The next day, I was walking to school with Yuzu and Yuya. Yeah, everything that happened the other day was, in fact, real. Even though I assumed that I was in an alternate world, I still find it hard to believe that it was all real. I'm actually in a world where Duel Monsters is an everyday thing.

"You want us to take you to the principal's office?" Yuya asked me.

"Well, considering this is my first day in Miami Middle School, and Yuzu's dad was the one who helped enroll me here, sure," I replied.

"I just hope we don't see Sawatari today," Yuzu said.

"Sawa... who?"

"Someone who tried to take Yuya's away from him."

"Oh yeah. I remember Ayu and the others saying something about him. By the way, why can't Bella come with us to school again?" I asked Yuya.

"She had cleaning duty this morning, so she had to leave early."

Less than an hour later, I was at the front of the classroom I was assigned with. I noticed that, excluding Yuzu, everyone was wearing the same uniform as Yuya and those three duelists I first defeated. Seeing that made me wonder why Yuzu wasn't wearing this school's uniform.

Me? Well, since my enrollment was sent to this school last night, there wasn't enough time to prepare a uniform for me, so I had on the clothes I was wearing when I first came here. Of course, I removed my hat, due to school's policy.

"All right everyone, quiet down," the teacher spoke. "Starting from today, we have a new student joining us. Why don't you introduce yourself?"

I nodded at his question. "Hello everyone. My name is Qing. Qing Jungle. I moved here from America. Truthfully, I usually would stay in one school for a few days, but my parents were kind enough to let me stay in this city while they continue going on their business trips. My favorite foods are be spaghetti, glazed doughnuts, and sushi. I like sunny days. My favorite animal is a dog. I'm also a duelist, attending You Show Duel School. It's nice to meet you all." I ended with a bow.

"Okay... You'll be sitting next to Hiragi Yuzu," the teacher told me.

"Yes sir." I walked over to the empty desk in the back. As I walked, I heard some students whispering about me.

"She looks nice."

"And pretty."

"Her hair looks smooth."

I sat in my seat and looked over my friends.

"What a weird coincidence, wouldn't you say?" I said.

"No kidding. Who would've thought we'd be in the same class," Yuya said.

"I would've thought you'd be in the same class as Bella or Gongenzaka," Yuzu admitted.

"Gongenzaka? A friend?"

"Best friend! He helped me whenever I get bullied by other kids when we were younger."

"Ahem." We turned out attention to the teacher. "I believe you three would have time to talk after class."

"Of course. Sorry, sensei," I apologized.

After school, we all met up with Ayu, Tatsuya and Futoshi. Well, more like we ran past them. The moment school was over, Yuya immediately had us pack up our stuff at the speed of lightning and dragged us out. Why? Somehow, whenever school is over, Bella would be the first one at You Show Duel School or at their house. When that happens, a prank would be set up for Yuya. And whenever someone else walked in first, right where the scene of the prank would be, it never goes off. If it was Yuya, it would go off, kind of like a Yuya-alarm.

"Hurry up!" he called us, not looking back.

"Does this happen everyday?" I asked Yuzu.

"Yeah. But you'll get used to it," she answered.

"She's right. I started doing this with them a few days ago and I'm used to it," Tatsuya supported.

"Plus this is a good exercise for us in Action Duels!" Ayu added.

"Yeah. It improves our speed!" Futoshi said.

We all got to our Duel School at record time. Yuya took out the stick from the other day and, practically, tapped everywhere until he got to the door.

"Seems safe." He then pushed the door open. We all got closer to see the inside and saw nothing that spelled out prank.

"I guess we're the first ones here today," I said.

"Finally!" Yuya shouted in relief. He put away the stick and walked in. The moment he did, he fell into a pitfall, and it was hidden quite well. We looked inside and saw it was a deep hole, half-way filled with melted chocolate.

"Choco Pitfall: Big Success~!" came Bella's voice. We turned and saw the masked duelist on the couch.

Yuya's head popped out to the surface. "Bella! How did you get here so fast?!"

"That's. A. Secret~."

