Lars and Crowler's souls have been taken by Camula. Now 2 of the 14 Spirit Gates have been opened. Can our heroes stop Camula before any more souls are taken and any more Spirit Gates are opened? ROLL IT!

Reggie: Last time on 'Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'...

Camula: If you are that anxious to lose your key, then you may duel me - Camula, Vampire Mistress of the Shadow Riders. If you lose, I get your Spirit Key and your soul!

Crowler: Ancient Gear Golem, DESTROY HER LAST WEREWOLF WITH MECHONIZED MELEE!

Camula: 2300

Lars: Activate RING OF DESTRUCTION! This will destroy your Vampire Genesis!

Camula: SPELL TRANSFER! This card transfers the effects of your Ring of Defense to me!

Lars: 0

Camula: WIN!

Camula: 2 down, 12 to go...

Clio: WE'LL FIND YOU...!

Otto: ...AND DUEL!

Camula: Children, that's exactly what I'm hoping for!

It's the afternoon after Crowler and Lars' defeat at the hands of Camula. Their souls are now trapped in dolls and will only be released upon Camula's defeat. Not only that, but 2 of the 14 Spirit Gates have been opened. That means the Shadow Riders need 12 more keys to unleash the Sacred Beast cards on the world. In the infirmary, Jaden decides that he's dueling Camula tonight, but Chazz is having none of it and throws a sheet over Jaden, who quickly escapes.

"Must you be so mean, Chazz?" Clio questioned.

"Just because you were in Obelisk Blue doesn't give you the right to treat your fellow students like dirt, Princeton!" Otto fumed.

"We need to be at our best, you guys!" Keoni called out. "If not, it'll be our souls that'll be swiped!"

"And our bodies will be...catatonic!" Twister added, scaring Pharaoh into Reggie's arms.

"No, Pharaoh. Just because a word has 'cat' in it doesn't mean it applies to you," Reggie explained. "Though, I'm not entirely sure having 9 lives helps when you're dealing with a vampire."

"Look, Jaden. You're not up to snuff yet," Otto chided. "The best duo for the job is me and Rocket Girl!"

Bastion wasn't convinced.

"Look, protecting the keys, the world and rescuing Crowler and Lars are all that matter right now!" Clio said.

"We need to work together and come up with a new plan!" Alexis added. That's when Zane showed himself out, much to the dismay of his younger brother Syrus. Concerned, Syrus asked what was up with the guy he looked up to. Zane responded that if protecting the keys and rescuing Crowler are what mattered, then he knew what he had to do. He had to duel Camula. Little did Zane know, he was being followed by a fellow Machine duelist and Obelisk Blue student.

On the outskirts of Academy Island...

"Ah. The one that I crave is near..." Camula began. "...and he's bringing a friend..."

That night...

A swarm of vampire bats descended on Academy Island.

"Here we go again, Rocket Girl!" Otto called to his sister.

"Let's roll out, Key Keepers!" Reggie signaled.

"Move out, troops!" Twister added.

"Aloha, suckers!" Keoni chimed.

"It's starting again!" Chazz growled. He was soon joined by Bastion, Chumley, Syrus, Jaden and Alexis. Otto, Reggie, Twister, Keoni and Clio joined up soon afterward. Rounding out the group were Banner, Sam and Zane as they all met up out near the site of Crowler and Lars' defeat. They trekked inside Camula's castle and after a climb up a flight of stairs, they were met by the vampire mistress herself.

"Ah. right on time...Looking for me?"

"You bet we are!" Jaden beamed.

"We've come for Crowler!" Clio shouted.

"So hand him over!" Otto added.

"I have no interest in school kids..." Camula began, eyeing Zane. "Are you ready, darling?"

"Let's duel!"

"Good luck, bro," Syrus said...as Sam stepped in.

"Not alone, Zane! She took down Crowler! The head of our dorm! Just imagine how ruthless her deck truly is!" Sam said, activating his Duel Disk in unison with Zane.

