~Ari~

I want to say that Yami is going to win this duel, but the odds are stacked against him. Noah has 7400 Life Points and Yami only has 400. And besides, who knows if Noah is going to start cheating again? But no matter what, we have to hope that Yami will win this.

Yami has the first move, "I play Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts in defense mode! That ends my turn." He says.

Noah draws, "Even if I didn't draw a monster, I'll still use Shinato to attack your Gazelle! And I'll also use his ability; allowing me to halve your Life Points to a mere 200! And now those Life Points you lost will add to mine."

Noah has 7600 Life Points. "I play this in defense mode and end my turn." Yami says.

"I play Yata-Garasu in attack mode! Now I use Shinato to attack!"

"Wrong! My monster was Obnoxious Celtic Guardian, and he can't be destroyed by monsters with 1900 or more attack points!"

"Well I can still activate Spring of Rebirth! Now I gain 500 Life Points for each monster that returns to the player's hand. And Yata-Garasu returns to my hand at the end of my turn, which adds my Life Points up to 8100!"

Yami plays another monster in defense mode. "I summon Asura Priest in attack mode! Asura, attack his Obnoxious Celtic Guardian! And Asura's ability allows it to attack every monster on your side of the field, so say goodbye to your last defense!"

"Nice try, Noah, but you've attacked my Cyber Jar! Now it will destroy every monster on your side of the field, and last time I checked, Shinato was still on your field, so that means you lose!"

"I activate my Deck Master's other ability!" Shinato disappears and Cyber Jar is destroyed. Did Yami just win? Shinato comes back and moment later with Noah beside him. "Looks like Shinato did a good job protecting me." Noah says, "You see, whenever Shinato is targeted, it can remove itself from the field and return on the side-lines. It will stay there for the duration of the duel."

Shinato seems way too overpowered. Cyber Jar also allows both of them to draw five cards and summon all the monsters they've drawn; Yami summons Sangan and Gamma the Magnet Warrior, while Noah has no monsters. "Alright, I sacrifice both of my monsters in order to summon the Dark Magician! And Sangan's ability allows me to add one monster with 1500 or less attack to my hand so I choose Big Shield Gardna! Dark Magician, attack him directly!"

Noah is down to 5600. "I activate Next World! This card chooses one of your monsters and allows me to summon one with the same number of stars; so I choose Yamata Dragon! Yamata, destroy his Dark Magician!" Yami has 100 Life Points left, "Now that 100 Life Points transfer to me, and Yamata Dragon goes to my hand, activating Spring of Rebirth gives me 500 more Life Points."

Noah is up to 6200. "I activate Swords of Revealing Light! Then I summon Kuriboh and use him to attack you directly!"

Noah has 5900. He sets a monster then ends his turn. Yami summons Big Shield Gardna in defense mode and switches Kuriboh into defense mode. Noah sets a card and another monster. Yami sets a card and ends his turn. "This Noah creep has nothing on Yugi! We're all down here cheerin Yug!" Joey says.

"Yeah, we're all here for you Yami!" I say.

"Your fan club is starting to annoy me Yugi. They think you can win, but they are obviously clueless to anything around here." Noah says.

"How about you say that to our faces! You're probably just jealous that Yugi actually has friends, when you're just a spoiler brat inside a computer, thinking you know everything!" Joey yells.

"Joey stop it, you're going to get him mad and then who knows what will happen." I say.

"Control your friends Yugi!" Noah says, "I've listened to them long enough and I think it's time for them to get what's coming to them!"

He blasts a flash of light near us and the next thing we know, Duke is turned to stone. "Noah, stop cheating! If you're trying to prove you're the best, then start playing fair!" I yell.

"But that was way too much fun. I think to continue the excitement; I'll turn you all into stone! But not all at once, what's the fun in that? No, each passing turn that I go through will end in another statue!" Noah says, "Now to continue this duel, I play Pyro Clock of Destiny! Now I can pass by one turn so your Swords of Revealing Light will be gone! Then I summon Otohime in attack mode and use its ability to switch your Kuriboh into attack mode! Then I sacrifice Otihime and my face-down to summon Yamata Dragon! Yamata, attack!"