"We were waiting at the front too, but we didn't see you," Tatsuya said.

"Bella-neechan's like a ninja!" Futoshi exclaimed.

"Don't be in awe and help me out of here!" Yuya shouted.

After getting him out and finding some old newspapers, Yuzu and I helped Yuya to the school's shower room. Yes, there's a shower room in this Duel School. And luckily for Yuya, none of his cards and his D-Pad got chocolate on them and there was a clean change of clothes for him.

"I'm guessing this isn't the first time it happened," I asked Yuzu.

"Yeah. You guessed right. Yuya's lucky enough that none of Bella's pranks are life-threatening," she said. "That and her pranks are repairable. Like the pitfall. We could easily cover it up with some wood."

"That's freezing cold!" came Yuya's voice from the shower.

"And changing the water temperature?"

"... We'll see what we can do, or ask Bella to help us."

After we threw out the old newspapers, Bella walked up to me.

"Hey. I don't think we properly introduced ourselves," she said. "I'm Bella. Sakaki Bella."

"Qing. Qing Jungle," I introduced, accepting her handshake.

"You're duel with Yuya sure was something. How about we duel?"

"You sure?"

"Yeah. I want to see the power that defeated my brother's proud Pendulum Summon method."

"You're on." I turned to Yuzu, since Shuzo doesn't seem to be here for some reason. "Hey Yuzu!"

"Yeah?"

"Do you know how to work the Solid Vision?"

"You and Bella are going to duel?!" Her question got our juniors' attention.

"Yeah. Why not?"

"Things got interesting!" Ayu shouted.

"I'm already getting shivers~!" Futoshi sang.

"Huh?! Qing's dueling Bella?!" We turned to the source of the voice and saw Sora with a chocolate bar in his hand. "But I want to duel her!"

"You'll have to wait in line, Sora," Bella told him.

"Yeah. You should've asked me the other day," I added.

Sora pouted at the fact that he can't duel me first. "Fine..."

We all got to the Duel Field. Bella and I stared each other down, while everyone else, excluding Yuzu who was in the control room, was out in the hall, watching the duel from the window.

"Hope you're ready," I said.

"Same to you and your Naturu deck," Bella replied.

"Okay girls. Here we go!" came Yuzu's voice. "Action Duel on! Field Magic, Seven Seas, activate!" The field changed and Bella and I were on broken wooden boards in the middle of the ocean. There were other boards around us, most likely for support for us to go around and look for Action Cards.

"You memorized the oath?" Bella asked me.

"Sure did."

"In that case, Duelists locked in battle!"

"Kicking the earth and dancing in the air alongside their monsters!"

"They storm through this field!"

"Behold! This is the newest and greatest evolution of Dueling!"

"ACTION... DUEL!"

Bella: 4000 LP
Qing: 4000 LP

"After you," I insisted.

"With pleasure," Bella thanked. "I summon Straw Hat Pirate, Luffy!" A teenage boy in a red vest, jean shorts with a yellow sash over it and a straw hat on his head appeared on her field.

Straw Hat Pirate, Luffy: Level 4/FIRE/Warrior/1800 ATK/2100 DEF

"Yosh! Let's fight!" I heard the monster say. And it was extremely weird too. Because last time I remember, and from the Yugioh shows I saw, and yes, I watched the anime version of this game, monsters can't talk. Unless...

"I set one card face-down and end my turn," Bella ended, snapping me back to reality.

"My turn!" I drew my next card. "I summon Naturu Pumpkin in Attack Mode!" Out on my field was my pumpkin monster. "And with her effect, since you control a monster, I Special Summon the Tuner monster, Naturu Triumph!" Following her was my tulip monster in Defense Mode. "And from my hand, Naturu Hydrangea's monster effect! If an effect of a 'Naturu' monster I control was activated, this card can be Special Summoned from my hand!" A hydrangea monster appeared as well in Attack Mode.

