana form the Verz and return her to normal by any means necessary. Even at the cost of her own life.

"Turn end."

Hana smirked maliciously. "Atashi no Turn! Draw!" Hana looked at the card she drew. "Would you like to see a re-telling of how the Vylons lost, Mama?" She held two of her cards up. "Let Hana-chan show you!"

Doremi took a step back. She didn't know that story, but if it could be re-enacted by a card game, then she was certain it wouldn't end well for her.

"Hana-chan activates Resurrection of the Dead! With this, Hana-chan can bring back Pollux!"

The ankh appeared just above the ground. Moments later, it glowed, opening a portal and allowing the once-fallen knight of the stars return to fight again.

"I will discard Increasing 'G' to activate its effect!" Doremi shouted. Immediately, a number of glowing eyes appeared by Doremi's feet.

Hana scowled at the pink Ojamajo's move. "Tch!" she snorted, "No matter! Hana-chan summons Pollux's brother…Verz Castor!"

"Eh?" Doremi gasped.

Within moments, another knight appeared. Though he appeared to be one of the Sacreds, he was clearly corrupted by the Verz's influence (1750/550). A closer look confirmed the relation: Pollux and Castor were twin brothers, their only notable difference prior to Castor's corruption being that Pollux wielded his sword in his left hand while Castor wielded his in his right. They were literally mirror images of one another.

And no sooner did Castor arrive, the dark aura surrounding Hana intensified. So this is the focus for Hana-chan's corruption, Doremi mentally surmised, And she has two Lv4 monsters out too!

Both Pollux and Castor transformed into orbs of energy; the former into a brilliant gold and silver and the latter into what seemed to be pure darkness. Both spiraled upward and into a vortex.

"With these two Lv4 monsters, Hana-chan builds the Overlay Network!" The vortex burst with energy from two opposing sources. It didn't seem able to handle it, but somehow…it pulled through. A new being emerged, one who seems made of pearls and even had several pearls orbiting him I addition to the gold and dark lights orbiting him (2600/1900). The glowing eyes around Doremi seemed to increase in number at the special summon. "Meet Gem-Knight Pearl!"

Hana-chan used both her Verz card and its counterpart, Doremi thought, I freed Pop-chan by destroying her Verz card directly with my own card. But when it's an Overlay, I can't directly beat it!

"Pearl! Attack Vylon Disigma and show Mama how that battle went!" Hana shouted, breaking Doremi's train of thought. Pearl leapt into the air, fists prepared. Disigma retaliated with a beam of lightning, but the Gem-Knight used the pearls orbiting him as a defense. His fists met the frame above the Vylon's beak, punching a clear hole through it and sending it falling to the ground. The impact shook the ground, knocking Doremi off balance as her Life Points fell to 7900. "And that's about how it went!"

Doremi grit her teeth. It was the best monster she had at the time and she was dismayed to see it be destroyed, even if it was the focus of her corruption. Regardless, Disigma would've been powerless to stop it; Pearl wasn't an effect monster and Hana had no other Earth monsters worth summoning that she knew of anyway. There would've been no way to stop it with Disigma's powers.

"Hana-chan sets one card!" Hana said gleefully. A reversed card appeared behind Gem-Knight Pearl. "Turn end!"

Doremi looked at her hand. She definitely had the right cards to make a comeback -thanks to Increasing "G"- and possibly finish off Hana this turn. However, she did not know what would happen if she won without destroying Castor or if doing that would free Hana from the Verz. But looking at things, she might not have a choice but to risk it.

"Atashi no Turn! Draw!" Doremi shouted. She looked at her new card with uncertainty. "I activate the spell Gagagarevenge! With this, I can bring back any Gagaga monster from my graveyard! Return to me, Gagaga Magician!" And just like that, the coffin of the spell burst out of the ground and opened up, allowing the juvenile Magician to emerge. "Next, I will summon Gagaga Girl to join him!"

Gagaga Girl appeared by Magican's side. The two of them nodded at one another as they triggered their abilities.