"I activate Nutrient Z to protect my Life Points! Now my trap card leaves my Life Points at 1800."

"Very well, but I activate Sebek's Blessing to bring my Life Points to 10500! Then I use Spring of Reborth when Yamata Dragon returns to my hand to give me 11000! And as an added bonus, I think I'll turn another friend into stone!"

The flash appears again and Tristan was targeted. "Now that that's over, let's continue this duel."

"I summon Alpha the Magnet Warrior and use him to attack you directly!" Yami says.

Noah has 9600 Life Points. "I summon Inaba White Rabbit in attack mode! His ability allows him to attack you directly! And after, I use Spring of Rebirth and the ability of Sinato to boost my Life Points to 10800!" Yami has 1100 Life Points, "Time to say goodbye to Serenity!"

"Serenity, no!" Joey yells. It's too late though; she's already turned to stone.

"I set one card face-down. And then I sacrifice Alpha to summon Dark Magician Girl! She gains 300 attack for the Dark Magician in my Graveyard, so then I use her to attack you directly!"

Noah is down to 8500. "I summon Inaba White Rabbit in attack mode!"

"I activate Dark Renewal! Now I can sacrifice my Big Shield Gardna and your White Rabbit so I can bring back my Dark Magician!"

"I set one card face-down. And tell you what; I'm willing to turn your friends back to normal only if you forfeit the duel. Of course, Seto and Mokuba will have to stay here though."

"Yugi, don't do it! You'll win this and set all of us free!" Joey says.

"Nobody asked for your opinion Joey!" Noah shouts. Joey is turned to stone, leaving Tea and I.

"Noah, how dare you! You're just a brat who thinks he can get whatever he wants just by changing the rules!" Tea shouts.

"It doesn't matter. What does matter is if Yugi is going to agree to this bargain I'm giving him."

"I've got news for you Noah; my answer is no. I still plan to win this, so I activate Dark Magic Ritual! By sending Valkrion the Magna Warrior from my hand to the Grave, I can summon Magician of Black Chaos! Now my Magicians, attack him directly!"

"Activate trap; Chaos Barrier Field! With this I can take control of Dark Magician Girl and use her as a shield for my Life Points! Now that attack just brought you down to 300 Life Points Yugi."

Noah has 9300 Life Points due to Shinato's effect. "I set a two cards face-down and play a monster in defense mode! Now it's time to say goodbye to another friend!"

The flash hits Tea this time, making me the only one left. Yami cringes, probably thinking of me being the one next, "Yami, don't worry about me, just keep dueling!" I shout.

"But-"

"It doesn't matter! Even if I do turn to stone, then just know that we're all here for you!"

He nods, but still seems unsure. Yami draws, but Noah interrupts, "I play Ground Breaking, allowing me to bring Inaba White Rabbit to my hand." He says.

"I activate Card Destruction, so you must discard your Rabbit! Now, Magician of Black Chaos, attack his face-down monster!"

"You just revealed my Otohime! Now she can switch your Dark Magician into defense mode. She gets destroyed still, but I play Vessel of Illusion so I can summon a Spirit Token in defense mode! Now it's my turn, I activate Change of Heart so I can control your Dark Magician! Now I tribute your Magician and my Token so I can summon Hino-Kagu-Tsuchi! Then I play Flaming Fist to increase his attack and when he attacks, I get 500 more Life Points! Now destroy his Magician of Black Chaos!"

Noah has 10000 Life Points, while Yami only has 100. That last hit caused Yami to fall over, "Yami, get up!" I yell.

He starts to get to is feet, "You know, I think it's time to complete my statue collection. So say goodbye!" Noah says.

"NO!" Yami shouts. It's too late, he can't change it. The flash of lightning hits me, causing my body to stiffen. I hope Yami can win this; the fate of all of us depends on him. My face starts to stiffen, causing me to black out.

The episode ended when Yami was about to win, so I just decided to have them turn back to normal in the next chapter. Judge all you want, but I'm sticking to that. So, I'll see ya in the next chapter!