Naturu Pumpkin: Level 4/EARTH/Plant/1400 ATK/800 DEF

Naturu Triumph: Level 2/EARTH/Plant/600 ATK/1500 DEF

Naturu Hydrangea: Level 5/EARTH/Plant/1900 ATK/2000 DEF

"Whoa!" Ayu gasped.

"That's amazing! She summoned three monsters in one turn!" Tatsuya exclaimed.

"And one of them is a Tuner monster!" Sora added. For some reason, I hint a slight sarcasm in his voice. My imagination?

"Shivers~!" Futoshi followed.

"Hot-blooded!" Huh?

"Principal!" we all shouted, looking toward the window the see Yuzu's dad with our juniors.

"Don't stop on my account you two! Keep dueling!"

"When did you get here?" Bella asked.

"From the start of Qing's turn! Now keep dueling! Go hot-blooded!"

'H-... Hot-blooded?' I inwardly questioned. He certainly didn't act like that at all yesterday.

"Anyway... I activate Lightning Vortex! By discarding one card, I destroy all face-up monsters my opponent controls!" I discarded a card, calling out some lightning.

"A one-turn knockout?!" Tatsuya questioned.

"Shivers~!" Futoshi shouted.

"Trap card open! Magic Jammer! I discard one card of my own to negate the effect of a Magic Card and destroy it!" A magic circle appeared and black lightning countered the yellow ones.

"Whew. That was close," Luffy sighed.

'This will take a while for me to get used to,' I mentally stated.

"Triumph's monster effect! When my opponent activates a Magic or Trap card, all 'Naturu' monsters I control gains 500 ATK! Triumph Booster!" My red plant spread its pollen all over its allies, giving them more power.

Naturu Pumpkin: 1400 + 500 = 1900 ATK

Naturu Triumph: 600 + 500 = 1100 ATK

Naturu Hydrangea: 1900 + 500 = 2400 ATK

"Battle! Naturu Pumpkin attacks Luffy!" My monster opened the top part of her head/removed her 'hat' and shot out some of her insides at the pirate, like a cannon. Surprisingly, the attack hit, but the monster wasn't destroyed.

Bella: 3900 LP
Qing: 4000 LP

"Luffy can't be destroyed by battle," Bella explained.

"However, you'll still take damage," I noted. "Hydrangea! Attack!" My high-level monster shot its petals at Luffy, who took the attack like a man.

Bella: 3400 LP
Qing: 4000 LP

"I end my turn with a face-down. And Triumph's effect wears off during the End Phase," I ended.

Naturu Pumpkin: 1900 - 500 = 1400 ATK

Naturu Triumph: 1100 - 500 = 600 ATK

Naturu Hydrangea: 2400 - 500 = 1900 ATK

"My turn!" Bella drew her next card. "I summon Straw Hat Pirate, Zoro in Attack Mode!" A guy in a green robe with three swords appeared next to straw hat boy.

Straw Hat Pirate, Zoro: Level 4/WIND/Warrior/2000 ATK/1200 DEF

"You're kidding me. We're fighting against plants?" the new monster questioned.

"Yeah," his ally answered.

"Battle! Zoro attacks Triumph! Onigiri!" The three-sword using monster took out his weapons and charged at my tulip.

"Continuous Trap Card open! Naturu Sacred Tree!" I countered. "Once per turn, I can activate one of its two effects! I will activate its second effect, allowing me to tribute an EARTH Plant-type monster from my field to Special Summon a Level 4 or lower EARTH Insect-type monster from my deck! I tribute my Naturu Triumph for Naturu Butterfly from my deck!" The tulip suddenly bloomed, revealing the pink butterfly within her.

Naturu Butterfly: Level 3/EARTH/Insect/500 ATK/1200 DEF

"That won't stop the attack!" Bella said, as Zoro continued to rush forward.

"But this will. Naturu Butterfly's monster effect! Once per turn, I send the top card of my deck to the graveyard to negate that attack. Whirlwind!" As soon as I sent the top card of my deck to my grave, Butterfly made a strong wind, blowing Zoro back and into the ocean, as well as moving the boards around us and the ones we were on. Because of this, Bella and I held on to our board to prevent getting thrown off.

