Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monster GX Fan Fiction / Crossover Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Yu-Gi-Oh GX Stars: Darkness Moon ❯ Trials of the Chosen Duelists ( Chapter 21 )

Well, I've read your reviews and I have to say that I'm glad for the positive response for the latest chapter of this story! With around 100 reviews in just 20 chapters, this story has become a real huge success! Some of you had comments about this and upcoming stuff in this story and I'm hoping to answer them. First of all, I've not shown how Bastion got the power of the Darkness of Salvation inside of him. So, I might do a flashback in this or future chapters when he and Ami Mizuno get a bit closer together. And second of all, Zane might be `darker', but he isn't into that `bondage' fetish. He will be a bit more into something else that will be seen in this chapter. And it might a few more chapters or so before Jaden's `court' starts getting back their memories. Plus, expect to see `another side', through not evil one, of Atem in this chapter! Before we begin, I would like to give thanks and credit to HVulpes and this author's stories of `Wisdom of the Pharaoh' and `A Wiser Generation' along with various other authors, like Kender, from the Anime Addventure website for the inspiration for my version of the idea of the `Eyes of Horus' and `Touch of Hathor' hypnotism and mind-control technique and the inspiration for the idea for the ancient erotic book of `Strength and Wisdom of the Pharaoh' and all of its contents.

 

Now, before we start, I would like to this time to once again give thanks and credit to SailorStar9 and this author's story of `The Astral Twins' for the idea of the Supreme Sailor Senshi known as Sailor Astral. Then I want to give thanks and credit to inu-yusukekaiba102 and this author's story of `Darkness Powers Unleashed' and Tri-Edge of the Azure Flames and this author's story of `Turn to the Darkness', which is currently being rewritten into a brand new story, for the idea of the plot of the story, the darkness powers of our heroes and heroines, the `Dark Forms' of our heroes and heroines, including Serena's, Jaden's, and Alexis' dark forms of Eclipse, Dark Jaden, and Solar Eclipse, and the original Duel Monster's card known as Darkness Veil. Next, I wish to give thanks and credit to inu-yusukekaiba102 and this author's story of `Darkness Powers Unleashed' for the idea of the dark power known as the Darkness of Salvation, the enemy of the Light of Destruction, and any and all of the ideas that this author gave that's not mentioned in this commentary. Plus, I would like to give inu-yusukekaiba102 and his story `The Demon' credit for the idea and inspiration for Serena's/Sailor Moon's Earth demon ancestry. Next, I also once again want to give thanks and credit to Tri-Edge of the Azure Flames and this author's story of `Turn to the Darkness' for the idea of Chaos Yeshua/Yeshua, his background, his powers, his `looks', his personality, and his original Duel Monsters' deck with his original Duel Monsters' cards. Then I would like to give thanks and credit to ggctuk and this author's story of `Vengeance' for the idea of the `heir to Egypt', the successor to Pharaoh Atem of being the next great Pharaoh of Egypt and the next one to bear the `power of the Pharaoh', the idea for the alternate forms of the Egyptian God Cards, Obelisk, God of War, Slifer, Dragon of the Osiris, and Sun Dragon Ra, the use of Polymerization to combine the three God Cards, Obelisk the Tormentor, Slifer the Sky Dragon, and the Winged Dragon of Ra, to form the Creator of Light, and the use of this author's version of the Anti-God/Wicked God Cards used in the Yu-Gi-Oh R Manga stories. Finally, I would like to give thanks and credit to two fanfiction authors, SSJ4 Takeru/Kanius the V and Belletiger, and SSJ4 Takeru's/Kanius the V's story of `YuYuGiDigiMoon: The Invasion of the Rajita' for the idea of the Valkyrie Sailor Senshi and all of the ideas that go with the Valkyrie Sailor Senshi, including the Spirit Beasts and the Valkyrie Sailor Scout Transformation Items, that's going to be used in this and future chapters.

 

Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Sailor Moon, Yu-Gi-Oh, Yu-Gi-Oh GX, Inuyasha, Yu-Yu-Hakusho, any of the characters, and anything/anyone else that comes from other stories that end up in this fanfiction! Sailor Moon is owned/licensed by Naoko Takeuchi and Toei Animation, Yu-Gi-Oh is owned/licensed by Kazuki Takahashi, Toei Animation, and Studio Gallop, Yu-Gi-Oh GX is owned/licensed by Studio Gallop and its various directors, Inuyasha is owned/licensed by Rumiko Takahashi and Sunrise Studios, and Yu-Yu-Hakusho is owned/licensed by Yoshihiro Togashi and Studio Pierrot!

 

Warning: This chapter will have intense violence, blood, possible gore and death, mild to explicit bad language, mild to explicit suggestive themes, like mind-control and brainwashing, andpossible X-rated adult themes/situations!

 

Yu-Gi-Oh GX Stars: Darkness Moon

 

Chapter 21: Trials of the Chosen Duelists

 

(During the early evening hours; back in front of the Slifer Red dorms)

 

In front of the Slifer Red dorms, we find Jaden, Alexis, Jasmine, Mindy, Chazz, Atticus, Bastion, Syrus, Tyranno, Zane, Shala, Danielle, Alinna, Yeshua, Yukina, Kagome, Inuyasha, and their friends from the Feudal Era, Yugi, Atem, and their friends assembled together as they wait for a certain former Spirit Detective team back to Duel Academy. Soon after, right on cue, we find Solar Sun, Sailor Galaxy, Valkyrie Sailor Universe, Kuwabara, Kurama, and Hiei teleporting in.

 

Yukina says, happily, “You're back!”

 

Kuwabara says, with a confident sly smile, “Was there any doubt?!”

 

Jasmine looks at Valkyrie Sailor Universe and yells out, amazed, “Whoa! Is that Keiko?!”

 

Sailor Galaxy says, with a sly grin, “Yep! That's just her new Twilight Valkyrie Sailor Universe form!”

 

Mindy yells out, stunned, “Whoa! Keiko's a Valkyrie like Serena!”

 

Alexis says, with a sigh, “Well, she is wearing Valkyrie style armor like Serena as Twilight Valkyrie Sailor Moon, Mindy.”

 

Bastion says, amazed, “Remarkable. That is some well crafted and designed armor.”

 

Jasmine tells Valkyrie Sailor Universe, “This is so cool, Kei! You are a Valkyrie Sailor Scout like Serena now!”

 

Valkyrie Sailor Universe says, with a smile, “Thanks, Jasmine.”

 

Danielle asks, curiously, “How did you attain your Valkyrie Sailor Scout form, Keiko?”

 

Valkyrie Sailor Universe gives a yawn and she says, a bit tired, “Can we talk about this tomorrow? I'm a bit worn out.”

 

Jaden says, with a plain tone, “You must have had one serious fight with Koenma's dad?”

 

Solar Sun tells Jaden, drolly, “Tell us about it, Jay.”

 

Sailor Galaxy asks Zane, with a sly grin, “Glad to see that I'm back?”

 

Zane replies, with a dark plain tone, “I knew that you would be back, Kari. From what I learned about you, you and your brother are a bit more alike than you will admit. You are just too tough to be put down by someone like pathetic Light of Destruction or the ruler of the Spirit World.”

 

Sailor Galaxy replies, nervously, “Thanks, I think.”

 

Solar Sun says, trying to change the subject, “So, anything happen while we were away or just bashing some dork heads in as usual?”

 

Alexis replies, with a droll tone, “We were until Yugi and the others brought the news that Marik's dark side was back and when Jay dueled him, he nearly lost because of Marik's Wicked God Cards.”

 

Hiei and Kurama immediately `perk up' at Alexis' statement and Kuwabara asks, perplexed, “Wicked God Cards?! What in the heck are those?!”

 

Kurama says, with a serious and logical tone, “They are the dark opposites to the three Egyptian God Cards that Atem and now, Jaden Yuki, welds. They are known as The Wicked Dread-Root, The Wicked Eraser, and The Wicked Avatar. However, I thought that they were sealed by Pegasus and vanished!”

 

Atem says, seriously, “They did . . . until now.” Soon after, Jaden, Yugi, and Atem, with help from their friends, told about what happened between Yami Marik and Jaden during their rematch in Yami Marik's second Shadow Duel with Jaden along with explaining the origins of the Wicked God Cards. During this time, Solar Sun, Sailor Galaxy, and Valkyrie Sailor Universe de-transform back into Yusuke, Hikari, and Keiko.

 

When they were done, Yusuke says, annoyed, “Great. As if we didn't have enough to give us headaches already, now, we have three cards that I never heard of before that can rival those Egyptian God cards that Jaden has.”

 

Keiko says, with a serious tone, “They definitely sound powerful to rival the God Cards and the Sacred Beast cards.”

 

Yeshua nods his head and says, in a plain and logical tone, “Yes. They do. If Marik's dark side has the Egyptian Gods, the Wicked Gods, and the Sacred Beasts under his command, he would become a far worse evil power than the Light of Destruction is right now.”

 

Tea says, drolly, “Just great.”

 

Alexis asks Yeshua, “So, what are we supposed to do now?”

 

Yeshua says, with a logical and plain tone, “For now, Marik's dark side is back in the Shadow Realm, but sooner or later, he will return and he will keep returning until the balance of life is restored with the defeat of the Light of Destruction.”

 

Yusuke snarls and says, annoyed, “Damn it! That alien asshole continues to give us more headaches than one!”

 

Chazz says, in his usual snobbish tone, “Well, the good news is that his pathetic Society is weaker than before and I plan to rip apart piece by piece.”

 

Alexis tells Chazz, with a serious tone, “We all do, Chazz! Or don't you forget that all of us have a stake in this battle too, you know?!”

 

Chazz says, with his usual snobbish tone, “I know that! Anyway, you dorks keep up with your little `story time', I'm going to bed! I need by beauty sleep to kick butt and win this tournament as well as sending that alien freak back to the black hole he came from!”

 

Jaden says, in his usual manner, “Night, Chazz!”

 

Chazz replies, in his usual snobbish tone, “Whatever, Slacker!” Chazz goes into the room he is using while Alexis uses his redesigned dorm room until the Society of Light is defeated while our heroes and heroines watch him go into the room.

 

Mindy asks, a bit annoyed, “What is his problem?”

 

Jaden tells Mindy, with a smile, “Come on, Mindy. That's just Chazz being Chazz!”

 

Alexis says, with a sly smile, “Yeah, Mindy, you can't expect him to be anyone else!”

 

Jasmine says, with a smile and shaking her head, “Yeah! Plus, he is just as excited as us, even though he doesn't show it, to get rid of these Society Dorks off the island!”

 

Bastion says, with a dark logical tone, “Indeed. Hopefully, when this mess is over, we can get on with our lives.”

 

Syrus says, with a dark excited tone, “And hopefully, we might get rid of the majority of them before Serena and the others come back.”

 

Hikari asks, curiously, “Speaking of our half-demon Moon Princess, do you know what's up?”

 

Jaden tells Hikari, with a smile, “They've called us up on our communicators.”

 

Yusuke asks Jaden, curiously, “Yeah, so, what's up, Jay?!”

 

Keiko asks, curiously, “How are Serena and the others doing?!”

 

Danielle replies, with a plain tone, “They've managed to find a whole kingdom in a place in Demon World where the majority of demons don't live and don't know much about! Serena and the group said that this whole kingdom is filled with Yu-Zen that hasn't seen the outside world even in Demon World for centuries or something. And they found Serena's Earth demon ancestor and get this, she is the ruler of this kingdom and she is the same Yu-Zen that saved Queen Serenity when she was a young!”

 

Yusuke and his group, minus Hiei, gasp in shock and Yusuke yells out, shocked, “Whoa! You're kidding me!”

 

Alexis tells Yusuke, shaking her head and with a serious tone, “Do we look we we're kidding, Yusuke?! She is the ruler of the Yu-Zen kingdom in the Demon World and she is over five millennia in age!”

 

Hiei calls out, in a rare stunned expression, “Impossible! Very few demons can live that long without being in some kind of status or special `treatments' and `implants'!”

 

Danielle says, with a serious tone, “The Yu-Zen Queen, Queen Zelna, claims that the Silver Crystal gave this long life and eternal youth and for a reason. And that reason is to help Serena in the next phase of her `training' in the battle against the Light of Destruction.”

 

Keiko asks, curiously, “How do they know about our battle against that alien jerk?!”

 

Alexis tells Keiko, with a plain and serious tone, “Remember, Koenma and Trista told us about the Yu-Zen having powerful mystical and super-natural abilities, Kei. Serena and the girls told us that Queen Zelna has been watching the whole thing using her mystical powers.”

 

Hikari asks, curiously, “So, what are Serena and the others going to do? Stay down there?”

 

Mindy says, plainly, “A day or two more until Serena's `training' there is complete. Through I don't know how I can stand being in a world full of demons.”

 

Jasmine tells Mindy, with a smile, “Well, not to insult our four Ma-zoku, kitsune, and fire demon, here, but we are living with demons all the time.”

 

Kurama says, with a smile and plain tone, “No insult taken, Jasmine.”

 

Hiei says, with a scoff, “As if I care what a human female thinks of me.”

 

Alexis says, annoyed, “What is your problem anyway, Hiei?!”

 

Hiei replies, with his usual tone, “What `my problem' is onna isn't any of your business? Now, if you don't mind . . . I'll make sure that those Society Goons aren't planning anything for tonight.” Hiei then uses his super-speed to rush away and making it seem like he is teleporting.

 

Hikari tells Alexis, with a kind smile, “Don't take it personally, Lex. Hiei is always like that.”

 

Tyranno asks Yusuke and the others, “By the way, soldiers, where are Koenma and Botan?”

 

Yusuke says, with a sly grin, “Toddler breath and Botan are staying in the Spirit World after we got Koenma into power as the new king of the Spirit World. Koenma's jerky dad, former King Emma, is being put in a special person for people with incredible spiritual powers like him until a trial of his crimes can be made. However, the trial will never come to pass . . . at least for another ten millennia or so.”

 

Mindy yells out, amazed, “Whoa! By that time, all of us might be gone, but then again, being of the Silver Millennium, our kids or grandkids might still be around.”

 

Alexis tells Mindy, with a sly grin, “Don't count on it. I don't think that there will be a trial.”

 

Hikari says, with a sly grin, “You got that right, sis. Emma's trial will be `eternally postponed' for good reason.”

 

Jasmine says, with a smile, “Good idea.”

 

Tea asks, curiously, “What should we do now?”

 

Yugi says, with a serious tone, “We should get to bed. We are going to need it if we are going to continue to participate in the GX tournament and defeat the Society of Light.”

 

Atem says, with a serious tone, “Yugi is right, everyone. We should be getting some sleep.”

 

Jaden says, with a yawn, “Good idea, Atem. We are going to need it. We had better snooze or we will lose.”

 

Syrus says, with a sly grin, “Nice one, Jay. Did you get that out of a fortune cookie?”

 

Yusuke says, with a sly tone, “Knowing Jaden, it is exactly where he got it!”

 

Jaden says, with a sly grin and sarcastic tone, “Thanks a lot, Yusuke.” Our group had a few giggles and laughs from that as they headed back to their rooms for the night. Alexis going to Chazz's redesigned dorm room where she is staying until the Obelisk Blue dorm can be retaken from the Society of Light, Jaden, Syrus, and Tyranno for Jaden's Slifer Red dorm room, Mindy, Jasmine, Atticus, Bastion, Zane, Alinna, Shala, Danielle, Kagome, Kurama, Yusuke, Hikari, Keiko, and Kuwabara for their rooms in the Ra Yellow dorm, Yukina heads for Professor Banner's old room where she is staying, and Yugi, Atem, their friends, and Kagome's friends from the Feudal Era head for the `guest rooms' and teacher rooms of Duel Academy. While Inuyasha and Yeshua head for the Ra Yellow dorms as well through Inuyasha and Yeshua don't stay in the Ra Yellow dorms.

 

As they were heading for their rooms for the night, Atem asks Tea, quietly and a bit nervously, “Tea . . .?”

 

Tea asks Atem, curiously, “Yes, Atem?”

 

Atem tells Tea, plainly, “It's nothing.”

 

Tea asks Atem, curiously and a bit concerned, “Are you sure?”

 

Atem nods his head and says, plainly, “Of course. Sorry to worry you.” Tea isn't sure, Yugi senses something, not exactly wrong, but a different about the former spirit of the Millennium Puzzle, and Yeshua looks at Atem, secretly, with a exceptionally rare slightly more intense look.

