Hello again! Quick explanation. Marie's fairy calls lower-level monster from the deck or her hand, which I should've added in somewhere, but really couldn't make it fit with all that's going on in this chapter. I also would like to thank heartbreakerninja for favoriting this story and for reviewing.

Marie got herself into another duel, this time with a Ra Yellow student named Tom Ovell. It was a recreational duel, so only Judai was around to watch it from the sidelines because he happened to be walking with Marie at the time of the challenge. They were dueling in the school's back garden, and a cool fall wind was biting the air. Marie pulled her jacket a bit closer to her as she turned on her duel disk.

"My draw!" Tom said, pulling a card from the top of his deck. "I play Phantom Poltergeist (lv.1/atk:100/def:400) in attack mode. I also lay down two face downs and end my turn."

Why do all of Marie's opponents have dead decks? Judai wondered, sweat-dropping.

"My turn, draw!" Marie called quickly, as if in a rush. "I play Crimson Panther (lv.3/atk:700/def:400) in attack mode. She attacks your Poltergeist with Razor Claw Slash. Panther, exorcise his ghost!"

"I play my trap, Poltergeist's Play!" Tom cried, revealing the card with a wave of his hand. "This permant trap card allows my Poltergeist to control one monster on the field once it is attacked. The controlled monster is under my control until the end of the game, or until this card is destroyed. There is also another case, but I think I will enjoy you finding out on your own."

"That can't be good," Judai muttered to himself, shuffling his feet in the orange leaves to warm up a bit.

"Now," Tom continued. "Continue your attack on your own master. Attack with Razor Claw Slash!" The red cat spun as the poltergeist faded out, the panther apparently now controlled by the ghost. It growled, bounded right towards Marie, and raised its diamond-colored claws for a harsh slice.

Marie collapsed to her knees as the unforgiving claws made contact. "Bastard," she muttered as she struggled back to her feet. "How dare you make Crimson Panther turn against me? I place one card face down and end my turn."

Marie (LP: 3300)

Tom (LP: 4000)

"My turn. I draw! I choose not to add anything to my field right now, but I will have your monster attack you directly again."

"I'm sorry, Panther," Marie apologized quietly. Then added louder, "I play my trap, Blood Haze. This destroys the attacking monster." The panther dissolved, leaving the Poltergeist in its place.

"It seems like you forgot about my poltergeist!" Tom said, annoyed that the Crimson Panther was destroyed. "Phantom Poltergeist, attack her directly with Ghostly Fury."

The transparent monster dove forward and went right through Marie, knocking down her lifepoints to 3200.

"I end my turn," Tom told her smugly.

"Good, my turn." Marie pulled a card from the top of her deck. "I activate the spell card Fusion, fusing my Crimson Witch and my Crimson Fairy to bring out Crimson Wiccen of Fate (lv.6/atk:1700/def:1800) in attack mode! Wiccen, attack his ghost and destroy it once and for all!"

Judai noticed Tom smirking and shuddered. He knew that Tom was planning something, and it wasn't anything good for Marie.

"Poltergeist, control that hot-headed Wiccen!" Tom laughed. "You don't listen well, do you? I told you that this was a permanent trap, which means that it'll take effect again and again." Marie gave him a look mean enough to freeze hell, which somehow only made Tom laugh harder. "What, did you think that destroying your precious kitty-cat would destroy the effects of the card? How naive! Your cat was destroyed in vain!"

The more Tom opened his mouth, the more Judai started to hate this guy. Cowardly turning beasts on their owners was definitely not something Judai would ever take lightly.

"Wiccen, attack Marie's lifepoints directly!" The Crimson Wiccen brought up her knobbly wooden staff and viciously swiped it at Marie. Marie clutched her side in pain.

"I throw one card face down and end my turn," Marie said through clenched teeth.

Tom drew a card. "Wiccen, attack again!"

"I play the trap card Negate Attack!" Marie wheezed, revealing the card.

"You're not a problem," Tom sneered. "You're all talk. I will win this duel without a fight."

Marie (LP:1500)

Tom (LP:4000)

"Oh, yeah?" Marie mumbled, her hair shadowing her face. Her voice spat out the words like a poison. She raised her head, revealing hate-filled eyes. "My turn! Draw!" A small smile split her wan face. "Prepare yourself, Tom. From here on out, you're going to have to fight to even stay on the field for one more turn. I hope you're up to the challenge."

"I activate the spell card Pot of Greed!" Marie drew two more cards. "Perfect," she crowed, sounding a bit mad. "I play the field spell Rose Garden of Remembrance. Surely you remember what it does right? I bring back my Crimson Fairy (lv.4/def:1650/atk:3000) in defense mode by its effect, raising her attack and defense points threefold."

A warm gust of air rushed over the duelists and to Judai, who gave a small jolt at the sudden change.

"I also activate her effect, calling two more lower level monsters to my field. I call forth Crimson Flame Fox (lv.2/def:600/atk:400) in defense mode, and Crimson Pheonix (lv.3/def:1500/atk:600) in defence mode, whom I sacrifice to bring back my Crimson Panther (lv.4/def:400/atk:700) and is then re-summoned to the field! I now sacrifice both my Pheonix and my Panther to summon my ultimate dragon, the Crimson Dragon of Rage(lv.7/atk:?/def:2600)!"

The Crimson Pheonix and Panther disappeared and in their place came the monster of a dragon with two heads. It roared with anger at the defiant duelist standing against it. Its tail whipped back and forth, as if waiting to rip the puny human apart. The Crimson Pheonix returned to the field again.

"Now, due to its effect, the levels of all my monster combined multiplied by a thousand determine my dragon's attack points. My fairy is a level four, my fox is a level two, and my pheonix is a level three, bringing my dragon's attack points to 9000!" Marie practically hissed, her eyes definitely turning a hazy shade of red. This detail was not missed by Judai, but Tom remained oblivious to Marie's loss of control. "Then I activate my fox's effect. I can add his attack points to my dragon's for one turn, bringing its attack up to 9400!"

"You don't get it do you?" Tom said, looking a bit amused. "As soon as you attack with that dragon, I'll use my Poltergeist's Play to gain control of it and obliterate you."

"It seems you're the one that doesn't get it," Marie cackled, finally shaking Tom. "My dragon is not affected by monster and card effects, which means your precious Poltergeist's Play does not work, meaning you're wiped completely off the field!" The setting sun's light seemed to dim suddenly and another rush of sudden heat blasted over the three.

Tom paled and backed away a few steps. He looked like he was about to forfeit, but that wasn't Marie's plan. "Crimson Dragon of Rage, blast away this piece of trash with Vengeful Justice!"

"Don't do it, Marie!" Judai called out, running to stop Marie, but it was too little too late.

The dragon opened its hated maws wide and a black-colored blast struck Tom and the controlled Wiccen with so much force that Tom went flying like a leaf in hurricane and smacked into a small tree, knocking him out cold.

Marie wobbled a bit, the red haze in her eyes fading as she groaned. Then she toppled forward, completely unconscious too.

Judai checked on Tom and found that he was bleeding from the back of his head, but he was still alive, for now at least. Marie was next, and she was just exhausted, but not in any danger at the moment.

All signs of the dragon was gone, but Judai knew that he could wait no longer. He had to find out about that Crimson dragon and he suddenly thought of a way to do it, despite his misgivings about it.

Can anyone guess what Judai's going to do? Anyway, Marie went off the deep end a tad. ^_^' Didn't mean to make it go that far, but whatever.