"I will have Gagaga Magician make himself Lv5!" Doremi declared, "And Gagaga Girl will copy his level as well!" No sooner did the two juvenile spellcasters change their levels, they transformed into orbs of energy and spiraled upward. "And with these two Lv5 monsters, I build the Overlay Network!" Both monsters spiraled into a galaxy-like vortex. And once the burst of rainbow energy exploded outward, the form of a floating city descended (2400/1500). "Awareru, Number 33: OOPArts Super Weapon – Machu Mach!"

Hana looked at the monster in awe. "Hana-chan didn't want to see this…"

"I can't let this duel go on any longer!" Doremi firmly declared, "When Gagagarevenge is sent to the graveyard due to its monster being used as Xyz material, all Xyz monsters I control gain 300 ATK! And Gagaga Girl allows me to reduce the ATK of any special summoned monster you control to 0!" Machu Mach absorbed the residual energy from the coffin (2400-2700/1500). At the same time, Gagaga Girl's visage appeared over Machu Mach. "Go! Zero Zero Call!"

Gagaga Girl took out her cell phone and began dialing a number. Waves of energy projected from it, encompassing Gem-Knight Pearl and disorienting him (2600-0/1900).

"And now I will use Machu Mach's ability! By detaching one Overlay, I can target any monster you control and inflict damage equal to the difference between its current ATK and Original ATK!" One of the lights orbiting Machu Mach vanished into the uppermost spire. Immediately afterward, numerous cannons appeared from the holes on its ring. "Go! Infinity Cannon!"

And just like that, each and every cannon fired a beam of pure energy, striking at the ground around Hana and Pearl. The shockwaves caught the corrupted white Ojamajo off guard, knocking her off balance and dropping her to 2900 Life Points. Machu Mach then seemed to absorb the energy from its own attack (2700-5300/1500).

"This is it, Hana-chan," Doremi said grimly, "I win this duel. Machu Mach! Attack Gem-Knight Pearl! Fire of Vril!"

At once, Machu Mach gathered energy at the top of its uppermost spire. Once fully charged, a blue beam of plasma was fired directly at the corrupted white Ojamajo. Doremi shut her eyes, not wanting to see what it would do. She had even come very close to not attacking at all. But when she opened her eyes, she saw that Hana and Gem-Knight Pearl were still standing…and her set card had been revealed.

"Reverse card, open!" Hana said smugly, "Attack Nullification hatsudou! This counter trap stops one of your attacks cold and ends your Battle Phase!" Doremi gave a shocked look. A closer glance revealed that there were ripples going out from some point before Pearl's weakened form. "What can you do now, Mama?"

Doremi grit her teeth…but inside, she sighed with relief. "Turn end."

"Then it's Hana-chan's turn! Draw!" Hana chortled. The card she drew provoked an almost psychotic smirk. "Hana-chan summons Sacred Hawwa!" Immediately, a small being from the stars descended. He wielded a staff that seemed to have a golden snake wrapped around it (900/100). "Hawwa no kouka hatsudou! I can tribute him to resurrect any Sacred! So come back, Sacred Sombres!"

Hawwa waved his staff, devoting all of his energy to conjuring a portal to the netherworld. Sombres emerged through it, but Hawwa's life ended as a result of the over expenditure. Sombres then turned toward Doremi, prepared to fight with his new chance.

"And now I activate Sombres' ability! By banishing any Sacred from Hana-chan's graveyard, Sombres can return any Sacred in my graveyard to Hana-chan's hand!" A glowing orb depicting Sacred Omega rose from the ground. Sombres absorbed the orb and then managed to call Hawwa back to the living. The newly revived Hawwa flew back into the heavens as Hana added his card to her hand. "And if Sombres ever uses that ability, Hana-chan can summon another Sacred! So now descend, Sacred Kaust!"

Sombres channeled his energy, creating a beacon of light shooting straight into the heavens. A beast-themed knight of the stars answered the call and descended. He readied his bow and arrow and prepared to strike (1800/700).

Two more Lv4 monsters… Doremi thought, Hana-chan just used a rank 4 monster that I didn't even know she had. I have to be careful!