 

(Later that evening; Joining our former spirit of the Millennium Puzzle)

 

Inside of the room where our former Pharaoh, Atem, was staying, we find him drying down his multi-color spiky hair and his ivory skinned perfectly muscular body and putting on a dark blue robe to cover himself up. Atem looks over himself and gives a rare look of amazement.

 

Atem says, plainly, “It's amazing that my revival was so perfect. I've been revived exactly as I died years ago, expect for my Egyptian honey colored skin has been replaced by my former Aibou's Japanese ivory skin. However, other than that, I look exactly as I did years ago.” Atem then goes over to bed and thinks in his mind, seriously, “It's amazing how much has changed in just ten years! Yugi looks exactly like me and even sounds like me! He rarely dueled until around now, but he has still retained the title of King of Games! However, Yugi knows that he can't be the King of Games for all time! He is only mortal and he will have to pass it on one day. Most likely, Jaden Yuki, my successor as Pharaoh and reincarnation of Queen Serenity's son, Prince Judai, will be the one to become succeed my former Aibou as the King of Games! Yugi saw potential in him and Jaden proves to be the perfect successor to my former Aibou. He has welded the Egyptian Gods in a way that is just as good as I would use them and mastered their powers nearly flawlessly. Plus, his Elemental Heroes and Neo-Spacians prove to just as powerful as Yugi's and my decks back in the day. However, Jaden has a long way to go before he can ascend to the throne of Pharaoh. He is a good inspiration leader, but he still needs more to be a ruler. His sister, Princess Serenity, is showing the potential to be a good duelist and a good ruler herself. However, the two of them are a long way from becoming rulers of their kingdoms in the future.” Atem takes a deep breath and thinks, curiously, “Their personal lives are developing quite well and they are forming relationships with the people that they loved millennia ago in the past . . .” Atem shakes his head and thinks in his mind, “My memories of my time as Pharaoh might be mostly back, but I've still got plenty of gaps in my memory including about a woman that is most likely the woman that I loved in the past . . . through I `loved' several woman in the past . . .” Atem blushes in embarrassment and thinks in his mind, “Yugi and Tea might be ashamed to know that my past isn't exactly `squeaky clean' as people of the modern day world would put it, but then again, standards back then aren't the standards that people have today, through the morals of today are quite `mixed' at best . . .” What Yugi and the others didn't know about Atem is that all they saw in the Memory World of Ancient Egypt were the events around the battles of the Shadow Games against Thief King Bakura and Zorc the Dark One. They didn't see much of Atem's `personal life' during that time or before it. Back in ancient times during Atem's teenage years before he became and around the time he became Pharaoh, Isis and Mana, the top female student magician of Mahad, who later became the first Dark Magician, were a lot more than advisors to the ruler of Egypt, Atem and his father before him, in the case of Isis and Mana, top female student magician of Mahad who's personal `Ka' or Shadow Creature is the Dark Magician Girl, the Pharaoh's best friend since his childhood. Isis and Mana were part of Atem's harem and back in that time, the harem was a group of female `servants' that were the Pharaoh's various `lovers', so to speak. Harems back then were necessary since people didn't live as long as they do now and the Pharaoh, in order to continue his bloodline, needed to foster a son as his successor to the throne. Atem's father had a harem of his own and from one of his `lovers', Atem, himself, was born and that `lover' became the female `head' of the harem and Queen of Egypt.

 

However, not all members of the harem followed the `ways' of the Pharaoh or come into the harem by themselves, the ancient Egyptians of that time also had another breed of magic, mind-control and `erotic' based magic, for use by the Pharaoh to handle and control his harem. Atem wasn't that much different. He had his `objections' at first, but during his teenage years and when comparing today or back then, males of those times, commoner to Pharaoh, had those same `raging hormones' and the ability to get any woman that you liked into bed with you was too tempting even for the strong willed Atem. Atem used his magic to recruit his own female member of his royal court, Isis, the user of the Millennium Necklace, and his best female friend as he was growing up, Mana, into his personal harem and they were his first lovers. However, a vivid memories that Atem doesn't understand lingers in his mind. It is about a beautiful youthful female teenager that looks very similar to Tea and she had on a beautiful royal gown like she was a princess or something. Atem believes that she was some kind of visiting dignitary, but Atem knows that he had great `feeling' for this teenaged woman and based on what Atem feels in his heart that she is the woman that he truly loved the most in his life as Pharaoh millennia ago. He sees images of himself `bringing' this young woman into his harem, having `passionate moments' with her, a lot I might add, and in the first battle with Zorc, images of her dying in order for Atem to seal Zorc's soul and his own in the Millennium Puzzle.

 

Atem shakes his head and thinks in his mind, “That young lady . . . she is so beautiful . . . and she looks so much like Tea . . . Well, Tea did tell me that she and Yugi aren't going out . . . and that she is still a virgin . . .” Atem shakes his head and yells in his mind, seriously, “In the name of Ra, why in the world am I thinking of these things?! I shouldn't be thinking of Tea in this manner!”

 

Just then a voice tells Atem in his mind, “But you are my former king, you know what you want!” Atem looks around for any sign of the voice, but he doesn't see anyone. The voice calls to Atem's mind, again, “Atem, why deny what you feel for Tea? You want . . . you desire her . . . you need her . . . ever since you had that `date' with Tea when you were trying to find out about your memories . . . and when Yugi sacrificed himself to save you from the Orichalcos . . .it was Tea that comforted and gave you strength . . . And you know that Tea has great feelings for you, too . . . Atem . . . why would save have kept herself a virgin for all these years?”

 

Atem yells out, mentally, “Who is this?! Who dares enter my mind?!”

 

The voice replies, “I am just the voice of your inner desires, Atem . . . deny them all you want . . . you are good and virtuous . . . and you wish to remain as `pure' as possible . . . however . . . you are only human . . . and you are a human with wants, desires, passions, and needs . . . and with a new body and a new life . . . you know what you need . . . someone to hold . . . to love . . . to have in your arms . . . someone that can share your feelings . . . and give pleasure . . . most of all . . . pleasure . . .” Atem wanted to resist and deny what the `inner voice' was telling him, but no matter what he did, he couldn't resist what the voice was telling him. Deep down, Atem knew that this `inner voice' was right. He really liked . . . no, LOVED Tea. Ever since that `date' before the Battle City tournament and during the time in the Orichalcos saga when he was feeling guilty about what happened when Yugi sacrificed himself to save him from the Orichalcos when he gave into temptation and played the evil spell card. However, since he was a spirit at the time, he couldn't express those feeling since one day he was going to return to the Spirit World after his `mission' in the `mortal plane' was over. But now, he has a second life, he has a successor, Jaden Yuki AKA Prince Judai Chons Serenity, son of Queen Serenity, to guide and train until the day that he takes the throne of Egypt with his future wife, Alexis Rhodes AKA Princess Arinna of the Sun Kingdom, by his side as they also use the `new Egypt' to rebuild Alexis' home kingdom, the Sun Kingdom, and most of all, he has a new body with being reunited with his friends and the young woman that he loves the most: Tea Gardner. Soon enough, more `erotic' and `suggestive' images of Tea and her beautiful young body come into Atem's mind and no matter how much he resists, he can't get the images out of his head and they make him more and more aroused. Along with that images of his personal life with his own harem, including Isis, Mana, and the mysterious young princess, along with the knowledge of the secret `mind-control' and `erotic' magic of Egypt reenter Atem's mind and it makes him feel more aroused and more tempted than before. Atem struggles to get to sleep, but with what is happening in his mind, Atem twist and turns as his feeling for Tea, his personal life in ancient Egypt, the secret `mind-control' and `erotic' magic of the Pharaoh, and his feelings for Tea are making his sleep very restless.

 

(Back in the Demon World; the morning of the following day)

 

During the same morning, we find ourselves in some kind of grand palace with a mixture of ancient Egyptian and Hittite styles of architecture and furniture and in one of the rooms of the palace, we find a certain Moon Princess looking over herself in a mirror and brushing her long hair, which has returned to its usual golden blond and black with dark violet highlights. Plus, Serena looks to see that the demonic markings have faded from her face and she is wearing a beautiful dark blue nightgown that goes to her kneecaps. Serena has a brush and she is currently brushing her hair when she feels someone touching her shoulders. Normally, she would be startled, but with her new senses, Serena gives a sly grin knowing who it was. Serena whips around and kisses the lips of her boyfriend and prince, Darien Shields AKA Tuxedo Mask, wearing a black robe around his body, as he gives a slight look of surprise.

 

When they release from the kiss, Darien states, amazed, “So, you knew huh?”

 

Serena tells Darien, with a sly smile, “The `old Serena' might have been surprised, but thanks to my new spiritual powers and those `demon senses', which are good for something, I can hear a pin drop from a mile away, literally.”

 

Darien tells Serena, with a loving smile, “You might have a new senses and powers, but you are my beautiful Meatball Head to me.”

 

Serena kisses Darien on the lips and she tells him, with a sly grin and loving tone, “Ah, you are so sweet, Darien-chan.”

 

Darien asks Serena, curiously, “By the way, Serena, is something wrong?”

 

Serena asks, a bit nervously, “Why do you ask?”

 

Darien tells Serena, plainly, “Our link. Did you forget that we `reestablished' it?”

 

Serena replies, a bit nervously, “Oh, right.” On the day that Darien was brainwashed by Sartorius/Light of Destruction, Darien cut the `link' between them to ensure that Serena couldn't be brainwashed by the evil leader of the Society of Light through their link. After their `passionate night' together, the `link' between them is back and even stronger than before.

 

Darien asks Serena, concerned tone in his voice, “Serena, I'm sorry to pry, but I know more than ever when you are scared, in trouble, happy, and anything else. And I know something has got you concerned.”

 

Serena replies, with a sigh, “It is a this whole being `half-demon' thing. I'm worried. Zelna told me when I asked her that my little brother could also be half-demon, too. How am I supposed to explain this to my parents?”

 

Darien tells Serena, comforting tone in his voice, “I know that this whole thing is sudden. The rest of us are surprised and shocked too.”

 

Serena says, with a plain tone, “Not to mention that the same person that's my demon ancestor is the one that saved my first mom, Queen Serenity, from evil youma when my mom was young so long ago.”

 

Darien nods his head and says, “Yes. Not to mention the fact that she is the ruler of her people.”

 

Serena asks Darien, curiously, “Darien, do you think that my mom made me be reborn in Zelna's bloodline on purpose so she could protect me or something like Zelna tells me?”

 

Darien tells Serena, with a curious tone, “I wish I could give you a straight answer, Serena. Who knows what your mother or the Silver Crystal did to ensure that you would be born into an Earth family with a demon ancestor similar to Yusuke and Hikari? Maybe this all happened by coincidence or accident.”

 

Serena tells Darien, with a serious tone, “You do have a point. Best not to dwell on it now.”

 

Darien asks Serena, curiously, “What are you going to do when you confront your demon ancestor, Serena?”

 

Serena replies, plainly, “Get some answers and ensure that what she did doesn't happen again.”

 

Darien tells Serena, plainly, “Not that I approve of what she did to you, but she was trying to protect you.”

 

Serena tells Darien, with a nod, “I know that, but she didn't have to do that to the Spirit Defense Forces. They were only doing their job. They are nothing like those Society Dorks and even we don't go so far to do those dweebs what she did to the SDF.”

 

Darien tells Serena, with a reassuring tone, “I know, but you have to remember that she comes from a different culture and different world than us. However, whatever you do, I know that you will do the right thing.”

 

Serena tells Darien, with a loving tone, “Thank you, Darien.” The two of them engage in another passionate kiss for a few minutes until they hear footsteps coming to the door and they look to see Rei Hino and Mina Aino walking in on them.

 

Rei tells the two of them, in her usual manner, “Hey! What's taking you, two, lovebirds so long?!”

 

Serena tells Rei, in her usual annoyed manner, “Hey, Pyro! My hair doesn't do itself you know!”

 

Mina asks the two of them, curiously and with a sly grin, “By the way, why are the two of you in here together? And only wearing nightgowns and robes?” Serena and Darien blush in embarrassment and Rei's eyes widen as she gains a sly grin on her lips.

 

Serena tells them, with an annoyed look, “What are those smirks for?!”

 

Rei tells Serena, with a sly grin, “Mina and I will leave the two of you alone. We'll tell your demon ancestor that you will take awhile longer to get up.” Rei then runs away pulling Mina away by the collar.

 

Serena yells out, annoyed, “Hey! Don't you girls be saying anything?! Hey!” Serena slaps herself in the forehead and she says, with a sigh, “Friends, you can't live them and you can't live without them.”

 

Darien giggles at Serena's statement, puts her into his arms, and he says, with a smile, “Yes, but they make life worth living and they are worth fighting for, right?”

 

Serena sighs and says, with a loving tone, “You know it, my love.” Serena then engages Darien in a passionate kiss once more and the two of them close their eyes as they continue to enjoy every single moment of this while Serena's transformation brooch, on a nearby table continues to glow with a bright silver light as the kiss continues.

 

(Back on Duel Academy; Near the Slifer Red dorms)

 

Returning to the Human World and Duel Academy, we find none other than our Moon Prince and Slifer Red hero, Jaden Yuki, relaxing under the shade of a tree near the cliff and taking a breather from the GX tournament as well as the battles with the Society of Light.

 

Jaden says, with a smile, “Ah. This is the life. Sunny day, my own private . . . somewhat private spot, no white dorks, no evil villains, and just me, my deck, and the outside world.”

 

Just then a familiar female voice calls out to Jaden, with a sly tone, “Just you, Jay?” Jaden yelps out in shock and turns to see none other than his girlfriend and future wife, Alexis Rhodes, walking over to him. Alexis tells Jaden, with a teasing tone, “I'm a bit hurt. Aren't I a part of you life, Jay?”

 

Jaden tells Alexis, with a sly smile, “You know that you are always welcome, here, Lex.”

 

Alexis tells Jaden, with a sly smile, “I know that, Jay. I mean from what Rini told me, I am your future wife.”

 

Jaden tells Alexis, with a sigh, “Personally, I would like to forget about `future' stuff for now. It reminds me of . . . you know who.”

 

Alexis nods her head and says, with a dark serious tone, “You and me both, Jaden.” Alexis sits down by Jaden's left side and bending her legs in a fashion that allows Jaden to see plenty of her slender and sexy legs.

 

Jaden asks Alexis, curiously, “So, why are you here Lex?”

 

Alexis replies, with a teasing tone, “Is it so unusual for a girl to spend time with his boyfriend?”

 

Jaden replies, with a sly smile, “No, it isn't from what I know, but I thought that you were going to spend the day with Mindy and Jasmine.”

 

Alexis tells Jaden, with a dark annoyed tone, “Is it is pretty hard to get some time to yourselves with these dorks running around. We just ran into four white wenches that threatened to bring us back into that dork!”

 

Jaden gets to sitting position and yells out, in a dark angered tone, “What?! That's so not sweet! Where are they?!”

 

Alexis tells Jaden, holding out her hands, “Whoa! Whoa! Calm down, Jay! Don't worry, they were taken care of! Or Jasmine took care of them!”

 

Jaden asks Alexis, curiously, “What did Jaz do, Alexis?”

 

Alexis says, with a dark sly grin, “Let's just say that Jasmine isn't a Fire Senshi like Rei for nothing you know.”

 

Jaden says, with a dark sly grin, “Ouch. I bet that had to hurt.”

 

Alexis tells Jaden, with a dark sly smile, “You know it, Jaden.” Alexis then asks Jaden, curiously, “Are you worried about Serena, Jaden?”

 

Jaden sighs and says, seriously, “Yeah, I am, Alexis. I don't know anything that's going on down there. It's so surprising to find out that Serena is a half-demon like Yusuke and Hikari.”

 

Alexis tells Jaden, with a sigh, “And like me and Atticus, don't forget. We're Ma-zoku, too.”

 

Jaden asks Alexis, curiously, “How do you feel about being . . . you know?”

 

Alexis sighs and replies, “I don't know. I don't really feel that much different. Expect that I'm a lot stronger than most girls.”

 

Jaden says, with a smile, “And boys for that matter.”

 

Alexis giggles and replies, “Yeah.” Alexis then says, seriously, “I don't know. I'm just getting use to this whole being royalty and half-demon thing.”

 

Jaden puts his left hand on Alexis' exposed leg and he tells her, with a warm smile and loving tone, “Well, even through you are half-demon, you are a beautiful angel in my eyes.”

 

Alexis gives a sight blush in her cheeks and she tells him, with a smile, “Oh, Jaden, you silly.” Jaden then moves his head closer to Alexis, his lips closer to Alexis, and Alexis embraces him as they lock their lips in a passionate kiss, closing their eyes as they do so while mating their tongues and tasting each other's mouths and saliva. The two of them lean on the nearby tree as Jaden embraces Alexis and they continue their passionate kiss, breaking off only for air.

