Yugioh OMEGA Season One--Neo GX

by Lheticus

It's the school year after Jaden's graduation, and the craziness is about to roll on for a certain second year student who made himself unnoticeable last year. A murderous murderess from his first year returns-and this time, the blood she's out for is his own! Surviving school is going to be rather literal for Marcus this year...(rated M for violent language and no Shadow Realm)

2. Episode 2: It Just Changes Targets

AUTHOR'S NOTES: I feel the concerns of the person who reviewed the previous episode should be addressed to everyone, so, to copypasta my response to the review:

I apologize for the mentioned inaccuracies. Unfortunately, my knowledge of the Yugioh GX anime is limited by virtue of being restricted to the 4KIDS version that completely retconned the 4th season. If it's any consolation, both Alexis and Crowler will not actually feature a great deal in the totality of this series-by around the second half of Season 1 they'll pretty much be cameos, and by Season 3 they won't be there at all, for reasons that will be made clear by that point. In retrospect, with this in mind it was probably a mistake to select them as the characters-a mistake I will be correcting shortly after sending this reply. Thanks for keeping me straight-I'm rather new at the categorization system for fanfic worlds and characters on this site.

Especially keeping in mind this last sentence, I will be changing the crossover category of this season to Yugioh GX/MLP: FiM. HOWEVER! I ask that all of you please keep in mind that the Friendship Is Magic characters that will be present in this series are to be read as alternate versions of the characters consistant with the Yugioh GX universe-NOT as the characters in the original canon of the show. Thank you.

Yugioh OMEGA-Season One: Neo GX I

Episode 2: It Just Changes Targets

Ra Yellow Dorm-That Saturday

"Morning Marcus!" said the Toon Dark Magician Girl as Marcus yawned and stretched. "This was an awesome week! Especially in that placement exam-you got the highest score out of anyone! Even the top Obelisk student didn't touch you there!"

"In large part thanks to you and all my other awesome toons," said Marcus, "but that reminds me-Zane graduated 2 years before I even got here, and Jaden graduated last year-who even IS the top student?"

"Good question," said Toon DMG, "but there's no use thinking about it-I have a feeling we'll find out soon enough."

After lunch at the Ra mess, Toon DMG was proven right. Around half a dozen Obelisk underclassmen surrounded Marcus-and he could swear they were forming into a military formation. "Rrraah!" grunted a familiar voice. "Hoo boy...not him," said Marcus, accidentally aloud, "He's such a...LOUD person."

"Hey! Show some respect to the General!" bellowed one of the Obelisks, and Marcus winced and covered his ears.

"Order in the ranks, soldier!" said the first voice in a marginally quieter tone than the bellow-Marcus did not uncover his ears. Forward stepped Hassleberry-wearing an Obelisk upperclassman uniform. The sleeves were not ripped off, but the uniform had been tailored so that they were a great deal shorter than usual. As he saw Marcus, he noticed his ears were covered. "At ease men, and let me talk to him alone. I'll, uh, try to quiet down."

Once Hassleberry's posse had left, Marcus uncovered his ears. "If you succeed at it, it'd be a first," he said, "but...from seargent to general? I take it you're the top Obelisk student now?"

"Darn right," said Hassleberry, "and with my new post I've taken it upon myself to instill some discipline into the Obelisk unit."

"So you're the reason reports of Obelisk related bullying incidents are over 50% below the projected estimate for so far. Pretty impressive leadership for a single week."

"Why thank you," said Hassleberry, to his credit in a voice with a decibel level at least vaguely resembling an inside voice. "And you...you're one impressive duelist! The way you dueled against Crowler the other day was downright inspiring-especially when you shut down his usual Heavy Storm combo. And...that's why I'm going to talk to the chancellor about getting you into the Obelisk barracks. You clearly deserve it."

"I'm sorry," said Marcus, wincing to brace for anticipated failure of Hassleberry's restraint, "but I must decline. See...the way I figure it, I can do more good for this school in Ra Yellow until I get to Obelisk through the usual exams."

"Do more good for the school? Ya lost me, soldier." said Hassleberry.

"It's part of the instructions Pegasus gave me for my training here," said Marcus, "while going through my classes, he gave me an extra task. First, he told me to find my True Deck. Then, after that he said I should help as many people find their own True Decks as they could."

"Still lost here soldier," said Hassleberry, "their 'True Deck'?"