"You know, I've always wanted to tag with a fellow Machine duelist," Zane said as he and Sam took their positions on the balconies.

"Let's review. If you two win, you get Crowler and Lars's souls back and I'll be on my way. But if I win, I'll claim your souls and be that much closer to unleashing the 3 Sacred Beasts!" Camula explained, activating her Duel Disk.

"LET'S DUEL!"

Camula: 8000

Sam: 8000

Zane: 8000

"I like to lead..." Camula said, drawing her card. "I summon VAMPIRE LADY to the field in Defense Mode!"

ATK: 1550

DEF: 1550

"Then I'll play one card face-down and end my turn!"

Sam smirked as he drew his card. "Weak. My opening move will be much better! I activate COST DOWN! This lets me lower the levels of the monsters in my hand by 2! That means I can summon this monster without having to sacrifice something first! I summon out MACHINE KING!"

ATK: 2200 - 2300

DEF: 2000

"But he won't be out long, because I play the Spell Card UPGRADE! Now by sacrificing my Machine King, I can summon another Machine monster from my deck that's at least 1 level higher! So I'll upgrade my Level 6 Machine King into my ace - the PERFECT MACHINE KING! This new monster gains 500 Attack Points for every other Machine on the field!"

ATK: 2700

DEF: 1500

"To increase his power, I'll equip him with the Spell Card MACHINE CONVERSION FACTORY! This gives Perfect Machine King an extra 300 Attack and Defense Points! As much as I'd love to blast you right now, I'm forbidden to attack since this was my first turn. So I'll play a card face-down and let Zane take it from here."

"Don't mind if I do!" Zane said, drawing his first card. "Whatever you have out won't protect you from what I have in store!" He declared, revealing his Power Bond Spell.

"WHAT?! POWER BOND ALREADY?" Sam freaked.

"That's right, Sam. It allows me to fuse Machine-type monsters and I have the perfect 3 in mind...MY CYBER DRAGONS! Now unite to form the almighty...CYBER END DRAGON!"

ATK: 4000 - 8000

DEF: 2800

"Careful, Zane! Power Bond comes with a nasty drawback!" Sam warned.

"Sam's right, Otto-man! At the end of the turn in which Power Bond is played, Zane's gonna take damage equal to Cyber End Dragon's original Attack Points!" Twister flipped.

"And in this case...that's 4000 points," Otto added.

"But let's not forget the coolest parts!" Keoni began. "For one, Power Bond doubles Cyber End Dragon's Attack Points! And 2nd, Sam's Perfect Machine King now gains 500 points!"

"8000 POINTS?!"

"I don't think I'll have to worry about any consequences after this turn! Cyber End Dragon, attack Vampire Lady with SUPER STRIDENT BLAZE!"

All 3 heads launched a simultaneous laser blast from their mouths directly at Vampire Lady. However...

"Forgetting my face-down? I activate the Trap RED GHOST MOON! Now by discarding 1 Zombie-type Monster in my hand, your monster's attack is negated and I gain Life Points equal to the Attack Points of your monster! So that's 8000 more points for me, giving me a grand total of 16,000!"

Or so Camula thought...

"WRONG! Activate DE-FUSION! This disassembles Cyber End Dragon and leaves you with..."

"...Absolutely nothing!" Clio finished. "Red Ghost Moon's target is gone, so that means Camula doesn't gain a single point!"

"You know what else?" Syrus asked. "Now that Power Bond is over, Zane doesn't have to pay Life Points for using it!"

"Now that's playing a card!" Jaden celebrated.

"Let me finish that for you, guys!" Sam added. "Since Zane de-fused Cyber End Dragon, there are now 3 Machines on the field, bringing Perfect Machine King's Attack Points up to 4500!"

Camula growled, her Trap missed its target and she was stuck at 8000 points. "Fine. But since I sent Zombie Werewolf to the Graveyard, its effect activates, granting me another one from my deck!"

"That won't do you any good! Because I'm still in my Battle Phase, I can still attack! Cyber Dragons, strike down Camula's monsters!"