 

(A short time later that morning; on the beach)

 

A bit later into the morning, we find our former Spirit Detective, Yusuke Urameshi, relaxing under a beach umbrella sitting on a beach chair wearing a T-shirt and dark blue swimming trunks with black sunglasses over his eyes while male and female Slifer, Ra, and Obelisk students have fun on the beach, playing some games and whatnot, as they take a break from the GX tournament and the Society of Light. Which is what Keiko, Yusuke's girlfriend, decided to do and Yusuke agreed with her. Yusuke might be trying to get rid of his street punk rep, but he still wants to kick the pants off the Light of Destruction and his Society of Light for what they did to Keiko. However, even he needs to take a break from fighting evil and he wants to spend sometime with his girlfriend other than dueling and battling evil forces by going on regular dates including trips to the beach like a regular couple does. Keiko had told Yusuke that she had a bit of a surprise for him and to start without him.

 

Yusuke was getting bored from sitting around and wanted to have some fun on the beach causing him to think, “What is taking Keiko so long? I'm already getting bored sitting on my ass! If we're going to beach, we should have some fun at least!”

 

Just then Keiko's voice booms out with a slight giggle, “I'm ready, Yusuke!”

 

Yusuke turns his head towards Keiko and he says, in his usual tone, “It is about damn time, Keiko! What were you . . . WHOA!!!” However, Yusuke doesn't get to finish when he looks at his girlfriend or basically, what she is wearing! Keiko has her hair let down as usual, but she is only wearing a dark blue bikini top covering the front of Keiko's voluptuous breasts and a dark blue bikini-like `strap' covering that lower area of her body. Yusuke's eyes bug out, a major blush forms on his cheeks, he leans forward, and he comes crashing down to the sand, getting a face full of sand as a result.

 

Keiko giggles at Yusuke's reaction and his fall, she walks over while he spits sand out of his mouth, and she says, with a teasing tone, “I take it that you `like' what I decided to wear at the beach.”

 

Yusuke stands on his feet and he yells out, stunned, “Keiko, what in the fuck is you wearing?”

 

Keiko asks Yusuke, with a mocking insulted tone, “Yusuke, you mean that you don't like what I'm wearing. I thought that boys like you liked girls in bikinis.”

 

Yusuke replies, nervously with a flush in his cheeks, “No . . . No . . . I mean yes . . . I mean no . . . I mean that I'm not like that . . . I mean I was like that before . . . but I'm . . . I . . . I . . . uh . . .!!” Keiko then starts to giggle and laugh at Yusuke and Yusuke asks, with a serious tone, “Hey! Keiko, did you plot this as some kind of prank?!”

 

Keiko replies, with a sly grin, “Well, not exactly, but I thought it would be funny if you saw me in a bikini.”

 

Yusuke tells Keiko, with a smile, “Keiko, you are such a weirdo sometimes.”

 

Keiko tells Yusuke, with a sly grin, “But I'm your `weirdo', Yusuke.”

 

Yusuke tells Keiko, with a sly smile, “You know it, Kei.” The two of them engaged in a passionate kiss for a few minutes, mating their tongues and tasting each other's mouths.

 

When they release from the kiss, Keiko tells Yusuke, with a smile, “I'm so glad that we decided to have some fun and take a break from all this insanity, Yusuke.”

 

Yusuke tells Keiko, with a smile, “I'm happy that we did to Keiko, but I'm not going to stop until those dorks are gone. I can never forgive for what they did to you.”

 

Keiko nods her head and she says, with a dark serious tone, “Neither can I, Yusuke. They tried to make me turn you into one of their damn tools.”

 

Yusuke asks Keiko, concerned, “Are you still guilty about what you did in that damn cult?” Keiko gives a loud sigh and Yusuke knocks himself mentally for asking that question. Yusuke tells Keiko, with an apologetic tone, “Keiko, I'm so sorry . . .”

 

Keiko tells Yusuke, with a weak smile, “I know that you didn't mean to hurt me, Yusuke. It's just that I hurt you and even through I wasn't in control of myself at the time, I just can't help to feel guilty.”

 

Yusuke tells Keiko, with a warm smile, “Don't worry, Keiko. I won't let that alien bastard get his hands on you, ever again. I promise and I'll keep that promise no matter what.”

 

Keiko replies, with a warm smile, “I know, Yusuke. But you had better not get turned into one of his tools in order to save me or I'll kick your butt in a Shadow Game that will give you nightmares for years!”

 

Yusuke says, with a sly grin, “Don't I know it!” Yusuke and Keiko giggle at this and they engage in another kiss.

 

When they release from the kiss, Keiko tells Yusuke, with a sigh, “Hopefully, when this over, I can finally do what I came here to do in Duel Academy and finally get a chance to start over from my days in Sarayashiki Junior High.”

 

Yusuke asks Keiko, confused, “Why do you want to start over?”

 

Keiko sighs and says, plainly, “Well, Yusuke, you aren't the only one that wanted to start over from their days in Sarayashiki Junior High. You see, I liked my good record and stuff, but the reputation that came with it wasn't so enjoyable. People started to think of me as some kind of `Miss Perfect' and a girl that would do no wrong and stuff. And every time that I would make the smallest mistake, there are plenty of people that thought of it as the end of the world or something. Not to mention the relationship between me and you and with people staring at us. I know that you don't care, but personally, I wanted to be with you somewhere people wouldn't think our relationship as unusual, through if they knew the truth about you, as a Ma-zoku, they would probably freak out. I want to have a bit of a normal relationship where people at least didn't know my reputation and where I can be respect through skill and ability, but not as some kind of `Miss Perfect' that can do no wrong.”

 

Yusuke says, amazed, “Wow, Keiko. I didn't know.”

 

Keiko tells Yusuke, with a smile, “I didn't want to worry you, Yusuke.”

 

Yusuke tells Keiko, with a sly smile, “Well, you can kind of forget a normal relationship, Keiko. I'm a Ma-zoku and a reincarnated prince and you are a reincarnated princess as well as a Sailor Scout.”

 

Keiko says, with a smile, “I guess that you are right.” Keiko then says, with a sly grin, “That's why I tried a brand new look. I thought that I would `blow your mind' a little and I wanted to `express' myself a bit more with a little bit of `fun' while doing it.”

 

Yusuke tells Keiko, with a sly grin, “Like I said before: Keiko Yukimura, you are just plain weird.”

 

Keiko tells Yusuke, with a sly grin, “And like I said before: I'm your weirdo right.”

 

Yusuke tells Keiko, with a sly smile, “To me you are the most beautiful `weirdo' in the whole damn world, Kei. You are a perfect princess in my mind, now and forever.”

 

Keiko tells Yusuke, with a loving smile, “Oh, Yusuke . . .” Keiko and Yusuke gently embrace each other as they engage in another passionate kiss, tasting each other's mouths and dueling with their tongues, and Yusuke gently massages Keiko's back with his arms wrapped around her slender and sexy waistline while Keiko puts her hands under Yusuke's shirt and gently massages his chest. Yusuke's eyes look directly into Keiko's eyes and both of them see the love and passion for each other in their eyes and their kiss intensified. They didn't notice that the Slifer, Ra, and Obelisk Blue students on the beach were watching them, but not with perplexed, confused, disgusted, and/or curious stares, they had wide sly grins on their faces because in their minds at this moment, Yusuke Urameshi wasn't the `Great Urameshi', the infamous street punk of Sarayashiki Junior High, he was Yusuke Urameshi, the Dragon Duelist of Obelisk Blue, one of the newest heroes of Duel Academy like Jaden Yuki, and the bane of the infamous Society of Light. And he was having a `good time' with his beloved girlfriend, Keiko Yukimura, the Fire Princess of Obelisk Blue, and another new heroine of Duel Academy.

 

(Within another area of Duel Academy; A short time soon after)

 

On the meanwhile, we head into another area of Duel Academy, actually, the top of Duel Academy's main building as we find Inuyasha relaxing on their and enjoying the bright sunny day as he relaxes on the roof. Just then Kirara, in her full demon cat form and carrying Sango and Kagome on her back, land on the roof and Kagome dismounts from Kirara.

 

Kagome tells Inuyasha, in a serious tone, “There you are, Inuyasha!”

 

Inuyasha asks Kagome, in his usual manner, “What are you gripping about now, Kagome?”

 

Kagome says, with a serious and somewhat annoyed tone, “I was looking all over for you, that's what! You had me worried about you.”

 

Inuyasha asks Kagome, perplexed, “You were worried about me?”

 

Kagome yells out, annoyed, “Damn right I was! When I didn't find you, I was worried that those Society Dorks had caught you again!”

 

Inuyasha says, with his usual tone, “Yeah, right! Those dorks won't catch me unawares again! They don't have Serena's friends to help them anymore!”

 

Kagome tells Inuyasha, with a serious tone, “It doesn't matter! Those white geeks will try anything to get to Serena, Yusuke, Hikari, Aster, Jaden, and me! They've been proven to use dirty tactics before and they might have ways to make your demon powers useless! Inuyasha, why can't you take them seriously?! Those assholes are a major threat to this world, especially that brainwashing alien that took Keiko, nearly all of Serena's friends, nearly all of Jaden's friends, and the two people that Jay and Serena care about the most away from them!”

 

Sango tells Kagome, with a reassuring tone, “Calm down, Kagome. I know that you are worried because two of your friends are still under the Light of Destruction's control, but Inuyasha is just being Inuyasha.”

 

Kagome yells out, with a serious tone, “I know! It's just . . . It's just . . . If I lost him, I don't know what I do.” That immediately causes Inuyasha to stand and go to Kagome with an amazed look on his face.

 

Inuyasha goes up to Kagome and he asks, amazed, “Kagome, do I really mean a lot to you?”

 

Kagome sheds a few tears and she replies, with a weak smile, “Silly. You mean everything to me, Inuyasha.” Kagome then embraces Inuyasha and kisses him right on the lips causing him to widely blush and Sango to give an amazed look at first, but then a warm smile soon after.

 

Sango thinks in her mind, slyly, “Well, it's about time! However, Kagome had better be careful. We had learned how they keep time in this world and we just learned that time for half-demon's `time of heat' is coming soon.” As Kagome continues to kiss Inuyasha on the lips, Inuyasha doesn't know what to do, but he gently embraces Kagome and replies to kiss, giving it increasing passion, through wondering what is a mysterious `hot feeling', he is getting in his body.

 

(Going to Duel Academy's harbor; another time later that morning)

 

By the lighthouse of Duel Academy's harbor, we find `Hell Kaiser' Zane Truesdale looking out towards the ocean on this sunny day with his usual dark serious look of his new persona on his face. Just then he hears footsteps getting closer to him and he turns to see Hikari Urameshi walking towards him.

 

Zane asks, in a dark curious tone, “What are doing around here, Hikari?”

 

Hikari tells Zane, with a sly smile, “Just trying to find a place where I wouldn't find those white dorks.”

 

Zane asks Hikari, with a dark curious tone, “Why would you want to do that? If a damn white geek comes up, you clobber them. You are one of the best female duelists on the island on par with Keiko, Serena, and Alexis.”

 

Hikari gains a light hue on her cheeks and she tells Zane, with a smile, “Thanks, Zane.”

 

Zane replies, with a dark plain tone, “You deserve it, Kari. You have proven your worth as a powerful duelist against those dorks.”

 

Hikari asks Zane, curiously, “Why are you here?”

 

Zane shrugs his shoulder and replies, “Beats me. During my last year here, I was here a lot. Alexis visited me a lot when she needed to think.”

 

Hikari asks Zane, curiously, “And you and Alexis never got that `spark'?”

 

Zane replies, with a dark plain tone, “No! Alexis was more like a little sister and I was more like a big brother that she can confide her feelings to until she found her real brother, Atticus. However, her heart was turning to a certain Elemental Hero duelist in Slifer Red.”

 

Hikari smiles and says, with a sly grin, “Jaden. He is really inexperienced when it came to romance, but I've always known him to be a real `ladies' man' when he needs to be.”

 

Zane states, with a dark sick smile on his lips, “Yes, you are right, Kari. Jaden has proven to be a real duelist of great power and one of the few that ever gave me interest. He is only a Slifer Red, but he has the skills and abilities to rival even Pro League duelists. That's why I dueled him twice. The first time was to test his skills and the second time, because out of all of the duelists in the school, he has proven to only one worthy to rival my skills at that time.”

 

Hikari asks, curiously, “What do you think of Jaden now?”

 

Zane replies, with a dark plain tone, “He is stuck in the old philosophy that I stupid enough to use, but his power and skill have greatly grown since I last saw him. Plus, those Neo-Spacians that he use and with all of the Egyptian God cards in his possession now, he is one of the most powerful duelists on this island. When this `affair' with the Society of Trash and that alien freak, the Light of Destruction, is done, I will duel Jaden to prove which of us the strongest duelist is once and for all.”

 

Hikari replies, with a solemn tone, “Oh.”

 

Zane says, with a dark serious tone, “However, there is one other person that I would like to duel and need to duel in order to prove my power.”

 

Hikari asks Zane, curiously, “Who is that?”

 

Zane replies, with a dark serious tone, “Jaden's long lost `royal sister', Serena Tsukino, herself. Her power rivals Jaden in measure and now, she has a set of her own Elemental Heroes and Neo-Spacians mixed her Cyber Angel monsters, which uses equal in measure to Alexis. She has great power and skill and I know in order to become the strongest, I need to defeat her along with Jaden.”

 

Hikari asks Zane, curiously, “So, they are THAT strong in your mind, Zane?”

 

Zane replies, with a dark serious tone, “And they are growing stronger with every passing day and with every single duel that they fight in. They are two of the most powerful duelists on the island and if Serena wants to, she can move up from `Princess' of Obelisk Blue to `Queen' of Obelisk Blue. Alexis and Serena are nearly equal in measure of power and skill, through Serena might a bit stronger.”

 

Hikari asks Zane, curiously, “So, how do you think that I rank with Serena, Alexis, and Jaden?”

 

Zane tells Hikari, with a dark sly smile, “You are very good, but you have, yet, to tap into the full power of the Underworld portion, the Cyber Dark monsters, of your deck, Kari. Until you do, you will have a chance to defeat them, however, the chances are fifty-fifty even.” Zane tells Hikari, with a dark plain tone, “Personally, I'm amazed to have someone else master the Cyber Dark monsters as well as myself.”

 

Hikari asks Zane, curiously, “You really think that I'm that good?”

 

Zane replies, with a dark sick smile, “One of the best and very few duelists, male or female, other than Jaden, Serena, Alexis, your brother, and one or two others, has really impressed me.”

 

Hikari gives a light blush in her cheeks and she tells Zane, kindly, “Thank you, Zane.”

 

Zane tells Hikari, with a dark sick smile on his lips, “Why don't you and I see if there are good cards in the Academy card shop? Doubtful, but we might find a white geek or two to pound on the way if we are lucky.”

 

Hikari replies, a bit nervously, “Um . . . Sure, Zane.” Zane and Hikari then walk off towards Duel Academy's main building while Hikari gives a light hue on her cheeks being with her major crush.

 

Zane thinks in his mind, darkly, “Well, I have to say that she still have a major `crush' on me and it is not going to go away soon, but she is just doesn't like my new way of dueling ever since I got rid of my stupid `respect dueling' philosophy. However, with a little `suggestion', thanks to the bits of `hypnotic suggestion' that I will get from people that I know with hypnotic ability, I think I can make her `change her mind' a tiny bit. However, I want her to remain as she is, not some kind of `slave' or anything, just make her totally `enthralled' and in `love' with my `dark persona'. And if I'm lucky, I get can Syrus out of his ass and finally make him into a bit more of a real man. Life isn't always about dueling, even through only victory matters, but getting the right girl in your life and keeping her is a major victory of its own. Syi needs to learn how to properly treat a free and independent woman like Hotaru, through I think that Syi's girlfriend needs a real confidence booster of her own. I might be able to help with that. Get rid of their stupid and nasty inhibitions and those two will be a strong and passionate couple in no time flat.” As Zane was thinking this, he looks over Hikari with a great `hungry' and desire that he never felt before and he knew that he wanted Hikari, but he needs her to be more `acceptable' of his new `personality' and `tastes'.