"Hey! Watch it!" Luffy shouted.

Just by his shout, my lone insect flew over and cowered by my side. "Hey, it's okay," I comforted, although it felt strange doing so. "Don't be scared." At my words, Butterfly seemed to have calmed down and looked up at me.

'You're really kind,' I heard. Before I could question anything, my new monster rested itself onto my head. I then turned my attention back to the duel.

Bella seemed to be looking around. I realized she was looking for an Action Card. Due to our distance away from each other from the wind, it was impossible for me to block her from using one in any way.

She seemed to have found one, for she leaped board to board to a card on the one she's heading to. And to my surprise, she was extremely fast! Probably as fast as lightning!

Bella got the card and looked at it. "All right! Action Magic, Big Wave! This gives one monster I control 500 ATK points!" Luffy seemed to have gained more power from the card.

(Big Wave: Action Magic: Increase the ATK of one monster you control by 500 ATK.)

Straw Hat Pirate, Luffy: 1800 + 500 = 2300 ATK

Before she could declare an attack, I looked for an Action Card myself. To my luck and surprise, there was one a couple boards away from mine. "Luffy attacks Hydrangea! Gomu Gomu no Pistol!" At those words, I dashed over to the card as fast as I could, which was impossible for me, due to my lack of balance.

Out of some miracle, however, I got to the card. "Action Magic, Bubble Body! This card prevents a monster's destruction until the end of the turn it was used!" A bubble coated my monster, protecting it from its destruction. Luffy threw a mean punch at my flower monster, having it skid a few feet away.

(Bubble Body: Action Magic: This turn, a monster cannot be destroyed by battle.)

Bella: 3400 LP
Qing: 3600 LP

"I end my turn with a face-down. And Luffy's ATK returns to normal," Bella ended.

Straw Hat Pirate, Luffy: 2300 - 500 = 1800 ATK

"My turn. Draw!" I drew my next card. "I summon Naturu Sunflower!" A sunflower with a body of a toddler appeared by my side, literally.

Naturu Eggplant: Level 2/EARTH/Plant/1000 ATK/700 DEF

"By the way, did I mention that Butterfly is a Tuner monster?" I looked up at the shy insect on my head, who seemed willing to do the tuning.

"It is!?" Bella asked in a shocked tone.

"I tune my Level 2 Naturu Eggplant with my Level 3 Naturu Butterfly!" The insect glided off my head and became three rings as the new plant became two stars. "Become the great roaring nature! One that prevents disadvantages! Synchro Summon! Appear, Level 5, Naturu Beast!" My green beast appeared on the field.

Naturu Beast: Level 5/EARTH/Beast/2200 ATK/1700 DEF

"And since I Synchro Summoned a monster, I activate Naturu Ladybug's effect from my Graveyard, whom I discarded when I used Lightning Vortex! Come back, Ladybug!" My palm-sized, harmless monster appeared and landed on my shoulder.

Naturu Ladybug: Level 1/EARTH/Insect/100 ATK/100 DEF

"Next, Eggplant's monster effect! When she's sent from field to Graveyard, I can add a 'Naturu' monster from my Graveyard to my hand! I add Butterfly to my hand!" I added said card in my hand. "Ladybug's effect activates! I release her to give one 'Naturu' monster I control 1000 more ATK! I give it all to Pumpkin!" The insect-type monster left my shoulder and gave Pumpkin a little boost.

Naturu Pumpkin: 1400 + 1000 = 2400 ATK

I then leaped from board to board to an Action Card. "Action Magic, Squirt Gun! This gives a monster 300 ATK! I'll give it to Hydrangea!" My flower monster was equipped with squirt guns.

(Squirt Gun: Action Magic: One monster gains 300 ATK until the End Phase)

Naturu Hydrangea: 1900 + 300 = 2200 ATK

"Battle! Naturu Beast attacks Zoro! Beast Rampage!" My monster charged at the swordsman.

Bella backflipped board to board to an Action Card. "Action Magic, Avoid!"