"Yes...as some already know, Duel Monsters works in mysterious ways, because of this world's connection to the Duel Spirit world. In layman's terms, if a Duelist respects the game, respects their cards, believes in their deck, and believes in themselves, they are more likely to draw a turnaround card at a critical moment. However...some Duelists can harness even greater power, able to stand firm against the most seemingly impossible of odds. Those Duelists are those who have found their True Decks-decks which believe in their Duelist just as their Duelist believes in them. My Toons are my True Deck, just as Jaden's Elemental Heroes are his, Crowler's Ancient Gear monsters are his, and your Dinosaurs are yours. The fact that we wield our True Decks makes us strong. Pegasus wants me to help others find that strength during my time here."

"All right, I'm starting to get un-lost," said Hassleberry, "but why do you need to stay in the Ra dorm for that?"

"If I ascend the ranks too fast, the rest of the students will think that I'm as good as I am because of some kind of natural talent, and get discouraged," said Marcus, "at least that's what Pegasus said. Keeping my identity secret wasn't the only reason I started in Slifer. This way, Pegasus figures I can spread the message of the True Deck more effectively."

"Well then soldier," said Hassleberry, "I think I have a way to help you with that mission. You and me are going to have a special exhibition duel-and we'll make it the most action packed duel this school has seen since Jaden Yuki. That ought to help you start spreading the word about these True Decks."

"You know what?" said Marcus, "That's actually a really good idea. When should it all go down?"

"My Obelisk boys will spread the word, but they'll need time. Let's say this Tuesday after class in the Main Arena."

"You've got a duel Hassleberry," said Marcus, "be sure to bring your best game-because you know I will."

It seemed in no time at all, the day arrived. While only about a quarter of the student body had watched Marcus duel Crowler, because of how fast the news of his Toon deck had traveled after that, this time the entire school would be watching-even the Chancellor. Marcus had never been so nervous-he went into the card shop. "Hi there Marcus," said Dorothy, "I'm surprised you're here-it's a bit close to duel time to get more cards for your deck."

"I'm not here for cards," said Marcus, "I need a pack of Super Blow Bubble Gum."

"Uh, sure," said Dorothy, handing him the pack of gum, "that's 10 DP."

Marcus popped several pieces into his mouth and chewed...and began to feel better. He put his hand on his Toon deck, and felt better still. "Phoo," he said, "I think I can go ahead with this now. Let's leave those dino's in stitches guys."

At the appointed time, Hassleberry arrived slightly late. "Hey..." said Marcus, blowing a quite large gum bubble, then continuing when he popped it, "what's up Dino?"

"Hope you're ready to lose," said Hassleberry, "cause I won't go easy!"

"Wouldn't dream of it," said Marcus, activating his duel disc, "Duel! Since technically you challenged me, I'll go first. Draw! First, I'll summon Toon Cure Mermaid(1500/800****) in defense mode. Next, from my hand, I activate the Invisible Ink spell! When I equip it to a Toon monster, it can't be destroyed in battle, and I'll give it to Toon Cure Mermaid! Finally, I'll play 2 facedowns. You're up dino."

"My draw-and it'll be one to remember!" said Hassleberry, "I activate the Spell Lucky 7! I can only activate this card if its my very first turn, but when I do, if I drop 700 life points, I can Normal Summon a level 7 monster straight from my deck! And the monster I pick is Black Tyranno!(2600/800*******) And I'm not even close to done! Since Toon Cure Mermaid is your only monster and she's in defense mode, Black Tyranno can bypass all your defenses for a direct attack! Now, forward march Black Tyranno! Take a bite out of Toon Boy's life points!"

"Tch," said Marcus, (Marcus 1400 LP) "that thing's bite is every bit as bad as your bark! Of course though, you realize...this means war."

"A duel with me is ALWAYS a war, soldier! Next, I'll-" but before Hassleberry could make his next move, the whole room blacked out. "What the-who turned out the lights?"

"That would be me," said a voice that only Marcus recognized-and dreaded. The lights flicked back on, and the duel field had been cleared-and in the center of the ring there was a woman with midnight-blue dyed hair, midnight blue lipstick, midnight blue designer boots, and an entirely midnight blue dress. "Hello, Marcus. Long time no see."

"Not nearly long enough-by about 25 years to life I might add! Murderer!" Marcus spat viciously-and accidentally literally, dislodging his gum right at Maxine-and the holographic image flickered as the wad passed through it.

"Murderer?!" said Hassleberry, "What's going on?"

"Hassleberry. This woman is Maxine Unicorn," said Marcus, "she poisoned Cecelia Pegasus with the disease that killed her."

"Sam hill!" said Hassleberry.

"Did he say POISONED?!" said Chancellor Sheppard.