 

(Returning to Demon World; A short time soon after)

 

Back in Demon World, we find our all of our Sailor Scouts, Earth Prince, and six demons sitting down in a huge `living room' designed similar to palace rooms used in the ancient Hittite Empire and ancient Egyptian Empires. They are assembled in front of Queen Zelna, who is in front of a mystical crystal ball, and they are gathered around her in a `U' shape. Serena, the Inner Sailor Scouts, and Hotaru are in the Duel Academy uniforms, their black and blue female Obelisk Blue uniforms to be more exact, Darien and the Outer Sailor Scouts are in the Duel Academy teacher's uniforms, Rini is in the clothes that she came to this time in, the Sailor Quartet are in their `disguises' when Serena, Rini, and Darien met them as the Amazoness Quartet during the battles with the Dead Moon Circus, and the six demons are dressed the same clothes that they are always seen in with our former Spirit Detective, his twin sister, and his former detective team.

 

Queen Zelna tells the group, “First of all, I would like to congratulate you on your journey. You are the first `outsiders' to make it here in a long time.”

 

Rinku says, with a serious tone, “We can see why you don't many visitors your majesty.”

 

Mina says, with a deep breath, “We can see that Rinku.”

 

Queen Zelna tells them, “Next, I would like to inform you that yesterday, the descendants of King Raizen, Yusuke Urameshi and Hikari Urameshi, along with their friends and the Universe Princess defeated King Emma and Prince Koemna is on the throne.”

 

Chu yells out, with a sly grin, “Yes! I knew that boy and sister could do it!”

 

Queen Zelna says, with a sly grin, “Well, the Universe Princess proved very useful in that battle when she upgraded into a Valkyrie Sailor Soldier like Princess Serenity here.”

 

The Sailor Scouts gasps in shock and Rini yells out, amazed, “Whoa! Keiko is a Valkyrie Sailor Senshi like Serena now?!”

 

Queen Zelna nods her head and she says, with a smile, “Yes, indeed. Her love for her beloved, the Sun Prince, gave her the strength to become a Valkyrie Sailor Scout.”

 

Mina yells out, with a sly smile, “Way to go, Keiko!”

 

Lita calls out, with a smile, “I knew that girl is Sailor Scout material! She knows to kick butt!”

 

Rei tells Serena, with a sly grin, “Well, it looks like you aren't the only Valkyrie Sailor Scout in our group anymore.”

 

Serena replies, with a sly smile, “Well, I'm glad that there is another Valkyrie Sailor Scout in our group. That means that I won't have to hold back when we train.”

 

Mina says, with a sly smile, “Yeah, rub it in Serena. But just wait until I get a set of that cool armor.”

 

Lita yells out, with a sly grin, “You will have to beat me first! I can't wait for the upgrade to Valkyrie!”

 

Trista tells the group, with a kind smile, “You, girls, have to remember that you can't just get Valkyrie Sailor Scout powers. This is the legendary Sailor Scout form and it comes from a great need, not a want or desire.”

 

Queen Zelna says, with a kind smile and tone, “The guardian of time is right. Even I know the legends behind the legendary Sailor Scout form, the power of the Valkyries. You can't just want Valkyrie Sailor Scout powers. They have to come with a great need. Like the Moon Princess' need to protect all of you, the man that she loves, the world that she loves, and all of the people on this planet from evils like Beryl. And with that and the strength to do what it takes and never give, the Valkyrie powers were hers. Next, Princess Sakura wanted to help and protect the man that she loves even if it meant her life and more and never to be a burden as well as always be beside him, not behind him. And with that, the Universe Princess harnessed the Valkyrie Sailor Scout powers and transformed into a stronger person, inside and out.”

 

Ami nods her head and she says, in her usual tone, “I see. So, the Valkyrie Sailor Scout powers respond to a great need within the Sailor Soldier and they can't just be brought for like that.”

 

Trista nods her head and she says, with a kind smile and plain tone, “That's correct, Ami.”

 

Darien says, with a serious tone and changing the subject, “Anyway, I think that we should change the subject.”

 

Amara says, with a plain tone, “Darien has a point. We came here to find Serena's demonic ancestor and we found her.”

 

Serena says, with a serious tone, “Through it isn't what I was expecting.”

 

Queen Zelna says, with a serious tone, “Yes, we have much to discuss.” Queen Zelna asks Serena, with a curious tone, “Where do you wish to begin?”

 

Serena thinks in her mind, seriously, “Well, I don't want to be rude and set her off! If she has lived for so long and if I had incredible powers when my demon blood woke up inside me, who knows what kind of powers does she have?” Serena asks Queen Zelna, seriously, “Well, in order to `break the ice', as we say back in our world, I want to know how you met my mom, Queen Serenity. How did you meet?”

 

Queen Zelna says, with a sly smile, “Ah, yes. It is a meeting that I never forget after all these millennia and one that would change my demonic life forever. It is a long tale and I think that I shall start at the beginning. It started when your mother was a young woman and hadn't taken the throne of the Lunarian kingdom, yet. I was also a young demon and at this time, the borders between the demon world and the human world on Earth were wide open, so, powerful elite demons like myself could go back and forth as we pleased. As a member of a warrior race, I was looking for an opponent to prove myself against when I stumbled onto a scene that would change my life for many thousands of years . . .”

 

Flashback; Earth; a time before the Silver Millennium of Queen Serenity

 

We are within a forest on Earth where we find a young Zelna, wearing just a black sleeveless top, black pants, and black high-heeled boots with heels that are five inches, bounding from tree to tree, and looking around for an opponent to test her skills on. She has been looking around for hours and being the young fiery warrior demon that she is, she gets more and more frustrated that she hasn't found a `good' opponent yet.

 

Zelna bounds down to the ground and she says, with a greatly annoyed tone and greatly angered expression on her lips, “Damn it! By the pits of the Makai, how am I supposed to prove my worth of a warrior if I don't have a good enough opponent to fight?” Just then a sickly demon smell comes to her senses and she says, with a dark sly smile on her lips, “Mmm, this smells promising. A nasty demonic smell of a demon and it must be one of those youma demons that I've heard about. I hope that this creature proves a bit . . . `entertaining' at least.” Zelna quickly bounds to where she senses the youma and when she gets near, she hides herself on the tree tops to see a young woman with silvery-white hair in two pigtails in buns that look like slightly flattened meatballs, golden crescent moon sigil on her forehead, beautiful violet eyes, pinkish-red colored lips, and she is wearing a formal dress like she is royalty of some sort. This young woman is surrounded by several royal guards and the young woman is helping some innocent people who look like they got attacked by something. Zelna says, with a curious tone, “Interesting. She looks like royalty of some sort, but one not of Earth. Most likely, she belongs to one of the royal families from the kingdoms of the Silver Alliance, but what is one doing here?” However, Zelna looks to see a disgusting smile like youma lurking about in the shadows and it leaps out and attacks the group.

 

One of the guards for the beautiful young `royal lady' yells out, stunned, “Your majesty, watch out!” However, it was too late and with a ruthless sneak attack, the three guards were knocked unconscious, the young `royal lady' was knocked to the ground, and the innocent people were watching in total fear.

 

The `royal lady' says, in a beautiful female voice full of strength even through she is afraid, “What do you want?”

 

The youma hisses and replies, in an evil tone, “Simple, little princess. I want your energy and the energy of these pathetic humans.”

 

The `royal lady' replies, with a strong tone, “No! I won't let you hurt innocent people.”

 

The youma replies, with an evil sick smile, “Then I will kill you first!” The youma then starts to drain the `royal lady' of her energy and she moans and groans in pain as it does so.

 

Zelna thinks in her mind, enraged, “That sick and disgusting creature! Attacking people with their backs turned and unable to defend themselves! This is nothing but a piece of slime! I won't let such a dishonorable crime go unpunished!” Zelna then leaps from the trees and attacks the youma, sending it flying to the side.

 

When the youma recovers from Zelna's attack on it and gets to its feet, its hisses at Zelna, with an angered tone, “Why did you stop me from killing her, demon?”

 

The `royal lady' thinks in her mind, stunned, “Demon? Wait! She is a demon, so, why did she save me?”

 

Zelna replies, with a dark nasty snarl, “Attacking a person while their guard is down is a dishonorable act! If you would have faced her and her guards in fair combat and won, it would more understandable, but what you did is totally dishonorable and a warrior like myself won't let it go unpunished!”

 

The youma hisses, nastily, “A Yu-Zen, huh? Bah! Your `honor' and `fair fight' philosophy sickens our kind. You are a disgrace to all demons everywhere!”

 

Zelna says, with a dark sly grin, “If that's true, youma, then why are we the most feared?” Zelna then says, with a dark nasty tone, “But then I wouldn't expect a piece of trash like yourself to understand the meaning of true honor. However, allow me to teach you!”

 

The youma yells out, with a dark hiss, “I shall feast on your precious energy, Yu-Zen!”

 

Zelna replies, with a dark serious tone, “I don't believe so, scum!” Soon after, Zelna and the youma charged each other and with Zelna belonging to an elite S-class race of demons, it wasn't too hard to figure out who came out the winner in their fight.

 

After Zelna wipes the remains of the youma from her clothes, the `royal lady' asks, amazed, “Thank you, but why did you help me?”

 

Zelna looks at the `royal lady' with her demonic violet eyes and replies, in a serious tone, “Don't get me wrong. I didn't help you at the goodness of my heart. You were attacked in a dishonorable manner and we were unarmed and unable to fight as well. I could not allow such an act that my people consider a crime to go unpunished. If people are to die, they shall die fair and square in honorable combat.”

 

The `royal lady' asks, curiously, “You are a warrior?”

 

Zelna replies, plainly, “One who is merely trying to prove herself in the only one that she can with her people: In combat with a worthy opponent.” Zelna looks at the remains of the youma on the ground and she says, with a snarl, “This piece of sickening trash wasn't worth squat and I shall be looking for another opponent.”

 

The `royal lady' asks, curiously, “Wait! You might be a demon, but I can tell there is a good heart within you. Is there not another way to prove yourself to your people without fighting?”

 

Zelna asks the `royal lady', in a plain tone, “Allow me a few questions: First of all, are you not of the Silver Alliance, namely of the Lunarian kingdom?”

 

The `royal lady' replies, stunned, “How did you know?”

 

Zelna points to the `royal lady's' forehead and replies, “You bare the mark of the Lunarian kingdom on your forehead as all members of the children of Selene do. So, it is obvious that you are a member of the royal family of Lunarian. Most likely, the heir to the throne of the Lunarian kingdom and there are plenty of people on this world, good and unscrupulous, who knows this.”

 

The `royal lady' replies, with a nod, “Yes, you are right.”

 

Zelna asks, in a curious tone, “So, why you are here on a world that your people, the Lunarians, would consider `savage' and `hostile' through there is truth in their worlds?”

 

The `royal lady' replies, with a strong tone, “This world might be savage and harsh, but I can see the good in it. I am here on a diplomatic mission from my kingdom to the ruler of Elysian.”

 

Zelna says, with a serious tone, “Ah, Elysian, also known as the Earth kingdom since it is the center of the `affairs' for the human kingdoms on Earth.” The `royal lady' nods her head and Zelna asks, curiously, “And what did you hope to accomplish there?”

 

The `royal lady' says, with a strong tone, “We hoped to find a way to stop the savagery on Earth and bring peace as our kingdoms and the kingdoms of the Silver Alliance are close to experiencing.”

 

Zelna tells the `royal lady', with an amused smile, “My dear, princess, you live in a bit of a `dream world'. This world is full of creatures such as this piece of trash and more powerful demons that roam this world and humans with hearts even blacker than demons. Not even the kingdoms of the Silver Alliance have the peace and unity that I believe that you wish.”

 

The `royal lady' replies, with a strong and determined tone, “That might be true, but I believe that there is goodness in every being even people that live here on Earth. And one day, I shall bring peace to all kingdoms and a peace that my children shall experience where people shall experience fun and joy rather than pain and misery.” Zelna looks into the `royal lady's' and she is amazed to see a great strength of heart and soul that she has never seen in anyone else before, human or demon, and she has been around for quite sometime.

 

Zelna turns her head away from the `royal lady' and she asks, curiously, “One final question: May I have your name?”

 

The `royal lady' replies, plainly, “My name is Princess Diana Serenity, daughter of Queen Selena Serenity, ruler of the Moon Kingdom.”

 

Zelna replies, with a plain and serious tone, “My name is Zelna of the Yu-Zen. Maybe one day, we shall meet again. I wish you luck on your `mission' and something tells me that you might make your dreams come true. Farewell.” Soon after, Queen Zelna leaps into the trees as a group of four young women where Sailor Scout uniforms surround the young moon princess.

 

One of them, one of them wearing a blue fuku, asks Princess Diana Serenity, concerned tone, “Are you okay, princess?”

 

Princess Diana Serenity replies, with a nod, “Yes, I am.” As the four young women in Sailor Scout fukus begin to access the rest of the situation, Princess Diana Serenity looks up and wonders about the mysterious female demon that saved her life.

 

End Flashback; Return to the Present

 

With the end of the `story', our heroes and heroines are amazed to hear about it, through Sailor Pluto give a very serious look about Queen Zelna's story in full and know that it is all true.

 

Queen Zelna tells everyone, “Years later, Queen Serenity took the throne from her mother and managed to bring peace to all of the kingdoms of the Silver Alliance and started the time known as the Silver Millennium. I was curious about it and I secretly visited where I met the fully-fledged queen that was the young moon princess that I saved that one day. That day, I shall that even through she was a young woman and princess, she had the heart and soul of a lioness queen and I was proved right by Queen Serenity.” Queen Zelna looks at Serena and she says, with a warm smile, “And you have inherited so much of that strength of heart and soul from your mother.”

 

Serena tells Queen Zelna, kindly, “Thank you.”

 

PallaPalla says, with a curious tone, “Wow. She sounds really smart.”

 

CereCere says, with a serious and mature tone, “Well, of course, she is, PallaPalla. A person that has experience and been refined as herself even through she is a demon would be this way.”

 

Amara tells Queen Zelna, with a very serious tone, “However, your majesty, this isn't why we are here.”

 

Queen Zelna nods her head and says, with a very serious tone, “Yes, I know.”

 

Serena asks Queen Zelna, with a serious and commanding glare, “Queen Zelna, I need to know something? Why did you take me over and do what you did to King Emma's soldiers?”

 

Queen Zelna tells Serena, with a serious tone, “I did what I had to do to protect my bloodline. I was surprised that you, the daughter of Queen Serenity, was my descendant, but then again, I figured out that it was most likely not an accident.”

 

Ami asks, curiously, “What do you mean?”

 

Queen Zelna says, with a serious tone, “Queen Serenity was very strong, kind, with a lion heart and will, and one of the most intelligent women in the history of the universe. She had great wisdom and knew of the battles that her daughter will face in her new life. Proof of that was when she tricked Luna and Atremis to believe that there was a Sailor Scout of the Moon when in fact, she was the Moon Princess herself. She did that so her daughter would have the strength to complete what she started. However, Queen Serenity knew that she had greater battles to come when I explained my culture to her and the knowledge of the Light of Destruction. Somehow, Queen Serenity knew that in the future her son and daughter would be vital to keep the universe safe and end the reign of the Light of Destruction once and for all.”

 

Trista asks Queen Zelna, curiously, “So, you believed that Serena was reborn as a descendant of your demon bloodline on purpose?”

 

Queen Zelna nods her head and replies, “Yes. She didn't have her daughter to have to deal with demon blood as the Solaris royal family, but she knew that only Darkness, Twilight, and Life could win and we are worshippers of the greatest dark power that the positive forces ever known.”

 

Darien says, seriously, “The Darkness of Salvation.”

 

Queen Zelna says, with a serious tone, “Correct, Prince Endymon. The true purpose of the Darkness of Salvation is the shield the true light of the universe and maintains balance of the life in the universe.”

 

Ami asks, curiously, “True light of the universe?”

 

Queen Zelna says, looking right at Serena, “The light that your princess is the living embodiment of . . . The Light of Hope. It is the light that gives life to the universe and all living creatures living within it.”

 

Rini asks, curiously, “So the original purpose of the Darkness of Salvation is to maintain the balance of life and shield the Light of Hope from the Light of Destruction?”

 

Queen Zelna nods her head and replies, “Yes, little one, it is. As long as the Light of Hope exists, the Light of Destruction can never spreads damned blinding veil over the universe, which is why Princess Serenity must continue to live. Because if she dies, the universe's greatest hope will die with her. I could let the legacy of a friend and great woman as Queen Serenity die out by the tools of the same tyrant that destroyed a great civilization.”

 

Serena says, with a serious tone, “I know that you had good intentions, but protecting me is one thing and using my body to commit murder is another!”