All 3 of Zane's dragons launched laser blasts from their mouths, taking out Camula's Zombie Werewolves and Vampire Lady.

"Since my teammate is handless, I'll help him out with my CARD OF SANCTITY! This forces us to draw until we're all holding 6 cards! I'll end my turn with 1 face-down."

Camula chuckled as she drew her card. "Zane dear, precious, we've only just begun. And I plan to have a lot more fun with you!"

"I don't like the sound of that, Zane!" Sam freaked.

"Relax, Sam. We can take her," Zane said to try and calm Sam down.

"I activate MONSTER REBORN to bring back VAMPIRE LADY! But she won't be out long! I'll sacrifice Vampire Lady to summon VAMPIRE LORD! Next I'll sacrifice him to summon VAMPIRE GENESIS!"

ATK: 3000

DEF: 2100

"Having fun yet, Zane?"

No response.

"You're such a bore! Maybe this will rouse you! Vampire Genesis, ATTACK CYBER DRAGON!"

Vampire Genesis roared as it charged its attack. But before it could launch an assault...

"Go, Trap Card! RING OF DESTRUCTION!"

...Sam played a Trap!

"NOT THAT!" Camula cowered.

"I'm afraid so! Ring of Destuction destroys your Vampire Genesis and we'll all take 3000 points of damage!"

"NO!" Camula cried as her ace monster was destroyed.

Camula: 5000

Sam: 5000

Zane: 5000

"I play 2 cards face-down and end my turn."

Sam drew his next card and smiled. It was just what he needed to end it here and now. "I play LIMITER REMOVAL! This doubles the Attack Points of all Machines on my field!" Sam began.

Perfect Machine King ATK: 9000

"NO WAY! 9000 POINTS?" Otto exclaimed.

"Correct, Otto. However, at the end of my turn, those affected by Limiter Removal are destroyed. But there won't be a next turn because I plan on ending this duel now! Perfect Machine King, ATTACK CAMULA DIRECTLY AND END THIS DUEL!"

Perfect Machine King's fists turned into laser cannons and launched a laser stream at Camula, intending to end the duel. But...

"Activate Trap! VAMPIRE REBORN! This Trap lets me bring back any 2 Vampire monsters from my Graveyard! Return, VAMPIRE GENESIS and VAMPIRE LORD!"

...the blast struck Vampire Lord instead!

"And now your Perfect Machine King is destroyed!"

"Or so you think! I play the Spell MECHANICAL REVERSE! With it, I target a Machine on my field and by returning it to my hand, I can bring back a Machine from my Graveyard that's at least 1 level lower! Perfect Machine King, RETURN! I summon out the original MACHINE KING!"

ATK: 2200 - 2600

DEF: 2000

"Next, I summon out ROBOTIC KNIGHT in Defense Mode! And after throwing 2 cards face-down, I'll send it over to Zane!"

"With pleasure, Sam! Here goes!" He said, drawing his next card. "I activate POT OF GREED, letting me draw twice! Now I reveal my face-down card - ATTACK REFLECTOR UNIT! And in response, I chain PHOTON GENERATOR UNIT! First, Photon Generator Unit goes off, letting me sacrifice 2 Cyber Dragons to summon out the CYBER LASER DRAGON!"

ATK: 2400

DEF: 1800

"Now for my Attack Reflector Unit! This transforms my remaining Cyber Dragon into the CYBER BARRIER DRAGON!"

ATK: 800

DEF: 2800

"Now for Laser Dragon's effect! With it, I can destroy one monster whose Attack or Defense Points are greater than or equal to Laser Dragon's Attack Points!"

"I bet you talk to all the girls like that," Camula retorted.

"No. Just the ones I really don't like," Zane fired back. "Laser Dragon, take out Vampire Genesis with BLUE LIGHTNING LASH!"

Laser Dragon opened its tail, unleashing a lightning strike at Vampire Genesis, destroying it.

"Now, Dragons...ATTACK CAMULA DIRECTLY!"