"Denied! Beast's Monster effect! I send two cards from my deck to my Graveyard to negate the activation of a Magic Card and destroy it! Action Magic is considered as a Magic Card! Beast Rage!" The Synchro monster cut the activated card in half before destroying Zoro.

Bella: 3200 LP
Qing: 3600 LP

"Next, Pumpkin, Hydrangea! Attack Luffy!" My remaining attacking monsters used their long-range attacks on the pirate.

Bella: 2200 LP
Qing: 3600 LP

"I end my turn and my monsters' stats are returned to normal!"

Naturu Pumpkin: 2400 - 1000 = 1400 ATK

Naturu Hydrangea: 2200 - 300 = 1900 ATK

"Trap card open! Continuous Trap, Call of the Living Dead!" Bella activated her face-down. "With this card, I can bring back Zoro in Attack Mode." The green-robed pirate returned to the field.

"Okay. That hurts," he muttered.

"Now I draw!" My opponent drew her next card. "From my hand, I activate the Continuous Magic, Straw Hat Pirate Ship, Thousand Sunny!" Moments later, nothing happened.

"Are you sure it's not a miss?" I questioned.

"Wait for it." Seconds later, a huge ship with the figurehead of a lion emerged from the water below us. At least, I think the figurehead is a lion.

My eyes bulged out at the size of the ship we're on. "This is huge!"

"Sunny~!" Luffy hugged the floor under him.

"Thousand Sunny can be activated only if I control a 'Straw Hat Pirate' monster. And with its first effect, once per turn, I can Special Summon a 'Straw Hat Pirate' monster from my hand! From my hand, I Special Summon Straw Hat Pirate, Sanji!"

"Or so you think. Naturu Beast's monster effect! I send the top two cards of my deck to my Graveyard to negate and destroy this ship! Beast Rage!" My monster leaped into the air and tried to sink the ship, only for Zoro and Luffy to block its attack. "What?!"

"As long as there's a 'Straw Hat Pirate' monster on my field, Thousand Sunny's effects cannot be negated!" Just then, a door opened and a blonde guy in a suit walked out.

Straw Hat Pirate, Sanji: Level 4/LIGHT/Warrior/2100 ATK/1500 DEF

"Huh? Why is that Marimo here?" Sanji demanded.

"What? You have a problem with me?" Zoro demanded.

"Yeah. A ton of problems."

"Boys, don't fight," Bella lightly scolded.

"Yes~! Bella-chama~!"

'WHAT'S WITH THAT SUDDEN CHANGE OF ATTITUDE?!' I mentally demanded, my eyes bulging out.

"Anyway, I summon Straw Hat Pirate, Chopper!" A reindeer that looks like a tanuki appeared on her field.

Straw Hat Pirate, Chopper: Level 4/LIGHT/Beast/500 ATK/500 DEF

'A normal summon on a monster with that low ATK? Something must be up,' I thought.

"Thousand Sunny's second effect! For each 'Straw Hat Pirate' summoned, this card gains a Coup de Burst Counter!" Two barrels appeared on deck. "Next, Thousand Sunny's last effect! I remove a number of Coup de Burst Counter on this card to destroy an equal number of cards on the field! I remove two of my counters and get rid of Naturu Beast and Naturu Hydrangea! Coup de Burst!" Without warning, the ship was suddenly rocketed into the air, causing me and Pumpkin to hold on, but not Beast and Hydrangea.

"Beast! Hydrangea!" I called, watching as they drowned into the bottom of the holographic ocean.

Just as the ship landed on the water surface, Bella declared her attack. "Sanji! Attack Naturu Pumpkin! Reception!"

"Okay!" the suited pirate suddenly charged at us and hooked his foot around my remaining monster, kicking her overboard.

Bella: 2200 LP
Qing: 2900 LP

"All out assault! Go!" At Bella's order, I quickly leaped off the ship to find an Action Card. Today must be my lucky day, for there was one on the board next to the Thousand Sunny. I reached for the card as her other monsters' attacks closed in on me. I was getting closer to the card. And closer... And closer...

BOOM!