 

Mina says, with a nervous tone, “Easy, Serena!”

 

Queen Zelna waves her hands and she says, “There is no reason to calm her down, Princess of Venus. I knew that this would happen. Queen Serenity's daughter is a gentle person and she doesn't like to hurt others, even through she has learned that sometimes you need to `hurt' your friends in order to help them.” Queen Zelna then says, with a very serious tone, “However, Princess Serenity, you should know that I did what I had to do to protect your life and the legacy of your people. And I do not regret my actions. However, before you say anything, you should remember what my people and what my culture are like. We are an elite and fierce warrior race, males and females. But we aren't savages, as you would like to believe, if you are thinking that. We fight with honor and discipline, much like the samurai of Feudal and Shogun Japan. However, we know that in battle and war, killing, even through we don't want, is necessary in order to protect the greater good. There is a saying that we say here: `The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or the one.' You hold the hope of the universe within your body and if you died, then many would possible suffer.” Serena and the others are surprised by Queen Zelna and she says, with a serious tone, “I have gained true knowledge and wisdom like your mother did, Princess Serenity, but it took me many millennia after the demise of your kingdom to become this way. And adapting the ways of your wise mother to my warrior culture is not easy. And I think that all of you should see why. Come with me.” Queen Zelna rises to her feet and walks off ahead of our heroes and heroines.

 

Hotaru asks, curiously, “What do you think?”

 

Amara says, with a serious tone, “I don't sense any malice or evil within her.”

 

Rei says, with a serious tone, “Neither do I. And she holds great wisdom in her eyes, I can see it.”

 

Serena says, with a serious tone, “I think that we should follow her. We might learn more and know her people better.”

 

Darien says, with a serious tone, “Good idea, Sere'. We need to know people more before we jump to conclusions about them even if they are demons.” Soon enough, our heroes and heroines get to their feet and follow Queen Zelna to wherever she is leading them.

 

(Back in the `Human World'; a short time later)

 

Returning to the Human World, we find ourselves within the Light of Destruction possessed Sartorius' quarters where Ayumi and Eri enter the room and they stand behind Sartorius' chair with him sitting down trying to read his Tarot cards with no success and his back turned to them.

 

Eri asks Sartorius, with a cold plain tone, “You wanted to see us, sir?”

 

Sartorius asks them, “Are the plans set for the duels for tag duels against Zane Truesdale and Hikari Urameshi and Jaden Yuki and Alexis Rhodes?”

 

Ayumi says, with a nod and a cold plain tone, “Yes, sir.”

 

Sartorius tells them, with a plain tone, “Good. However, there is one more thing.”

 

Eri asks Sartorius, curiously, “What is it, sir?”

 

Sartorius gets out of his chair, turns to face them, and he says, with an evil sly smile, “It is time for you to face Kagome Higurashi and his cousin, Yusuke Urameshi.” The two girls gasp in shock and they are stunned silent for several seconds. Sartorius asks, seriously, “Is there a problem?” Sartorius' eyes give off a dark violet glow, the two girls' eyes become dull as they close them, and when they open their eyes once more, they are cold and lifeless.

 

Ayumi says, with an evil sly smile on her lips, “No, Master Sartorius. We're ready to kiss that bitch and his damn cousin's butts.”

 

Eri says, with a cold sly tone and evil sly smile, “That's right, sir. They have denied the Light for the last time.”

 

Sartorius says, with an evil sly smile, “That's what I like to hear.” Sartorius then hands the girls two Duel Monsters' decks and he tells them, “You will need these decks to defeat them.”

 

The two SOL girls take the decks and Ayumi says, with a cold plain tone, “Don't worry, Master Sartorius, we won't let you down.”

 

Sartorius tells them, with an evil sly smile, “I know that you won't. Ayumi, you shall Kagome Higurashi and Eri, you shall take her cousin, Yusuke Urameshi.”

 

Eri says, with a cold sly tone, “Those dorks are toast, sir! We will make sure that they see the light.”

 

Sartorius tells them, with an evil smile, “Excellent. Now, go and do your duty to the light.”

 

Ayumi and Eri nod in unison and yell out in unison, “Yes, Master!”

 

(Sometime later; within Obelisk Arena)

 

Inside of Obelisk Arena, we find Kagome, Yuka, Inuyasha, and Kuwabara within Obelisk Arena with a group of Slifer Red, Ra Yellow, and Obelisk Blue students taking a breather from the tournament and dealing with the Society of Light and Sartorius/Light of Destruction.

 

Kagome says, with a sly smile, “It's nice for once to take a breath from dealing with those white dorks.”

 

Kuwabara tells Kagome, in his usual tone, “No joke, Kagome! Those white dorks are real headache and they really sour this tournament.”

 

Yuka tells Kagome, with a kind tone, “I'm really glad that you forgave me from what I tried to do.”

 

Kagome tells Yuka, with a smile, “Don't worry about it, Yuka. I know that you wouldn't hurt me willingly. That asshole messed up your mind and controlled your thoughts and emotions. I know that you would never betray me or any of us willingly.”

 

Yuka tells Kagome, with a smile, “Thanks, Kagome.”

 

Kagome tells Yuka, with a kind smile, “No problem, Yuka.”

 

Just then one of the group of non-white student yells out, in a dark annoyed tone, “Oh no! What are you doing here dork?!” Kagome, Kuwabara, Inuyasha, and Yuka look to see Ayumi, with a duel disk that has a dueling deck inside attached to her left wrist, staring down all of the non-white students with her cold and lifeless eyes.

 

Ayumi yells out, with a cold nasty tone, “Shut up, dweeb! Where is that bitch, Kagome?!”

 

Yuka says, stunned, “Ayumi?”

 

Kagome says, with a dark nasty snarl, “That's not Ayumi!”

 

Kuwabara says, with a dark serious tone, “She is just another of that alien freak's fucking tools!”

 

Inuyasha tells Yuka, with a serious tone, “If you need convincing, take a look into her eyes.” When Yuka looks at Ayumi's eyes, she gasps to see that they are cold and lifeless.

 

Yuka asks, stunned, “What has that monster done to her?!”

 

Kagome says, with a dark serious tone, “She is exactly like Darien and the rest of Serena's friends, expect for Trista and Hotaru, when they were fully brainwashed by this freak.”

 

Kuwabara asks Kagome, curiously, “What are you going to do, Kagome?!”

 

Kagome summons a duel disk to her left wrist and replies, with a dark serious tone, “What I have to do, Kuwabara?”

 

Yuka asks, stunned, “You mean that you are going to . . .?”

 

Kagome nods her head and tells Yuka, solemnly, “Sorry, Yuka, it has to be done.”

 

Yuka sighs and says, seriously, “Okay. I'm with you, all the way, Kagome.”

 

Kagome replies, with a smile, “Thanks, Yuka.” Soon after, Kagome leaps off the stands, onto the ground, and onto the dueling platform in the middle of the arena. When everyone looks at her, Kagome yells out at Ayumi, in a dark nasty tone, “Hey, bitch, are you looking for me?!”

 

Ayumi says, with a cold serious tone, “Yeah, I am, wench! It is time for you to go into the Society of Light!”

 

Kagome calls out, with a dark nasty sneer, “Not in this lifetime bitch!”

 

Ayumi quickly goes to the other side of the holographic dueling platform and readies her duel disk while she says, with a cold nasty tone, “You will be changing your tune when you see the light!”

 

Kagome calls out, putting her deck in her duel disk causing it to glow in a familiar black and dark violet light, “That's what you think, loser! It is time for to lose!”

 

Ayumi says, with a cold serious tone, “Wrong! Destiny is on my side!”

 

Kagome yells out, with a dark nasty tone, “I've had enough of your mouth, white geek!” Kagome and Ayumi activate their duel disks, their life-points counters display 4000 life-points each, and both of them draw five cards from their decks.

 

“Let's duel!!” Kagome and Ayumi yell out in unison as their duel begins.

 

Starting Score:

Ayumi: 4000

Kagome: 4000

 

Kagome draws one card from her deck and yells out, darkly, “True duelists, first, dork!” Kagome then glows a black and dark violet and calls out, with a dark sly grin, “However, it is time for a change! Don't you think?!”

 

Ayumi yells out, stunned, “Don't tell me . . .!”

 

Kagome yells out, darkly, “That's right, wench! It's time for a Shadow Game!” Soon enough, the whole of the arena is covered in a black and dark violet fog and four black lightning rods surround each duelist.

 

Ayumi calls out, shocked, “Hey! What the hell is going on here?!”

 

Kagome says, with a dark sly grin, “Simple, loser! You are going down! With this Shadow Game, every time that we lose life-points, those little lightning rods will give us a nasty shock.”

 

Ayumi says, stunned, “You're insane!”

 

Kagome calls out, with a dark nasty tone, “Like you and your fellow white dorks aren't, bitch!”

 

Ayumi says, with cold nasty tone, “Fine, nonbeliever! Bring on your damn Shadow Game! I'm not afraid!”

 

Kagome says, with a dark serious tone, “Be careful what you wish for, dweeb, you just might get it and when this duel is done, you will be in the grave and the real Ayumi will be back!”

 

Ayumi shouts out, in a cold angered tone, “News flash, wench! I am the REAL Ayumi and guess what?! She is not your friend anymore, dork!”

 

Kagome says, with a dark nasty tone, “We'll see about that, dork!” Kagome puts one card on her duel disk and calls out, “First, I summon my Red-Eyes Black Chick in attack mode!” Soon after, Red-Eyes Black Chick (800/500) comes to the field in attack mode. Kagome then puts another card on her duel disk and shouts out, darkly, “And next, I play his ability! I sacrifice him to summon his daddy: Red-Eyes Black Dragon!” Red-Eyes Black Chick glows red and grows in size until it transforms into Red-Eyes Black Dragon (2400/2000) in attack mode. Kagome puts one card in the spell/trap slots and says, “Next, I play Mirage of Nightmare!” Kagome then puts the final three cards in her hand in the spell/trap slots and she says, with a dark sly grin, “Now, I end my turn with three cards face-down!”

 

Ayumi draws one card from her deck and she yells out, coldly, “My move!”

 

Kagome draws four cards from her deck and shouts out, darkly, “And my draw, dork, thanks to my Mirage of Nightmare!” Kagome pushes a button on her duel disk and calls out, darkly, “Next, I play my face-down card! Emergency Provisions!” Kagome's face-down card proves to be the Emergency Provisions Quick-Spell card and Kagome says, with dark sly grin, “Thanks to this little card! All I have to do is sacrifice one spell or trap card on my side of the field and I gain one thousand points! So, later, Mirage of Nightmare!” The Mirage of Nightmare continuous spell card vanishes from the field and Kagome's life-points increase by 1000.

 

Ayumi yells out, coldly, “So, what?!” Ayumi puts one card in the spell/trap slots and calls out, “I play my Icicle Sacrifice spell card!” Just then a large ice totem similar to the ones on Easter Island appears on Ayumi's side of the field and she calls out, “Thanks to this card, I get a new friend on the field that makes me unable to use that monster card zone for the rest of the duel! Then I can summon one Icicle Token to the field!” Soon after, an Icicle Token (0/0), a totem similar to the other one on the field, comes to the field in attack mode. Ayumi puts a card on her duel disk and calls out, “Next, I sacrifice my Token, which counts as two sacrifices instead of one, to summon my White Night's Dragon!” Soon after, the Icicle Token vanishes from the field and White Night's Dragon (3000/2500) comes to the field in attack mode.

 

Kagome exclaims, with a dark sly grin, “Do you think that overgrown ice sculpture really scares me?!”

 

Ayumi calls out, coldly, “You will change your turn when my dragon attacks! White Night's Dragon, destroy her pathetic Red-Eyes right now!” White Night's Dragon fires a beam of freezing energy that freezes Red-Eyes Black Dragon before shattering it apart costing Kagome 600 life-points causing her to get shocked by the lightning rods, but she doesn't even flinch in the least. Ayumi asks, perplexed, “Oh, come on! Can't you feel anything?!”

 

Kagome pushes a button on her duel disk and calls out, darkly, “Sorry, bitch, but I don't feel a thing! Now, I play my trap card! Red-Eyes Spirits!” Kagome's face-down card is revealed to be a trap card with a picture of Red-Eyes Black Dragon coming out of golden light and Kagome yells out, with a dark serious tone, “Thanks to this card, I can summon the Red-Eyes Black Dragon that you destroyed this turn regardless of summoning conditions!” Soon after, Red-Eyes Black Dragon (2400/2000) comes back to the field in attack mode.

 

Ayumi puts two cards in the spell/trap slots and she says, with a snarl, “This will end my turn!”

 

Current Score:

Ayumi: 4000

Kagome: 4400

 

Kagome draws one card from her deck, puts the card in the spell/trap slots, and exclaims, “Now, I play my Pot of Greed! And what that means, dork, is two more cards for me!” Kagome draws two more cards from her deck, gives a wide dark sly grin, and yells out, putting one card in the spell/trap slots, “Next, I play my Meteor of Destruction! Since you have over one thousand life-points, you lose a grand automatically!”

 

Ayumi calls out, shocked, “No!” Just then a huge flaming meteor slams into her and she screams out in pain when the meteor hit her and the shock from the dark lightning from the lightning rods as she loses 1000 life-points. When the smoke and dust clear, Ayumi is badly burned and injured from both the meteor hit and the dark electric assault.

 

Kagome says, with a dark sly grin, “Oops. Did I forget that every direct assault on us makes hurts us as well?!”

 

Ayumi says, with a cold nasty tone, “You're sick, bitch.”

 

Kagome says, with a dark nasty sneer, “Like you dorks can talk! You kidnap my family and used them to try to get me into your damn cult as well as hurt poor Inuyasha when it was me that you wanted! So, shut up!” Kagome puts one card on her duel disk and calls out, darkly, “Or better yet, let me do that for you! I sacrifice my Red-Eyes Black Dragon to summon Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon!” Soon after, Red-Eyes Black Dragon vanishes into dark red flames and transforms into Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon (2400/2000-3000/2000) comes to the field in attack mode. Kagome says, with a dark sly sneer, “And thanks to my new dragon's special ability, he gets six hundred more attack points thanks to the two dragons in my grave!” Kagome pushes a button on her duel disk and calls out, darkly, “Next, I play my trap! Magic-Reflector Armor, Metal Plus!” Kagome's face-down card proves to be a continuous trap card with a picture of a warrior in front of monster wearing an armor giving off a bright glow. Kagome tells Ayumi, with a dark sly grin, “This card equips to one monster on my side of the field and all spell card effects that target my monster are negate and destroyed.” Just then Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon gains a bright armor coating on it and Kagome then puts one card on her duel disk, yelling out, darkly, “And now, dork, I sacrifice my Darkness Dragon to summon one of my strongest dark dragons yet! Meet Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon!” Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon gives off a huge roar as it covered in a bright silver glow that forces everyone to cover their eyes and when the glow dies down, everyone looks to see Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon (2800/2400), a monster that looks exactly like Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon expect it is a dark silver metallic color with the usual red jewels and highlights in the same places as Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon, comes to the field in attack mode.

 

Kuwabara yells out, amazed, “Whoa! When did Kagome get this card?!”

 

Inuyasha tells Kuwabara, with a serious tone, “Alexis' brother gave it to her. He said that he had a copy of it from his deck as that Nightshroud guy!”

 

Yuka yells out, stunned, “That's one very rare dragon card and for a good reason! It is very powerful!”

 

Kagome says, with a dark sly grin, “My friend, Yuka, is right, bitch! Thanks to my dragon's special ability, he gets four hundred attack points for every dragon in my graveyard and since there is three, he gets twelve hundred extra points!” Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon's stats rise from 2800/2000 to 4000/2000! Kagome then says, with a dark sly grin, “Plus, every turn, my Darkness Metal Dragon allows me to summon one dragon-type monster from my hand or graveyard!”

 

Ayumi calls out, stunned, “You've got to be kidding me!”

 

Kagome exclaims, darkly, “See if this is a joke, wench! Darkness Metal Dragon, attack her fucking peon with Flash Dark Flare Burst!” Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon fires a giant dark red meteor at White Night's Dragon, destroying it and Ayumi yells out in pain as she loses 1000 more life-points causing her to get shocked by more dark electric energy.

 

Ayumi pushes two buttons on her duel disk and calls out, “I reveal my face-down cards! Soul Rope and Emergency Provisions!” Ayumi's two face-down cards are revealed to be Soul Rope trap card and Emergency Provisions Quick-Spell card. Ayumi calls out, with a cold serious tone, “First, thanks to my Emergency Provisions, I get one thousand extra life-points by sacrificing my Soul Rope!” Soul Rope vanishes and Ayumi's life-points increase by 1000 more points. Ayumi calls out, darkly, “But since I play my Soul Rope's effect first, I get to summon one monster with four star or less from my deck since you destroyed one of my monsters!”