"Kaust also has an ability!" Hana shouted, "Twice per turn, Kaust can either raise or drop any Sacred's level by 1! So I will use it to raise Kaus and Sombres to Lv5!" Kaust glowed brightly and transferred the energy to Sombres. He did so again, this time keeping the energy. Then, both Sacreds transformed into orbs of light and spiraled upwards. "And with these two Lv5 monsters, Hana-chan builds the Overlay Network!"

Both monsters entered a galaxy-like vortex, which then exploded in a burst of rainbow-colored energy. Doremi looked on in horror. It wasn't going to be Pleiades this time, but something else entirely. She saw something emerge from the vortex. It was a sealed form: It looked like a lava-colored sphere with two points coming out from the top and bottom. It quickly unfolded itself; short arms, thick legs, even a pair of wings emerged. Once it finished, it bore a slight resemblance to a tyrannosaurus , complete with fiery crystals protruding from all over its body (2500/1000).

"Meet Number 61: Volcasaurus!" Hana shouted. Doremi looked at it in shock but was interrupted. "And he has an ability: Once per turn, by detaching an Overlay, Volcasaurus can destroy any face-up monster you control and inflict damage equal to its original ATK!"

"NANI YO?!" Doremi gasped.

"Oh yes!" Volcasaurus absorbed one of the red lights orbiting it through its chest. "Go! Mag Max!" And with that, Volcasaurus launched a massive fire ball at Machu Mach. The floating city tried to retaliate, but the attack came too fast…and Machu Mach was completely blown to pieces. Doremi was caught in the blast and thrown to the ground, her Life Points falling to 5500. "Don't worry, Mama! Volcasaurus can't attack you directly the turn he uses his ability!"

Doremi sighed with relief, though she was disturbed on the inside. That's a little lenient compared to similar cards…

"So Hana-chan will do this: Chaos Xyz Change!" Volcasaurus withdrew into its sealed form and descended into a red vortex. Moments later, a robotic dragon with a familiar-looking rider flew out of the vortex (2600/2100). "Awareru, Gaia Dragoon, the Thunderclap Knight!"

Doremi's relief vanished with that note. "Why am I the unluckiest pretty girl in the whole world?!"

"Hana-chan loves you no matter what, Mama!" Hana shouted, practically psychotic, "Hana-chan switches Pearl to Defense Position!" Pearl knelt down and arranged the massive pearls into a defensive barrier. "Now Gaia Dragoon! Attack Mama directly!"

The dragon-riding knight ushered his steed forward, charging the pink Ojamajo. Doremi dodged the attack, but the tail end of the attack caught her regardless, reducing her to 2900 Life Points.

Hana smiled. "Turn end!"

Doremi stumbled to her feet. She hurt all over, but she had to be strong for Hana's sake. And she had to win this duel.

"I won't back down. Hana-chan…hang in there…! Atashi no Turn!" Doremi half-shouted. The top card of her deck glowed a brilliant pink…DESTINY DRAW. She took the card and added it to her hand. "I activate Pot of Avarice! With this, I can return five monsters in my graveyard to my deck and then draw two cards!" Doremi took her cards, including Machu Mach and Disigma, and returned them to her deck and shuffled. She then eyed her two new cards carefully. "Next, I will-!"

"Chotto Matte, Mama!" Hana called, "Upon drawing your cards, Hana-chan activates her own Increasing 'G'! Now, every time you special summon a monster, Hana-chan gets a card!"

But I need those special summons to win this! Doremi mentally shouted, "Since I control no monsters, I can special summon Solar Wind Jammer!" At once, the massive ship appeared, landing before the pink Ojamajo (800-400/2400-1200). At the same time, the eyes around Hana increased in number. "Next, I will summon Astell Drawn!" Moments later, the artistic being appeared, brandishing his paint set (1600/1000). Both of them transformed into orbs of energy and spiraled upward. "Astell Drawn can be treated as a Lv5 monster when Xyz summoning! And with these two Lv5 monsters, I build the Overlay Network!"

Both monsters entered yet another galaxy-like vortex, which then burst into a rainbow-colored explosion. Finally, Machu Mach once again descended from the sky. And no sooner than it did, the eyes surrounding Hana increased yet again. At the same time, Astell Drawn's visage appeared over Machu Mach in much the same way as Gagaga Girl. His blessing allowed Doremi to draw yet another card.