Camula: 1800

"I'll end my turn with 2 cards face-down."

"When you end your turn, I'll play the Trap VAMPIRIC REVERSAL! This brings back all the monsters you two destroyed this round! Return, VAMPIRE GENESIS and VAMPIRE LORD! Now, I'll draw! And you've forced me to unleash my nasty side!" Camula warned as she grew scales and her tongue grew. "I play the Spell Card ILLUSION GATE!"

"Any idea what that card does, Zane?" Sam asked.

"Not a clue...but we're about to find out."

"This card destroys all the monsters on your field, then lets me summon any monster you've used in the duel!"

Sam's Machine King and Robotic Knight along with Zane's Dragons were all destroyed.

"So, even though you de-fused your Cyber End Dragon after one turn, you did use it in this duel. That means I can summon it with Illusion Gate!" Camula declared.

"There's no card that's that powerful! There has to be some sort of drawback!" Sam said.

"There is. You see, if I happen to lose this duel after using Illusion Gate, I must sacrifice a soul to the Sacred Beasts."

"Good. That's what you get for taking Crowler and Lars!" Chazz snarked.

"I said 'a soul', not 'my soul'. You see, in the shadows, all souls are the same. Isn't that right, Syrus?"

"GET OUT OF HERE, SYRUS!" Sam warned. But he was too late. Camula's double took him as Cyber End Dragon appeared on her field.

"GUESS AGAIN! I play my Trap Card! Go, DUST TORNADO! This destroys one Spell or Trap on the field and I choose...ILLUSION GATE! So while Cyber End remains on your field, Syrus' soul is safe!"

"NO!"

A wind storm burst from Sam's Trap Card, destroying Illusion Gate and returning Syrus to the sidelines.

"I can still strike you directly! Monsters, END THIS DUEL!"

All 3 monsters on Camula's field launched their attacks. But...Sam and Zane were still standing strong!

Sam: 500

Zane: 500

"You forgot about my other down card! It's a Trap called NUMINOUS HEALER! This gave Zane and I an extra 500 points before your monsters attacked!"

Camula grunted. She missed her chance to win 2 more Spirit Keys! "I end my turn!"

"This duel's done!" Sam said as he drew.

"Hold it right there, Sam! I reveal my face-down cards! First comes the Trap Card RECKLESS GREED! This lets you and I draw 2 new cards, but we must skip our next 2 Draw Phases. Next up is Call of the Haunted! This allows me to summon MACHINE KING back to your field!"

Machine King returned to Sam's side of the field as he and Zane drew their cards.

"Thanks, Zane! Now to end this duel! I play my own DE-FUSION! This splits Cyber End Dragon back into the 3 original Cyber Dragons used to summon it! Now I play the Spell Card MECHANICAL TRANSFORMATION! By sending Machine King back to my hand, I can summon out a Machine with equal or greater Attack Points! Return to battle, PERFECT MACHINE KING! Now I play MONSTER REBORN! This lets me bring back CYBER LASER DRAGON! Now that there's 4 Machines on the field, Perfect Machine King's Attack Points shoot up to 4700! Perfect Machine King, STRIKE DOWN VAMPIRE LORD! END THIS DUEL WITH JET PUNCH!"

On command, Perfect Machine King aimed its fists at Vampire Lord and launched them, destroying Vampire Lord and hitting Camula, knocking her to the ground. Then, Illusion Gate appeared behind the vampire mistress, sealing her soul away for good.

Camula: 0

Sam and Zane: WIN!

With Camula's defeat, Crowler and Lars's souls were returned. However, the castle started to collapse. Everyone evacuated just in time as the castle fell into the ocean.

"The nightmare is finally over..." Alexis said.

"This one, at least," Otto added, smashing Camula's Shadow Charm.

"Camula was just the 2nd of the Shadow Riders. And that means...more are on the way!" Reggie finished.

2 down, 5 to go! Who'll be the next Shadow Rider to take on our heroes? Find out...NEXT TIME!