 

Kagome says, with a dark sly grin, “Did you forget that you lose one thousand points or did your `Light' burn off a few brain cells?!” Ayumi screams out in pain as she is shocked while she loses 1000 life-points.

 

Ayumi groans out, wearily, “Like I care!” Ayumi goes through her deck, takes one card from her deck, puts her deck back in her duel disk, puts the card on her duel disk, and calls out, coldly, “Now, I summon my Snow Fairy in defense mode!” Soon after, Snow Fairy (1100/700) comes to the field in defense mode. Ayumi says, with a cold sly grin, “And thanks to her, you can't use your spell card for a turn!”

 

Kagome puts two cards in the spell/trap slots, “Like I care about your little snow runt, dork! I place these face-down and call it a turn!”

 

Current Score:

Ayumi: 2000

Kagome: 4400

 

Ayumi draws one card from her deck, puts one card in the spell/trap slots, and calls out, “First, I play my Pot of Greed! This gives me two more cards from my deck!” Ayumi draws two cards from her deck, puts one card in the spell/trap slots, and yells out, with a cold sly smile, “Next, I play my Hammer Shot spell card! This card destroys the strongest monster on the field, so, guess which monster has to go?!”

 

Kagome says, with a dark sly grin, “Don't count on it!” Just then Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon glows violet and then the hologram of Ayumi's Hammer Shot spell card shatters apart.

 

Ayumi calls out, stunned, “What the fuck happened to my spell?!”

 

Kagome says, with a dark serious tone, “Simple, dweeb! My Darkness Metal Dragon has another special ability! Any spell card that target's my dragon is negated and destroyed.”

 

Ayumi shouts out, in a cold angered tone, “Damn you, dork!”

 

Kagome says, with a dark sly grin, “You are just sore that I'm beating your white butt all over this island!”

 

Ayumi puts one card on her duel disk and calls out, “I summon one monster face-down in defense mode!” Ayumi then puts one card in the spell/trap slots and she says, coldly, “I'll place this card face-down and call it a turn!”

 

Kagome draws one card from her deck and yells out, darkly, “So, sad!” Kagome pushes a button on her duel disk and calls out, “First, I play my spell card! Dragon's Gunfire!” Kagome's face-down card proves to be the Dragon's Gunfire spell card and Kagome says, with a dark sly grin, “I can use this card as long as I have a dragon-type monster on my side of the field! This card has two effects and I choose to use this one! I destroy one monster with eight hundred defense points or less! So, say goodbye to your little runt!” Darkness Metal Dragon fires a sphere of flames from its mouth that destroys Snow Fairy.

 

Ayumi calls out, stunned, “Oh no!”

 

Kagome puts one card in the spell/trap slots and she says, darkly, “And now, since your runt is gone, I can play my spell card! Including this one known as Card of Demise! I draw from my deck until I have five cards in my hand and in five turns, I lose my hand, but this duel will be over before then!” Kagome draws cards from her deck until she has five in her hand, puts one card on her duel disk and calls out, “Next, I use my Metal Dragon's special ability and summon my Blue-Eyes White Dragon!” Soon after, Blue-Eyes White Dragon (3000/2500) comes to the field in attack mode. Kagome pushes a button on her duel disk and calls out, “Now, I play my face-down card! Darkness Veil!” Kagome's face-down card proves to be Darkness Veil, Blue-Eyes White Dragon turns pitch black with red glowing eyes, and Kagome shouts out, with a dark sly grin, “And thanks to my Darkness Veil, all of your spell and trap cards are gone and you lose four hundred points per card!”

 

Ayumi says, stunned, “No! This can't be! Destiny is on my side!”

 

Kagome shouts out, with a dark serious tone, “Blue-Eyes, tell this wench what I think about her and her fellow dorks' so-called `destiny'! Darkness Lightning Attack!” Blue-Eyes White Dragon fires a beam of darkness lightning energy at Ayumi's face-down monster, which is flipped to reveal White Magician Pikeru (1200/0), and it is totally vaporized along with Ayumi's face-down card while she yells out in pain as she is shocked while losing 400 life-points. Kagome then calls out, with a dark serious tone, “Now, Red-Eyes, attack her life-points and get rid of this peon now! Flash Dark Flare Burst!” Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon fires a dark flaming meteor at Ayumi and she cries out in extreme pain from that attack and the dark electric energy that pounds her from head to toe as she loses 4000 life-points, ending the duel immediately.

 

Final Score:

Ayumi: 0

Kagome: 4400

 

With the end of the duel, Ayumi's smoking and battered form falls to the ground on her back unconscious while the final dueling holograms and the black and dark violet fog fade away.

 

Kagome goes over to the unconsciousness Ayumi and she thinks, solemnly, “I'm real sorry, Ayumi. I didn't want to do that to you, but I knew that I had to save you from that brainwashing asshole!”

 

Inuyasha, Kuwabara, and Yuka go over to the two of them and Kuwabara yells out, excitedly, “You did it!”

 

Inuyasha says, with a dark sly grin, “Yeah, you sent that white freak of your friend packing.”

 

Kagome says, with a smile, “Thanks, Inuyasha.”

 

Yuka goes over to her fallen friend and she asks, “Is Ayumi . . .?”

 

Kagome tells Yuka, reassuringly, “Don't worry, Yuka, Ayumi will be fine when we get her to Yukina.”

 

Inuyasha asks Kagome, in a plain tone, “Do you want me to carry her?”

 

Just then Sango and Kirara come into the room, Kirara transforms into full demon cat form, and Sango says, with a smile, “There is no need, Inuyasha. Kirara can carry her on her back and we can walk her to the Slifer Red dorms.”

 

Kagome tells Sango, with a smile, “Thanks, Sango.” Soon after, Yuka and Kagome lift the form of the unconscious Ayumi to Kirara in her full demon cat form and prepare to take her to Slifer Red where Yukina is waiting to heal all of the members of the SOL our heroes and heroines beat in their Shadow Game duels.

 

(On the meanwhile; at the beach)

 

At the beach, we find our former Spirit Detective and Sun Prince with his girlfriend running out of the water after that they had a bit of a `water war' and back to their beach umbrella, chairs, towels, and clothes. Keiko goes over to get her towel and Yusuke shakes his head nearby causing a bit of water to `drip' onto Keiko.

 

Keiko giggles and she says, with a smile, “Yusuke! Cut it out!”

 

Yusuke replies, with a sly grin, “All's fair in love and war, right, Keiko?!”

 

Keiko says, with a sly smile, “I guess so, Yusuke.” Keiko then shakes her body towards Yusuke and he yelps as water splashes from Keiko's body onto him.

 

Yusuke yells out, with a smile, “Hey!”

 

Keiko tells Yusuke, with a sly grin, “Like you said: `All's fair in love and war.' Isn't that right, Yusuke?”

 

Yusuke says, with a sly smile, “Real funny, Keiko.”

 

Keiko replies, with a smile, “I thought so, Yusuke.” The two of them share a giggle and engage each other in a passionate kiss for several moments.

 

However, the kiss is interrupted when a female voice calls out, coldly, “Well, if it isn't the little lovebirds, how sweet!” Keiko and Yusuke break off the kiss and turn to see Eri, having a duel disk that has a dueling deck inside attached to her left arm, looking at them with an evil sly grin and a cold and lifeless look in her eyes.

 

Yusuke yells out, in a dark annoyed tone, “Hey, dork, can't you see that my girlfriend and I are trying to have a good time without you freak?!”

 

Eri shouts out, with a cold serious tone, “That's too bad, Urameshi! You and your girlfriend are coming with me to the Society of Light where you belong!”

 

Keiko shouts out, with a dark nasty tone, “Not in this lifetime, wench!”

 

Yusuke says, with a dark sly grin, “I'll take you on! I've been itching to give you freaks some more pain and this is a good excuse! Time for you to pay for interrupting our day off!”

 

Keiko takes a duel disk from her subspace pocket, gives it to Yusuke, and yells out, with a dark sly smile, “Show her whose boss, Yusuke!”

 

Yusuke goes over to his clothes, takes out his duel decking, attached the duel disk to his left wrist, puts his deck into his duel disk causing a familiar black and dark violet glow, and yells out, with a dark loving smile, “It will be my pleasure, Kei!” Yusuke goes over to face Eri, the two of them activate their duel disks, their life-point counters display 4000 life-points each, and they draw five cards from their decks.

 

“Game on!” Eri and Yusuke yell out in unison as their duel begins.

 

Starting Scores:

Yusuke: 4000

Eri: 4000

 

Eri draws one card from her deck and calls out, coldly, “Ladies, first!”

 

Yusuke retorts, with a dark nasty tone, “Too bad the only one I see is Keiko, dork!”

 

Keiko says, with a dark sly smile, “Nice one, Yusuke!”

 

Eri yells out, in a cold angered tone, “You will pay for that, bastard!” Eri puts one card on her duel disk and calls out, “I summon my Marauding Captain in defense mode!” Soon after, Marauding Captain (1200/700) comes to the field in defense mode. Eri then says, with a dark sly grin, “And thanks to this card, I can summon one more level four or less monster from my hand!” Eri then puts one card on her duel disk and calls out, “And I choose my White Knight's Gardna!” Soon after, White Knight's Gardna (800/2000) comes to the field in defense mode. Eri puts two cards in the spell/trap slots and calls out, coldly, “I'll end my turn with two cards face-down!”

 

Yusuke says, with a dark nasty tone, “Is that all?! Pathetic! All right, bitch, time to get your game on!” Yusuke looks at his hand and he says, with a dark sly grin, “Whoops! Check that! It is time for me to turn your game off but good!”

 

Eri replies, coldly, “With what?!”

 

Yusuke says, with a dark sly grin, “We will get to that in a minute, but first, it is Shadow Game time!” Just then the Millennium Symbol appears on Yusuke's forehead and his body is covered in a dark violet and black aura. Just then a set of three black shackles appear on Eri's and Yusuke's necks and upper arms and each black shackle had two spikes coming out with the Millennium Symbol in the center of the shackles.

 

Eri shouts out, shocked, “What in the hell is going on here?!”

 

Yusuke says, with a dark smile, “Simple, dork! Whenever we lose life-points, we get shocked, got it?!”

 

Eri yells out, with a cold serious tone, “You are insane!”

 

Yusuke says, with a dark nasty sneer, “Not as crazy as you dweebs when you messed with people's heads!” Yusuke puts one card in the spell/trap slots and he says, with a dark sly grin, “My Soul Exchange spell card! With this card, I can sacrifice monsters on your side of the field to summon a monster from my hand! And I choose to sacrifice both of your pathetic monsters!” Eri's Marauding Captain and White Knight's Gardna vanish as they are sacrificed, Yusuke puts one card on his duel disk, and calls out, with a dark sly grin, “I summon my Blue-Eyes White Dragon!” Soon after, Blue-Eyes White Dragon (3000/2500) comes to the field in attack mode.

 

Eri shouts out, in a cold nasty tone, “Yeah, so, what?! You and your damn Blue-Eyes White Dragon don't scare me!”

 

Yusuke puts one card in the spell/trap slots and calls out, darkly, “If you think that your face-down cards are going to save you, then you are mistaken! I play my Trap Booster spell card! By discarding one card from my hand, I can play one trap card from my hand!” Yusuke discards one card from his hand, puts one card in the spell/trap slots, a hologram of a Darkness Veil trap card appears on the field, and Yusuke yells out, darkly, “And I choose my Darkness Veil trap card and I give it to my dragon!” Soon after, Blue-Eyes White Dragon becomes pitch black with red glowing eyes and Yusuke says, with a dark sly grin, “And thanks to Darkness Veil, when my dragon attacks, all of your spell and trap cards are gone and you lose four hundred life-points per card!”

 

Eri yells out, stunned, “Oh no!”

 

Yusuke puts the final card in his hand in the spell/trap slots and calls out, darkly, “Oh, but it gets worse! I play my Dragon's Treasure equip spell! This gives my dragon an extra three hundred attack and defense points!” Blue-Eyes White Dragon's stats rise from 3000/2500 to 3300/2800!

 

Eri calls out, horrified, “No! It can't be! Destiny is on my side!”

 

Yusuke yells out, with a dark serious tone, “Blue-Eyes, take out that wench and show her what my girlfriend and I think of her `destiny'! Attack with Darkness Lightning Attack!” Blue-Eyes White Dragon fires a beam of darkness lightning energy right at Eri and it slams into her causing the destruction of her two face-down cards. Eri then screams out in extreme pain and agony as she is shocked from head to toe while she loses 4100 life-points, ending the duel immediately.

 

Final Score:

Yusuke: 4000

Eri: 0

 

With the end of the duel, all of the remaining holograms and the shackles on Yusuke's and Eri's bodies fade away while Eri collapses to the sand on her back.

 

Keiko goes over to Yusuke and says, with a sly smile, “You did it, Yusuke! You won in one turn!”

 

Yusuke tells Keiko, with a sly smile, “Thanks, Keiko!” Keiko and Yusuke kiss each other on the lips and when they release from the kiss, Yusuke goes over to Eri's fallen form, puts her into his arms, goes over to his beach chair, and he puts Eri down on his beach chair. Yusuke says, with a serious tone, “We had better put our clothes on and take her to see Yukina.”

 

Keiko states, with a smile, “Well, so much for our `day off', eh, Yusuke?”

 

Yusuke says, with a smile, “Sorry about this, Keiko.”

 

Keiko tells Yusuke, with a loving smile, “Don't worry about it, Yusuke. Every time with you are a wonderful time with me, through I wished you get into less danger. However, I'm glad that we had time to ourselves for once.”

 

Yusuke tells Keiko, with a loving smile, “Well, I'm glad that you enjoyed our time together.”

 

Keiko says, with a smile, “Anyway, we have to get Eri back to Yukina. Kagome will be glad to get her friend back.”

 

Yusuke nods his head and he says, with a dark sly grin, “Yes, with one less white geek to worry about.”

 

(Around this time; Joining our Slifer Red hero and Queen of Obelisk Blue)

 

In another area of Academy Island, we find Jaden Yuki and Alexis Rhodes relaxing by cliff overlooking the sea where Jaden and his best friend, Syrus Truesdale, come to think and relax and looking over the clean blue seas and crystal blue skies. Jaden is sitting down leaning back by a tree with his left arm wrapped around Alexis' sexy and slender waist as she sits down by his left side with her head on his chest with her hair nuzzling his chin.

 

Alexis asks Jaden, “It is beautiful, isn't it, Jaden?”

 

Jaden tells Alexis, with a sly grin, “It is Lex, but I wasn't looking at the ocean.”

 

Alexis blushes in embarrassment and she tells Jaden, with a smile, “Oh, Jay, you silly.” Alexis lifts her head to meet Jaden's head and the two of them share a passionate kiss for a few moments.

 

However, after they release from that kiss, a male voice calls out, coldly, “Oh, how sweet! The dorky couple is sharing a kiss!” Alexis and Jaden look to the source and stand on their feet as they see a male SOL member with light brown hair and aqua-marine blue eyes and a female SOL member with blond hair and cheery red eyes standing in front of them. The two SOL members had duel disks with dueling decks inside attached to their left wrists and they had cold serious stares in their faces.

 

Alexis yells out, in a dark annoyed tone, “What do you dweebs want this time?!”

 

Jaden says, with a dark serious tone, “Yeah! Interrupting my time with my girlfriend is so not sweet! So, you had better tell us what you want or hold your piece!”

 

Alexis says, with a dark nasty sneer, “Or end up in pieces!”

 

The female SOL member yells out, with a cold serious tone, “You don't scare us, traitor! You and your dorky boyfriend as well as his damn sister!”

 

The male SOL member says, with a cold serious tone, “We're here to finally make both of you see the light and that's a promise, dorks!”

 

Jaden yells out, with a dark nasty tone, “You and what army dweebs?!”

 

The female SOL member says, with a cold nasty tone, “Just us, Yuki! You might have gotten lucky, but you can't escape destiny forever!”

 

Alexis takes out two duel disks from her subspace pocket and shouts out, with a dark annoyed tone, “All right, I've had with it with your `destiny' shit! Let's just duel and get this over with!”

 

The male SOL member says, with a cold serious tone, “Hold it, traitor! This is going to be a tag duel!”

 

Jaden says, with a dark sly smile, “Good! We can get this over with and kick butt of your asses at once!”