"Your Gem-Knight Pearl is still at 0 ATK, Hana-chan!" Doremi warned, "So even with your powerful monsters, you won't win." She looked up at Machu Mach. It replied with a sound like grinding stone and absorbed one of the lights orbing it. "I activate Machu Mach's ability once again! Infinity Cannon!"

Cannons appeared from the ring once again and prepared to fire. Suddenly, a small being appeared above the floating city…and he seemed to be suppressing its power.

"Hana-chan uses Effect Veiler!" Hana shouted, "So Machu Mach's ability won't work!"

Doremi looked on as Machu Mach's cannons failed to fire. She had pinned her hopes on using its powerful ability to win the game and free Hana from the Verz. But that plan was out the window. She could just attack and destroy Pearl, but its current position would null all damage. The best she could do at this point was stall her way out until she managed to find something…provided she was able to last that long on her current Life Points.

"Onee-chan!" a familiar voice called. Doremi looked up and saw its source. "Don't give up, Onee-chan!"

"Pop-chan?" Doremi half-muttered. She noticed that her sister wasn't alone: Onpu was with her and her dark aura seemed to have been lessened. "Onpu-chan?"

Both Ojamajos landed at the sidelines. "Onee-chan!" Pop called again, "I found out something!"

"You do know you're not supposed to help or hinder the duelists, Pop-chan?" Hana replied.

"This isn't about the card game," Onpu replied, "This is about the Verz."

"If you-!"

"Pororin Pyuarin HanaHana Pii!" Hana chanted angrily, "Knock them out!" Doremi watched in horror as Hana's spell struck the two of them. It did everything that Hana wanted it to, and the two were thrown to the ground, unconscious. "Now, let's get back to-!"

"…banish…" Pop muttered.

"Nani?" Doremi gasped. She then glared at Hana. "How? How could you do that?! They're out friends, Hana-chan!"

"They betrayed Her will, Mama," Hana replied, "She must not be betrayed!"

Doremi clenched her fist. "Machu Mach! Attack Gem-Knight Pearl! Fire of Vril!" Doremi ordered, angrily. Machu Mach heard its mistress's words and launched its signature blue beam of plasma. Pearl's defenses stood no chance, and he was vaporized. Doremi then looked at one of the cards in her hand. This card does involve banishing…but what did Pop-chan mean by 'banish'? she thought, "Card set. Turn end."

A reversed card appeared before Doremi.

Hana smirked, her expression dripping with malevolence. "Atashi not Turn! And with my newfound power…Hana-chan will CRUSH you into dust!" The top card of Hana's deck glowed a brilliant white and crackled with black energy…DESTINY DRAW. She looked at her new card, her smirk deepening. "Hana-chan activates Earth Crush! With this, Hana-chan destroys the monster you control with the highest DEF…and there's only one monster to choose!"

Suddenly, the ground beneath Machu Mach burst open. Then, a spear-like pillar shot upward, impaling the powerful Number right through its core, splitting it open like a giant nut. Doremi watched in horror as her ace monster was destroyed…again.

At that moment, Pop and Onpu regained consciousness and saw what was going on.

"Usou…!" Pop gasped.

"Doremi-chan…" Onpu muttered.

"Next, Hana-chan summons an old friend: Hawwa!" At once, the small knight of the stars descended. He brandished his staff and prepared to fight once again. "And now…Hana-chan uses Hawwa's ability to bring back Pollux!" Hawwa once again gathered his life force into his staff. And once Pollux came back, Hawwa died once more, prompting Pollux to draw his blade and prepare for the worst. "Now then! Gaia Dragoon! Attack Mama directly!"

Gaia Dragoon flew higher into the air and dove straight at Doremi. She sidestepped it at the last minute, but was severely scraped by the attack. She fell to the ground, her Life Points plummeting to 300.

"Finish her off, Pollux!" Hana ordered. Pollux turned and looked at Hana in worry. "Why do you stand there? Do it! Make her suffer for going against Her will!" Pollux shook his head. He seemed to know what was happening with Hana. Doremi saw this…and noticed a few gestures from Pollux himself. "FINISH HER OFF!"