"Yes, yes, we've been through that already...uncouth brat. Now, I'm sure you're thinking, well, how did I escape? Well, you'll just have to keep on wondering, other than to say I've made an...extremely powerful friend. One who hates Duel Monsters even more than I do. And I must say...when it comes to dueling, that friendship...truly is magic. You're going to have a little duel with an opponent of my choosing...little Wonderboy."

"And why should I?" said Marcus.

"Because of the next sentence I'm going to say," said Maxine, "I activate the Spell Pit of Damocles!" With those words, the entire room changed to a dark pit. A dais with a number of nasty looking bindings was in its center. Fairly far above it swung a pendulum with a wicked sword attached to the end. But what really caught the eye of most present was the ceiling-it was totally covered in thousands of sharp spikes. "The Pit of Damocles can only be banished if you accept my challenge and win, Wonderboy. You should know...the powers that summoned this card has also made it so those ceiling spikes will feel very, VERY real to everyone they squish-ESPECIALLY you. Oh, how that (4'KIDSD) Pegasus will weep when he loses his dear apprentice to the same woman who killed his (4KIDS'D) wife! HAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"You total PSYCHO! You're willing to kill the entire faculty and student body of Duel Academy just to get at me?!" Marcus was stunned-Maxine had been psychotic and vindictive before, but now, not even the phrase "criminally insane" seemed to cut it.

"You betcha! And I'll do it right here right now too-unless you accept my challenge," said Maxine, in as guiltless a tone as ever.

"Grr...who's my opponent?" said Marcus.

"I'm glad you asked. Meet my one of new and vastly improved deck's signature cards." Another holographic figure appeared at Maxine's side-a pony colored of blackest night, with both the horn of a unicorn and the wings of a pegasus. "Nightmare Moon," said Maxine, "are you ready to REALLY make dear, sweet Marcus scream? Preferably in agony, but I'll settle for terror in a pinch."

"You got it, Maxie," said the holographic Nightmare Moon, "I'll scare the duel disc right off this fool-and then the last thought in his head will be one of sheer terror AND agony! AHAHAHAHAHA!" Nightmare Moon's unicorn horn glowed, and forty Duel monsters cards materialized and swirled around her, forming into a deck, which hovered before her. Marcus activated his Duel Disc, but Nightmare Moon did not use one of her own-instead, her horn glowed with dark power, and her deck's top five cards flew up out of it and hovered before her.

"Nightmare Moon..." said Marcus, "I can sense it-you're not just a hologram. The Duel Spirit of the real Nightmare Moon is inhabiting those photons."

"Highly perceptive of you," said Nightmare Moon, "but what's your point exactly?"

"We don't have to do this," said Marcus, "You're a cartoon! And...your character was supposed to have been redeemed!"

"You speak of Princess Luna," said Nightmare Moon, "a fan of the show, are you? But as duel spirits, she and I are far from one and the same. She is to a clear, calm night as I am to the blackest storm. The time for discussion is over! I draw! I activate the effect of Pit of Damocles that mistress Maxine so generously provided. Now, I can remove one monster from play from your deck, and once five of your turns have passed, that monster is destroyed and you take damage equal to its attack points. And...I know the perfect one to choose. After all, it's the card that's...'always there for you'. How disgustingly touching."

"No...no, you wouldn't!" said Marcus, panic in his eyes.

"I WOULD!" said Nightmare Moon, "After all...what better way to break you than to make sure that when she needed you most, YOU couldn't be there for HER? I remove Toon Dark Magician Girl!" The dark power in Nightmare Moon's horn increased, and Toon Dark Magician Girl flew out of Marcus' deck. Toon DMG appeared, becoming strapped to the central dais in a painful position. "Wha, wha, what?!" she exclaimed, startled. "Agh, ugh...I can't move! What's going on...waaaaaaah!"

That last exclamation came as she saw the sword attached to the pendulum swinging overhead.

"Believe me, little Toon," said Nightmare Moon, "you and Marcus have only just BEGUN to scream. From my hand I activate Dark Foaling Level 1! This allows me to summon any number of level 1 Pony type monsters from my hand-and I have two! Meet Phantasmal Unicorn(0/0*) and Phantasmal Pegasus!(0/0*) I'll end with one facedown."

"It's my draw then," said Marcus, "and for threatening my life...and so much more than that, the lives of everyone here...you'll get no mercy from me!"

"Yes...YES!" said Nightmare Moon, "Send me all the defiance you can muster! It will make it that much sweeter when it-and your hope-is extinguished for good! AHAHAHAHAHA!"

TO BE CONTINUED

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EPISODE 3: EVERY NIGHTMARE'S NIGHT HAS IT'S DAWN