 

Alexis and Jaden attached the duel disks to their left wrists and Alexis states, with a dark serious tone, “But before we do, we would like to know the names of our next victims.”

 

The male SOL member yells out, with a cold serious tone, “The name is Sam Seta!”

 

The female SOL member calls out, with a cold serious tone, “And my name is Himori Inori!”

 

Jaden and Alexis put their dueling deck in their duel disks, causing a familiar black and dark violet glow to come from them, and Jaden says, with a dark sly grin, “And soon enough, the two of you are going to be plain `mud'!”

 

Alexis says, with a dark sly grin, “Nice one, Jay!”

 

Himori yells out, with a cold annoyed tone, “That's enough! It's two for you two to see the light!”

 

Jaden calls out, darkly, “No, it's time for you to get a new line!”

 

Alexis exclaims, with a dark serious tone, “It's time for you to shut up and duel!” The four duelists activate their duel disks, their life-point counters display 8000 life-points per tag team, and all four duelists draw five cards from their decks each.

 

“Let's duel!” all four duelists shout in unison.

 

Starting Scores:

Sam and Himori: 8000

Jaden and Alexis: 8000

 

Jaden draws one card from his deck and he yells out, darkly, “I'll kick things off first!” Jaden then takes out the Millennium Rod and he yells out, with a dark sly grin, “But first, a change in scenery is in order!” The Millennium Rod glows and Jaden gets the Millennium Symbol on his forehead as the whole field gets covered in black and dark violet fog.

 

Himori yells out, stunned, “What the hell is going on here?!”

 

Alexis says, with a dark sly grin, “You are about to find out, wench!” Just then dozens of dark red storm clouds appear around the four duelists and bringing dark electric lightning bolts with them.

 

Sam says, with a cold serious tone, “What are those?!”

 

Jaden says, with a dark sly grin, “Simple, loser! With those dark storm clouds above us, when we lose life-points, we get a nasty shock!”

 

Himori calls out, with a cold serious tone, “You are still going through with these Shadow Games?!”

 

Alexis says, with a dark serious tone, “Until you and your fucking `Master' is gone from our lives!”

 

Jaden says, with a dark nasty tone, “So, shut up and get your games on!” Jaden puts one card on his duel disk and calls out, “Now, I play my Elemental Hero Bubbleman in attack mode!” Soon after, Elemental Hero Bubbleman (800/1200) comes to the field in attack mode. Jaden then says, with a dark sly grin, “Next, I play his sweet effect and get two more cards since Bubbleman is alone on my field!” Jaden draws two more cards, puts one card in the spell/trap slots, and calls out, “Next, I play Polymerization!” Jaden discards his Elemental Hero Avian (1000/1000) and Elemental Hero Sparkman (1600/1400) in his hand with the Bubbleman card on his duel disk to the graveyard, Avian and Sparkman appear on the field with Bubbleman, they go into a fusion vortex, and Jaden says, darkly while getting a fusion monster card from his fusion deck, “I fuse my Avian and Sparkman with the Bubbleman on my field to form none other than . . . Elemental Hero Tempest!” Soon after, Elemental Hero Tempest (2800/2800) appears on the field in attack mode. Jaden puts one card in the spell/trap slots, a hologram of a equip spell card with a picture of the fusion monster Giltia the D. Knight with a glowing spear weapon, and he yells out, with a dark serious tone, “Next, I give him my Fusion Shot Equip spell! Now, I can remove one monster used to create my fusion monster from my grave and take it out of play! Then you take damage equal to his attack points!”

 

Himori and Sam yell out in shock, “No way!”

 

Jaden says, with a dark sly grin, “Sorry, dorks, but that's the breaks! So, I remove Avian from my grave and you take damage equal to his attack points and that's one whole grand!” Jaden removes Elemental Hero Avian monster card from the field graveyard, he puts the card in his card pouch, Tempest glows, and an image of Elemental Hero Avian comes out of the glow and slams into Himori and Sam causing them to yelp in shock. However, they cry out in pain as they are shocked as they lose 1000 life-points. Jaden puts three cards in the spell/trap slots and Jaden says, with a dark sly grin, “I'll throw these three face-downs and end your suffering, dorks!”

 

Current Score:

Sam and Himori: 7000

Jaden and Alexis: 8000

 

Sam draws one card from his deck and he yells out, with a cold angered tone, “You will pay for that wiseguy!” Sam puts one card in the spell/trap slots and calls out, “First, I play my Next World spell card!” Just then a huge carpet appears on the center of the field and an image of Tempest appears on the carpet. Sam says, with a cold sly grin, “This card picks one random monster on the field and allows me to summon a monster with equal stars!” Sam puts one card from his hand on his duel disk and yells out, “But since you only have one monster, let's get to it! I use my spell to summon my Guardian Angel Joan in attack mode!” Soon after, Guardian Angel Joan (2800/2000) comes to the field in attack mode. Sam puts two cards in the spell/trap slots and he says, with a cold serious tone, “I'll put two cards face-down and I'll call it a turn!”

 

Alexis draws one card from her deck and yells out, darkly, “Okay, dweebs, my move!” Alexis puts one card on her duel disk and calls out, “First, I summon my Cold Enchanter in attack mode!” Soon after, Cold Enchanter (1600/1200) comes to the field in attack mode.

 

Jaden asks Alexis, curiously, “Hey, Alexis, how did you get Serena's cards?!”

 

Alexis shrugs her shoulder and she replies, with a smile, “I really don't know! I found my deck glowing one day and found these new cards in my deck! I heard a weird told me that they are gift from planet Earth by someone named Helios.”

 

Jaden says, with a sly grin, “Something tells me that we need to talk to sis when she gets back.”

 

Himori yells out, in a cold annoyed tone, “Can you continue with your turn?!”

 

Alexis discards one card from her hand and calls out, with a dark sly grin, “Eager to lose, dork?! Fine! I play Cold Enchanter's special effect by discarding one card from my hand, I put one Ice Counter on that silly fairy of your dorky friend's and make it unable to change modes!” Sam yelps in shock as Guardian Angel Joan has her right arm covered in ice. Alexis then says, with a dark sly grin, “Plus, Cold Enchanter gets a three hundred attack boost for every Ice Counter on the field!” Cold Enchanter's stats rise from 1600/1200 to 1900/1200! Alexis then puts one more card in the spell/trap slots and calls out, “Next, I play my Monster Reborn! This allows me to summon the monster that I discarded with Cold Enchanter's effect! Meet the strongest monster in my Cyber Artic Angel deck! My Ice Master!” Soon after, Ice Master (2500/2000), a tall female humanoid monster wearing an ice-blue and dark blue uniform with large icicles as hair and holding a large ice-blue staff with the top shaped like a four-sided snowflake, comes to the field in attack mode. Alexis then says, with a dark sly tone, “Now, I play her effect! She puts one more Ice Counter on your overgrown fairy and stopping it cold!” Just then Guardian Angel Joan's left arm is frozen while Cold Enchanter's stats rise from 1900/1200 to 2200/1200!

 

Sam says, with a cold annoyed tone, “Damn you!”

 

Alexis says, with a dark nasty tone, “What's the matter, dweebs?! I thought that you like the cold! Especially since you are freezing everyone's hearts and turning them into cold and heartless monsters!” Alexis puts two cards in the spell/trap slots and she says, darkly, “And I think I'll end my turn with these!”

 

Himori calls out, in a cold annoyed tone, “Finally!” Himori draws one card from her deck, puts one card on her duel disks, and yells out, “I summon my Ice Knight in attack mode!” Soon after, Ice Knight (1300/1200-1700/1200) comes to the field in attack mode. Himori then puts one card in the spell/trap slots and yells out, coldly, “Next, I play the spell card known as Big Wave Small Wave and sacrifice my Ice Knight!” Just then a huge wave comes onto the field and swallows Ice Knight. Himori puts one card on her duel disk and yells out, “Now, it is time for you to meet Gogiga Gagagigo in attack mode!” Just then Gogiga Gagagigo (2950/2800) comes to the field in attack mode. Himori puts two cards in the spell/trap slots and yells out, coldly, “I'll end my turn with these!”

 

Jaden says, with a dark sly grin, “How sad!” Jaden draws one card, puts the card in the spell/trap slots, and calls out, “First, I play my Graceful Charity spell card! I draw three cards and then I discard two from my hand!” Jaden draws three cards, discards his Neo-Spacian Grand Mole (900/300) and Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin (600/800), and Jaden says, putting another card in the spell/trap slots, “Now, I play my Card of Sanctity! Both of us must draw until we have six cards in our hands!” All duelists then draw from their decks until they have six cards in their hands, Jaden puts one card in the spell/trap slots, and calls out, “Next, I play my Cocoon Party spell card! With this card, I can summon as many Chrysalis monsters as I have Neo-Spacians in my grave and since I discard two, my good old Aqua Dolphin and Grand Mole, with Graceful Charity, I can summon my Chrysalis Pinny and Chrysalis Pantail to the field!” Two cards come out of Jaden's deck, Jaden puts them on his duel disk, and Chrysalis Pinny (100/700) and Chrysalis Pantail (800/300) comes to the field in attack mode.

 

Sam says, with a cold nasty smile, “Those little runts can't do a thing against our monsters!”

 

Jaden puts one more card in the spell/trap slots and calls out, “Don't count on it, dweebs! I play my Contact spell card! With this card, I can sacrifice all Chrysalis monsters on the field to summon their Neo-Spacian forms! So, come on out, Neo-Spacian Glow Moss and Neo-Spacian Dark Panther!” Pinny and Pantail vanishes as two more cards come out of Jaden's deck, he puts them on his duel disk, and Neo-Spacian Glow Moss (300/900) and Neo-Spacian Dark Panther (1000/100) come to the field in attack mode. Jaden then puts one card in the spell/trap slots and calls out, “Next, I play my Fake Hero spell card! This card allows me to summon any Elemental Hero in my hand!” Jaden puts one card on his duel disk and calls out, “Like Elemental Hero Neos!” Soon after, Elemental Hero Neos (2500/2000) comes to the field in attack mode.

 

Himori yells out, coldly, “So, what?! Your spell prevents him from attack and he will go back to your hand at the end of the turn!”

 

Jaden calls out, with a dark sly grin, “Not quite, bitch! Because I fuse my Neos with Panther and Glow Moss! Ready, guys?!” The three named monsters nod their heads and Jaden yells out, as the outer space theme appears above them, “Triple Contact Fusion!” The three monsters leap into the air as their cards are returned to Jaden's deck, Jaden takes a fusion monster card from his fusion deck, puts it on his duel disk, the three monsters unite in a bright light, and he yells out, “Now, I summon my Elemental Hero Chaos Neos!” Soon after, Elemental Hero Chaos Neos (3000/2500) comes to the field in attack mode. Jaden puts one more card in the spell/trap slots and yells out, darkly, “Next, I play my Instant Neo-Space Equip spell! Thanks to this card, as long as he is equips with this card, Chaos Neos is sticking around!”

 

Sam yells out, coldly, “We'll see!”

 

Jaden calls out, darkly while putting the last card in his hand into the spell/trap slots, “You won't be around long enough to find out, dweeb! I play my Elemental Storm spell card!” Soon after, a hologram of spell card with Elemental Hero Neos in a center of a storm appears on the field and Jaden yells out, with a dark sly grin, “Thanks to this card, I choose one hero on my side of the field and you lose one monster with less original attack powers than that the original attack points of my hero! In simple terms, dorks, I choose my Chaos Neos and you are about to lose one monster with less attack points!”

 

The two SOL members yell out in horror, “No way!”

 

Jaden says, with a dark sly grin, “Yes, way! So, I choose your damn overgrown fish!” Soon after, Gogiga Gagagigo explodes as it is destroyed and Jaden says, with a dark sly smile, “Good news for you, dweebs! My monster can't attack this turn, but that doesn't mean my Tempest can't!” Jaden then points at Himori and roars out, darkly, “Okay, Tempest, give this bitch a lesson that she will forget! Gilder Strike!” Tempest fires a blue beam of energy from its right arm cannon right at Himori.

 

Himori pushes a button on her duel disk and calls out, with a cold serious tone, “I don't think so, nonbeliever! I play my Mirror Force trap card!” Himori's face-down card is revealed to be the Mirror Force trap card and Himori says, with cold sly grin, “Sorry, but your attack fails and all of your and your bitchy girlfriend's monsters are gone!”

 

Alexis pushes a button on her duel disk and calls out, “Wrong, dork! I play my Trap Jammer card!” Alexis' face-down is the Trap Jammer Counter Trap card and Alexis says, with a dark sly grin, “Now, my trap negates your pathetic Mirror Force! Too bad!”

 

Sam yells out, coldly while pushing a button on his duel disk, “I don't think so! I've got my own Trap Jammer card!” Sam's face-down card proves to be another Trap Jammer Counter Trap card and Sam says, with a cold sly grin, “Ah, too bad, looks like I've made all of your hard work useless! I knew that you couldn't escape destiny, Rhodes!”

 

Jaden pushes a button on his duel disk and yells out, darkly, “I've had it to here with you and your damned `Destiny'! I play my face-down card! My Counter Counter trap card!” Jaden's face-down card proves to be the Counter Counter trap card and Jaden says, darkly, “With this card, I can negate the activation of a counter trap card and destroy it! And your Trap Jammer qualifies dork!”

 

Sam's trap card is negated and destroyed causing him to cry out, stunned, “No!”

 

Alexis says, with a dark sly grin, “And my trap shatters your pathetic Mirror Force!” Himori's Mirror Force trap card is negated and Himori yells out in pain as Tempest's attack slams into her. Soon after, Himori and Sam yell out in pain and agony as they are shocked by dark electric energy as they lose 2800 life-points.

 

Jaden says, with a dark sly smile, “I think that I let you and that wench suffer enough, dork!”

 

Current Score:

Sam and Himori: 4200

Jaden and Alexis: 8000

 

Sam draws one card and calls out, wearily, “My move!” Sam puts one card in the spell/trap slots and calls out, “I play my Pot of Greed! And I draw two more cards from my deck!” Sam draws two more cards from his deck, gives a cold sly grin, and yells out, putting one card in the spell/trap slots, “Now, I play my Shinto's Art Ritual Spell card and I sacrifice my Guardian Angel Joan to summon . . .!” Soon after, Guardian Angel Joan vanishes as Sam puts one card on his duel disk and yells out, coldly, “Shinto, King of a Higher Plane!” Soon after, Shinto, King of Higher Plane (3300/3000) comes to the field in attack mode. Sam says, with a cold sly grin, “And since my Guardian Angel Joan is gone, so, are your tokens Rhodes and your little fairy lose attack points!” Cold Enhancer's stats go down from 2200/1200 back to 1600/1200!

 

Alexis says, with a dark sly smile, “Like that scares me, dork!”

 

Sam puts one card in the spell/trap slots and calls out, with a cold sly grin, “You will be when I play my White Veil spell card!” Soon after, Shinto transforms white and gains glowing violet eyes.

 

Himori shouts out, with a cold sly grin, “Yes! It is about time!”

 

Sam yells out, with a cold serious tone in his voice, “Now, Shinto, attack their pathetic Ice Master with your White Divine Ring!” Soon after, a white glowing ring is summoned by Shinto and Sam says, with a cold sly grin, “And now, every one of your spell and trap cards are gone!”

 

Jaden pushes a button on her duel disk and calls out, darkly, “Don't count on it, dweeb! I play my Darkness Veil trap card!” Jaden's face-down card is revealed to be Darkness Veil trap card and Jaden calls out, darkly, “Now, I give to Alexis' Ice Master!” Soon after, Ice Master becomes pitch black with red glowing eyes.

 

Alexis says, with a dark loving smile, “Thanks, Jay!”

 

Sam calls out, in disbelief, “Not again!”

 

Jaden says, with a dark sly grin, “You are just sore because we are kicking your asses around this island! And thanks to Darkness Veil, every one of your spell and trap cards are gone, including your pathetic White Veil!” Soon after, Himori and Sam loses their face-down cards along with Sam's White Veil is destroyed causing Shinto to return to normal.

 

Sam yells out, with a cold annoyed tone, “So, what?! My monster will destroy your girlfriend's Ice Master, Yuki!” Shinto launches a purple energy ring right at Ice Master.

 

Jaden pushes a button on his duel disk and calls out, with a dark serious tone, “My Soul Union trap card has something to say to that white geek!” Soon after, Jaden's final face-down card is revealed to be the Soul Union trap card and Jaden says, darkly, “Thanks to this card, I choose one monster in the graveyard with Elemental Hero with its name and one monster on the field gains its attack power! So, I choose Sparkman and I give his power to Ice Master, giving her a sixteen hundred point boost!” Ice Master's stats rise from 2500/2000 to 4100/2000!