And with that, Pollux leapt into the air and prepared to swing his blade at the pink Ojamajo. But she had managed to take the hint for once and realize what Pollux was trying to tell her.

"Reverse card, open!" Doremi shouted, revealing her set card, "Lost hatsudou! With this, I can banish any monster from your graveyard! And the card I choose is…Verz Castor!"

Hana's eyes went wide in horror. "No…! NO! NOO!" At once, the dark aura around the corrupted white Ojamajo took form, becoming Castor. He gave a pained look as the trap card erased him from existence…and the Verz's control over Hana with it. Immediately after, the malicious and psychotic look that Hana sported earlier vanished, replaced by the innocent expression of the child that she really was…and quickly became replaced by a look of shock and horror as Pollux's attack was still going. "Hana-chan surrenders!"

Hana placed her hand on top of her deck. Moments later, Pollux stopped his attack, his blade inches from cleaving Doremi in two. He lowered his blade and then turned back to his mistress. She then shot a look of thanks as he vanished.

Doremi is the winner!

"Mama!" Hana cried. She ran over to the pink Ojamajo, tears streaming down her face. "Mama! Gomennasai! Gomennasai! Gomennasai!" She hugged Doremi tightly, still heartbroken over what she had just tried to do. "I…I couldn't stop it-! Hana-chan couldn't-!"

"It's okay, Hana-chan," Doremi replied, "I'm just happy…that you're back!"

Onpu and Pop raced over to Doremi and Hana as well. They both wanted to be happy, but neither of them could at the moment.

"We still have to remove those Vez cards, Onee-chan!" Pop warned.

Doremi nodded and released Hana from her own hug. "Hana-chan? Can you show me your Verz card?"

"Hai?" Hana replied.

"I will do the same," Onpu said.

Both Ojamajos took out their Verz cards: Verz-o'-Wisp for Onpu and Verz Castor for Hana. Doremi placed Machu Mach in her hand and, feeling powerful emotions, managed to take the two cards from their grip. Onpu stood there in surprise and relief while Hana looked confused.

"Hana-chan doesn't get it!" Hana half-griped.

"Something about the Verz's corruption prevents us from releasing the focus for the corruption," Onpu explained, "But Doremi-chan's Machu Mach seems able to remove them!"

"Like the Numbers and Astral-san on the show?" Hana asked sheepishly.

"Maybe, maybe not," Pop replied.

The Ojamajos took out the rods Doremi and Pop had on them. There weren't that many more of them to go at this point and Aiko and Momoko were together. As such, they decided to go after them next and save tow at the same time.

They were going to need as much time and luck as possible to catch them in time…

Featured Duel: Doremi vs. Verz Hana

Doremi LP (8000) – Verz Hana LP (8000)

Verz Hana's turn:

Verz Hana has Evilswarm Castor, Reinforcement of the Army, Constellar Rasalhague, Constellar Sombre, and Constellar Kaus as her opening hand. She draws Constellar Star Chart.

Verz Hana activates Reinforcement of the army and uses it to add Constellar Pollux to her hand. She then normal summons him and uses his effect to normal summon Sombre. She follows by activating Star Chart. She then overlays Pollux and Sombre to Xyz summon Constellar Omega; she draws Monster Reborn from Star Chart.

She ends.

Doremi's turn:

Doremi has Gagagarevenge, Maxx "C", Pot of Duality, Summoner Monk, and Goblindbergh as her opening hand. She draws Gagaga Girl.

Doremi normal summons Goblindbergh and uses his effect to special summon Summoner Monk. She then activates Monk's effect, discarding Pot of Duality to special summon Gagaga Magician. She then overlays Monk, Magician, and Goblindbergh to Xyz summon Vylon Disigma. She activates its effect, detaching Gagaga Magician to target Omega; Omega is equipped to Disigma.

Doremi attacks Hana directly with Vylon Disigma and ends.

Doremi LP (8000) – Verz Hana LP (5500)

Verz Hana's turn:

Verz Hana draws Negate Attack.

