"Shouldn't we be attacking Jaedite?" Lita whispered as the duel raged. Serena shook her head.

"Not yet. Jaedite and the rest of the Negaverse need to know just what they're getting themselves into, messing with Yugi," She whispered back. Amy nodded.

"It's a good tactical move. The Negaverse may well move on to another plan once Yugi defeats Jaedite here. Or, even if they don't it will be some time before they can match Yugi's power, if Jaedite is to be an example of the Negaverse's dueling strength. Plus, I think the boy's life is in the balance of this game," Amy said, gesturing to Yugi suspended in the air. "Interrupting could prove fatal."

"So we just wait and let a perfect opportunity to whack Jaedite in the head go to waste?" Rei muttered. Mina sighed at her feisty companion's fighting spirit.

"It's not always about kicking ass the moment you can, Rei," She told her friend. Rei frowned, but turned her attention back to the match as Atem drew.

Atem smiled when he saw his card. "I play Card of Sanctity to replenish our hands to 6 cards," He said, drawing a number of cards. "Next, I'll play Spell Sanctuary! This card will give all Spell Cards the quickplay speed as well as give each of us a Spell from our Graveyards," He said. "I now activate Monster Reborn! Return, Dark Magician!" The Dark Magician rose from the Grave, forced into ATK mode (2500/2100).

Jaedite smiled. "Fool! God's strength will not be outclassed!" The avatar morphed again (2600/2200). Atem smiled.

"I'll equip two of my Magic Formula cards to my Magician, increasing its ATK by 1400 points!" He declared. Two books appeared in the Dark Magician's hands, glowing as the words flew from the page and powered his staff (3900/2100). Jaedite shook his head.

"Still not enough," He said as his Avatar grew (4000/2200).

"I'll Set two cards face-down, ending my turn," Atem finished. Jaedite smirked and looked at Marshmallon.

"Avatar! Unleash the fury Atem has so kindly given you on his Marshmallon! Enhanced Shadow Consuming!" He yelled. The blackness started toward Atem, who smirked.

"Hold! Before you attack, I activate the Trap Card Absolute End! For the duration of this turn, any attack you make must come to me, regardless of my monsters," He said. Jaedite and, unknown to him the Scouts behind him all raised an eyebrow.

"Uhm… Wouldn't he take like, a bunch of damage if Avatar smacked him direct?" Serena whispered. Amy nodded, furrowing her brows as she remembered what she'd read about the game. Indeed, Atem was already almost a quarter of the way through his Life Points. 4000 damage would be a HUGE hit.

"Fine then. Be the martyr. Attack Atem directly!" Jaedite shrugged. The darkness changed course and stormed toward the former Pharoah, who was still smiling.

"I'm Chaining to my Absolute End with a Spell Card known as Pump Up!" He said. Jaedite sighed again.

"How many times must I tell you? You will never overpower the evil of my God," He said with a laugh. Atem laughed right back, surprising Jaedite. "What's so funny?" He demanded.

"Who ever said I was strengthening my card? I'm doubling The Wicked Avatar's attack power!" He declared. The Avatar grew to an even bigger size as its attack came (7800/2100).

"Ah. You want this over with. Understandable, I suppose. End this, Avatar!" Amy hung her head on the sidelines as Jaedite triumphantly called his attack.

"He was toast, I suppose," She said quietly to herself. Serena nodded. Best to go out fighting than surrender… Amy thought.

"I activate the Magic Cylinders Trap!" Amy, the only Scout who had actually studied some of the more commonly used cards of the game, about had a heart attack as her jaw dropped to the floor. The others looked at her strangely as she started laughing, catching the attention of Jaedite.

"You are so about to get your butt kicked," Amy managed out uncharacteristically as the Scouts and Jaedite stared. Jaedite stared at Serena for a minute, who shrugged. He shook his head in a "I'll deal with you in a minute" manner and turned back to Atem.

"What the hell is a Magic Cylinder?" He demanded. Atem smirked again.

"It's a trap card, one only useable when a monster attacks me. It not only negates your monster's attack, but, well… see for yourself," He gestured to the Cylinders as they rose before Marshmallon. The dark attack went in one tube and shot back out at Jaedite, whose eyes bugged out.

"CHAIN! Forbidden Lance stops Avatar from being affected!" He cried frantically.

"I use my remaining reverse card, Magic Jammer, and discard the one card left in my hand, Slifer The Sky Dragon in order to negate your Spell," Atem countered, sliding Slifer into the Graveyard. Jaedite was blown back from the force of the attack and landed flat on his back with a groan.

Atem: 6600

Jaedite: 0

"They are not going to like this…" Jaedite moaned as the field vanished. In an instant, before the Sailor Scouts could begin to attack, Atem bull-rushed his former opponent, grabbed him by the lapels and lifted him off the ground, his face contorted in anger.

"Who is "they"? Whoever you work for, give them a warning, from the Ancient Pharoah of Egypt; do not touch Yugi again! If you have a problem with me, fine. Your masters can take it up with me. Do not use my brother as a bargaining chip again," He growled before throwing the blond to the ground.

"You would like to know just who you're dealing with, wouldn't you? Don't worry, Pharoah, you will soon enough see just what sort of power you're messing with. And as for you brats," Jaedite brushed himself off and whipped around to face the Scouts. "I will deal with you at my convenience, for I currently have business to attend to," He said. With that, another rip in the dimension opened behind him, and he stepped back through it before the Scouts could get a weapon on him.

"Cocky jerk," Serena growled as the rip closed, leaving only the portal to the park remaining. She looked up to see Atem furrowing his brows at the sky. Following his gaze, she realized that the boy was still suspended via those black energy bands.

"I've got this. Flame Mandela!" Rei lifted her arms, summoning two flaming disks that she then threw toward the bound boy. Atem opened his mouth to cry out, but rather than strike Yugi the disks veered away, instead neatly cutting through the wrist restraints before rebounding and slicing away the ankle bands before returning to Rei and vanishing.

"Uh…thanks," Yugi said uncertainly as he landed. An awkward silence followed as five girls stared at two boys standing in a dimension none their own. "So… I'm Yugi. Who're you?"

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