Verz Hana activates Monster Reborn and uses it to revive Pollux. Doremi chains by discarding Maxx "C"; she draws Heavy Storm. Verz Hana then normal summons Evilswarm Castor and then overlays Castor and Pollux to Xyz summon Gem-Knight Pearl; Doremi draws Star Drawing.

Verz Hana attacks Vylon Disigma with Pearl, destroying it.

Verz Hana sets Negate Attack and ends.

Doremi's turn:

Doremi draws Penguin Soldier.

Doremi activates Gagagarevenge and uses it to revive Gagaga Magician. She then normal summons Gagaga Girl and follows by making them both Lv5 via their effects. She then overlays Girl and Magician to Xyz summon Number 33: Chronomaly Machu Mech; Gagagarevenge gives it 300 extra ATK while Girl reduces Pearl to 0 ATK. Doremi activates Machu Mech's effect, detaching Magician and targeting Pearl; Verz Hana takes 2600 damage.

Doremi attacks Pearl with Machu Mech. Verz Hana activates Negate Attack, stopping the attack and ending the Battle Phase.

She ends.

Doremi LP (7900) – Verz Hana LP (2900)

Verz Hana's turn:

Verz Hana draws Maxx "C".

Verz Hana normal summons Constellar Rasalhague. She uses its effect, tributing it to revive Sombre. She activates Sombre's effect, banishing Omega to return Rasalhague to her hand; sine she used Sombre's effect, she can normal summon another Constellar; she chooses Kaus. She uses Kaus' effect twice to make Sombre and Kaus Lv5. She overlays both to Xyz summon Number 61: Volcasaraus. She activates its effect, detaching Sombre to target and destroy Machu Mach; Doremi takes 2400 damage. She then uses Volcasaraus to Xyz summon Gaia Dragon the Thunder Charger and switches Pearl to Defense Position.

Verz Hana attacks Doremi directly with Gaia Dragon and ends.

Doremi's turn:

Doremi uses DESTINY DRAW to get Pot of Avarice.

Doremi activates Pot of Avarice, returning Machu Mech, Disigma, Summoner Monk, Goblindbergh, and Gagaga Girl to her deck and drawing Solar Wind Jammer and Disappear. Verz Hana discards Maxx "C" in response.

Doremi special summons Solar Wind Jammer; Verz Hana draws Effect Veiler. She then normal summons Star Drawing and treats as a Lv5 monster. She overlays Drawing with Jammer to Xyz summon Machu Mech once again; she draws Monster Reborn off of Star Drawing while Verz Hana draws Smashing Ground. She activates Machu Mech's effect, detaching Jammer to target. Verz Hana chains with Effect Veiler, negating Machu Mech's effect.

Doremi attacks Gem-Knight Pearl with Machu Mech, destroying it.

She sets Disappear and ends.

Doremi LP (2900) – Verz Hana LP (2900)

Verz Hana's turn:

Verz Hana uses DESTINY DRAW to get Solemn Judgment.

Verz Hana activates Smashing Ground, destroying Machu Mech. She then normal summons Rasalhague; she uses its effect, tributing it to revive Pollux.

Verz Hana attacks Doremi directly with Gaia Dragon. She then attacks directly with Pollux. Doremi activates Disappear, banishing the Evilswarm Castor from Hana's graveyard. At this point, Hana is free of the Verz's control and surrenders just before Pollux can complete his attack.

Doremi LP (300) – Hana LP (2900)

Doremi is the winner!

Onee-chan stood by me…she saved me from my corruption and has done the same for Hana-chan and stopped her from spreading the Verz further. Now it's my turn to save her from certain defeat. I cannot let her down now!

I'm thankful to have saved her, but now we have to team up to stop those two. I'm afraid they're more formidable now that they have those Verz cards…even if they don't really contribute much to their decks at all. But all the same, it drives them to their limit…it nearly killed Hana-chan when she lost. I can't let that happen!

?uoy llik ot evah ew oD

!uoy llik ot tnaw t'nod eW

Disigma Drei, Ketos and Kerykeion have begun their approach…

A/N: A reviewer was the one who inspired the reference present. That is all.