 

Himori shouts out, shocked, “No! You've got to be kidding me!”

 

Alexis yells out, seriously, “Don't count on it, dork! Ice Master, put this dork's `king' on ice!” Ice Master fires a huge wave of snowflakes and ice that freezes Shinto in its tracks and the monster shatters causing Sam and Himori to scream out in pain as they lose 800 life-points while getting shocked by dark electric energy.

 

When the shock is done, Sam says, wearily and fearfully, “I . . . I end my turn!”

 

Current Score:

Sam and Himori: 3300

Jaden and Alexis: 8000

 

Alexis draws one card from her deck and she says, with a dark sly grin, “Is that all?! Oh, well! I thought that you dorks would provide more entertaining challenge than this! But then again, you will never a match for us from that start!” Alexis yells out, “Ice Master and Cold Enchanter, attack these peons directly and end this duel!” The two monsters launch powerful snow storms that rain down on the two duelists causing them to yell out pain and then they scream out in extreme pain and agony as they are shocked from head to toe with dark electric energy as they lose 4100 life-points, ending the duel immediately.

 

Final Score:

Sam and Himori: 0

Jaden and Alexis: 8000

 

With the end of the duel, the final dueling holograms and the black and dark violet fog fades from the field as the two SOL members with nasty burns and their white uniforms torn collapse to the ground unconscious on their stomachs.

 

Jaden says, with a dark sly grin, “And that's game, dorks!”

 

Alexis says, with a dark loving smile on her lips, “Way to go, Jay!”

 

Jaden tells Alexis, with a dark smile on his lips, “You did great to, Lex! We work well together in a tag team!”

 

Alexis says, with a sly grin, “You know it `Slifer Slacker'!” Alexis kisses him on his left cheek and Jaden gives a wide blush from his cheek because of it.

 

Jaden says, after regaining his composer, “Well, we had better gets these two back to Yukina.”

 

Alexis says, with a sigh, “So much for a relaxing day.”

 

Jaden tells Alexis, with a wide loving grin, “Well, anytime with you, in a sweet duel or a relaxing day out in the sun, is pretty special to me since you are quite the beautiful princess and `queen'.”

 

Alexis blushes and tells Jaden, with a sly smile, “Oh, Jaden . . .” Jaden and Alexis then head over to the unconscious former SOL members and prepares to take them to Yukina to get them healed.

 

(On the roof of the main building of Duel Academy; A short time soon after)

 

Upon the roof of Duel Academy, we find Hikari Urameshi and Zane Truesdale walking onto the roof of Duel Academy's main building with Hikari Urameshi holding her PDA in her right hand and looking at something on the screen.

 

Zane asks Hikari, with a dark serious tone on his face, “Is this place?”

 

Hikari says, with a dark serious tone, “This is the place that the Obelisk and Ra Yellow student said they were being attacked by those white dorks, but I don't see anyone.”

 

Zane says, with a dark plain tone, “This is a trap.”

 

Hikari yells out, with a dark serious tone, “Trap?!”

 

Just then a cold female voice calls out, with a dark sly grin, “That's right, bitch!” Just then the two of them look to see two female SOL members, both the same age as Kari, one with long flowing brown that goes to her kneecaps behind her back and light blue eyes and another with dyed pink hair that goes several inches behind her shoulders and with light green eyes, staring down at them with cold sly grins.

 

Hikari says, with a dark annoyed tone, “Oh, great! Just what I didn't want to see in the morning!”

 

The blond haired female SOL member tells Hikari, with a cold serious tone, “Sorry, bitch, but this time, there is no escape for you or Mr. `Goth', Zane Truesdale, over there! This time, you are coming with us to the Society of Light!”

 

Zane replies, with a dark annoyed tone, “Says who, dork?!”

 

Just then a male voice, with a cold serious tone, “Says us, asshole!” Hikari and Zane turn to see some male and female SOL members with teasers and stun guns with a group of male Ra Yellow students and male and female Obelisk Blue students with wearily looks on their faces in front of them.

 

One of the female Obelisk Blue students says, weakly, “Sorry, Kari . . . they . . . They took us by surprise . . .”

 

Hikari yells out, with a dark angered tone, “Ooh, you dorks really go down to a new low! You are starting to really piss me off!”

 

The pink haired female SOL member says, with a cold nasty tone, “Like we give a care about your temper, nonbeliever! If you try anything, it will be the end of your fellow dorks!”

 

The two female SOL members before Zane and Hikari put dueling decks into their duel disks and the blond haired female SOL member says, with a cold sly grin, “Unless you, two, duel us in a tag team duel, your fellow dorks are going to get a real nasty shock!”

 

Zane calls out, darkly, “Fine! If that's what it will get you to shut up!” Zane says, with a dark sick smile, “Actually, I was looking for a few of you to bash around today.”

 

Hikari says, with a dark serious tone, “However, before we start dueling, we should know our victims before we blast you into pieces!”

 

The blond haired SOL member calls out, in a cold strong tone, “The name is Elita Yamateno!”

 

The pink haired SOL yells out, with a cold plain tone, “I'm Jesse Yuma!”

 

Hikari takes out two duel disks from her subspace pocket, gives one to Zane, the two of them attach their duel disk to their left wrists, and Zane says, with a dark sick smile, “Thank you. Now, we know what to put on your tombstones when we demolish you!”

 

Elita calls out, with a cold serious tone, “Don't count on it, Zane! You and your `little girlfriend', Hikari Urameshi, is going to see the light!”

 

Hikari calls out, darkly, “No! All that's going to be seen is your defeat!” Hikari and Zane then put their dueling decks into their duel disks causing a familiar black and dark violet glow to come from Hikari's deck and all four duelists activate their duel disks causing their life-point counters to display 8000 life-points for each tag team. Soon after, all four duelists draw five cards from their respective dueling decks.

 

“Let's duel!” all four duelists shout in unison as their tag team duel begins.

 

Starting Scores:

Elita and Jesse: 8000

Hikari and Zane: 8000

 

Hikari draws one card from her deck and calls out, darkly, “I think that I shall start things off, but first, a little change in scenery is in order!” Soon after, the Millennium Symbol appears on Hikari's forehead along with Camilla's Shadow Charm around her neck and a huge dome of black and dark violet surrounds all of them.

 

Jesse asks, stunned, “What the heck is this?!”

 

Hikari replies, with a dark sly grin, “It's your first Shadow Game!”

 

Elita yells out, stunned, “Shadow Game?!”

 

Zane says, with a dark sick smile, “That's right, dork! Shadow Game! And in this, all the rules have changed!” Just then black chains appear from the ground and lock all of the duelists' legs in place.

 

Jesse and Elita try to break free, but can't and Jesse yells out, shocked, “Hey, we're stuck!”

 

Hikari says, with a dark sly grin, “That's right, dweeb! And we can't break free until this duel is over!” Just then floor below them turns into electrical glass panels and she says, with a dark sly smile, “And it gets worse, dorks! Thanks to this new surface below us, every time we lose life-points, we get a nasty shock, got it?!”

 

Jesse says, with a cold serious tone, “Damn it! You are still into these Shadow Games!”

 

Zane replies, with a dark nasty tone, “Don't like?! Too bad! You either duel our way or drop out of the Society of Trash immediately! That's how we play now!”

 

Elita yells out, with a cold angered tone, “No way! Bring on your damn Shadow! We're not afraid!”

 

Hikari replies, putting one card in the spell/trap slots, “We'll see about that! First, I start off with this! My Call of the Mummy spell card! As long as this card remains on the field, I can special summon one zombie monster from my hand to the field as long as I don't have any monsters on my side of the field!” Hikari puts one card on his duel disk and she yells out, darkly, “So, I use my spell card to summon Vampire Lord in attack mode!” Soon after, Vampire Lord (2000/1500) comes to the field in attack mode. Hikari puts two cards in the spell/trap slots and yells out, “I'll end my turn with two cards face-down!”

 

Elita draws one card from her deck and calls out, coldly, “Okay, my move!” Elita puts one card on her duel disk and calls out, “First, I play my Kaiser Sea Horse in attack mode!” Soon after, Kaiser Sea Horse (1700/1650) comes to the field in attack mode. Elita then puts one card in the spell/trap slots and calls out, “Next, I play my Double Summon spell card allowing another normal summon this turn!” Elita puts one card on her duel disk and she says, with a sly grin, “So, I play my Unfriendly Amazon in attack mode!” Soon after Unfriendly Amazon (2000/1600) comes to the field in attack mode, Elita puts one card in the spell/trap slots, and she says, coldly, “Finally, I'll throw this down and I'll end my turn!”

 

Zane calls out, darkly, “My turn!” Zane draws one card from his deck, puts one card in the spell/trap slots, and yells out, “First, I play my Future Fusion spell card! With this, I can summon a Fusion Monster as long as I send the Fusion Material monsters from my deck to the grave!” Zane takes out his deck, takes three cards from it, puts his deck back in his duel disk, discards three Cyber Dragons (2100/1600 X 3) to the graveyard, takes a fusion monster card from his fusion deck, puts it on his duel disk, and calls out, with a dark sick smile on his lips, “Now, I send my three Cyber Dragons to the graveyard to summon the Cyber End Dragon!” Soon after, Cyber End Dragon (4000/2800) comes to the field in attack mode. Zane puts two cards in the spell/trap slots and calls out, darkly, “And since I can't attack this turn, I place these cards face-down and I end my turn!”

 

Jesse draws one card from her deck and calls out, coldly, “My move!” Jesse asks Elita, with a cold sly grin, “Hey, Elita, you don't mind if I borrow a monster?”

 

Elita says, with a cold sly grin, “No problem!”

 

Jesse puts one card on her duel disk and calls out, “I sacrifice Kaiser Sea Horse and use its special ability that allows it to count as two sacrifices instead of one since I'm summoning a Light monster! So, I summon Sanga of the Thunder in attack mode!” Kaiser Sea Horse vanishes from the field and Sanga of the Thunder (2600/2200) comes to the field in attack mode. Jesse puts two cards in the spell/trap slots and she says, with a cold sly grin, “I'll end my turn with two face-down cards!”

 

Hikari draws one card from her deck and Hikari yells out, putting one card in the spell/trap slots, “First, I play my Pot of Greed and draw two more cards from my deck!” Hikari draws two more cards from her deck, puts one card on her duel disk, and calls out, “Now, I remove my Vampire Lord from play in order to summon my Vampire Genesis!” Vampire Lord vanishes from the field and Vampire Genesis (3000/2100) comes to the field in attack mode. Hikari then yells out, darkly, “Now, Vampire Genesis, attack her Sanga of the Thunder right now! Crimson Storm!”

 

Jesse and Elita give confused looks and Jesse thinks in her mind, perplexed, “What is that bitch thinking?! Doesn't she know that I can use my Sanga's special ability to drain her vampire's power to zero and seriously damage hers and Zane's life-points!?!” Soon after, Vampire Genesis transforms into a huge storm and heads straight for Sanga of the Thunder.

 

Jesse yells out, coldly, “Sorry, Urameshi, but I play my monster's effect! Thanks to Sanga's ability, I can use it to drain your monster's power to zero!”

 

Hikari thinks in her mind, with a dark sly grin, “Just what I wanted to do, bitch!” Vampire Genesis' stats reduce down from 3000/2100 to 0/2100!

 

Jesse calls out, with a cold sly grin, “Sanga, counterattack!” Sanga launches a powerful lightning bolt assault that destroys Vampire Genesis and Hikari and Zane get zapped with a lot of dark electric energy as they lose 3000 life-points, but they don't even flinch at all.

 

Elita exclaims, stunned, “Oh come on! You've got to be feeling something!”

 

Hikari says, with a dark sly grin, “Nope! Sorry, wench, but thanks! By destroying my Genesis, you walked right into my trap!” Hikari pushes a button on her duel disk and calls out, “Now, I play my face-down card! A Deal with Dark Ruler!” Soon after, Hikari's face-down card is revealed to be A Deal with Dark Ruler Quick-Spell card and Hikari says, as a card comes out of her deck, “Whenever a level eight or higher zombie type monster on the field is destroyed, I can play this bad boy to summon this to take its place!” Hikari puts the card on her duel disk and calls out, darkly, “My Berserk Dragon!” Soon after, Berserk Dragon (3500/0) comes to the field in attack mode.

 

Jesse and Elita yell out in unison, “Oh no!”

 

Hikari yells out, with a dark sly grin, “That's right, dweebs! And plus, it can attack all of your monsters right at once! Berserk Dragon, attack their pathetic peons right now!” Berserk Dragon fires multiple spheres of dark energy right at Unfriendly Amazon and Sanga of the Thunder.

 

Elita pushes a button on her duel disk and calls out, “I don't think so, dweeb! I reveal my trap! Negate Attack!” Elita's face-down card proves to be the Negate Attack trap card and Elita yells out, with a cold sly grin, “Sorry, wench, but this card negates your attack and ends your Battle Phase!”

 

Zane pushes a button on his duel disk and calls out, darkly, “I don't think so, wench! Trap Jammer!” Zane's face-down card proves to be the Trap Jammer counter trap card and he says, with a dark sick smile, “Sorry, dork, but this card cancels out your Negate Attack trap card! Too bad!”

 

Elita shouts out, stunned, “Oh no!” Her Negate Attack trap card is naturalized when Berserk Dragon's attacks slam into Unfriendly Amazon and Sanga of the Thunder, destroying both monsters, and Elita and Jesse yell out in pain as they are shocked by dark electric energy as they lose 2400 life-points.

 

Hikari puts one card in the spell/trap slots and she says, with a dark sly grin, “I think that I caused enough pain for you, dweebs for now. I'll end my turn.” Soon after, Berserk Dragon's stats reduce down from 3500/0 to 3000/0!

 

Current Score:

Elita and Jesse: 5600

Hikari and Zane: 5000

 

Elita draws one card from her deck and calls out, in a cold annoyed tone, “My move, nonbelievers!” Elita draws puts one card in the spell/trap slots and yells out, “I play my Graceful Charity spell card! I draw three cards from my deck and I discard two cards from my hand!” Elita draws three cards from her deck, discards two cards from her hand, and says, with a cold sly grin, “Okay, it's our turn to inflict a bit of pain on you, losers! It's time for payback for all that you black-clad freaks did to us!” Elita displays a spell card with a picture displaying three graves with the marks of Sanga of the Thunder, Kazejin, and Suijin on them, she puts the spell card in the graveyard, and she calls out, coldly, “Now, I play my Revival of the Great One spell card! When Sanga, Kazejin, and Suijin are in the graveyard, I can remove them from play in order to summon the ultimate monster from my hand or deck! And by the way, dorks, I placed Kazejin and Suijin in the grave, thanks to Graceful Charity!” The three named monsters, Sanga of the Thunder, Kazejin (2400/2200), and Suijin (2500/2400) and the two SOL members put them in their pockets and out of play. A card comes out of Elita's deck, she puts it on her duel disk, and yells out, coldly, “Now, meet Gate Guardian!” Soon after, Gate Guardian (3700/3400) comes to the field in attack mode.

 

Jesse says, with a cold sly grin, “But my partner's spell card doesn't come with its drawbacks. Both of you get one card from your decks!” Zane and Hikari draw one card from their decks each.

 

Elita yells out, coldly, “And you will need them! Gate Guardian, destroy her dragon with Tidal Surge Attack!” Gate Guardian combines thunder, water, and wind into a powerful attack that destroys Berserk Dragon, costing Zane and Hikari around 750 life-points causing them to get shocked with dark electric energy, but they don't even flinch, which disturbs the SOL members.

 

Hikari pushes a button on her duel disk and calls out, “I play my face-down card! Flat Level 4!” Hikari's face-down card is revealed to be the trap card known as Flat Level Four and Hikari says, with a dark sly grin, “Since my dragon is gone, all of us can summon one monster that's level four or less from our decks!” All four duelists go through their decks, take out one card each, put their decks back in their duel disks, and Hikari says, putting one card on her duel disk, “And I choose my Dragon Zombie in attack mode!” Soon after, Dragon Zombie (1600/0) in attack mode.

 

Elita says, putting the card that she gotten from her deck on her duel disk, “And I choose The Creator Incarnate!” Just then The Creator Incarnate (1600/1500) comes to the field in attack mode.

 

Zane puts one card on his duel disk and yells out, “I choose my Cyber Dark Edge!” Soon after, Cyber Dark Edge (800/800) comes to the field in attack mode.

 

Jesse puts the one card from her deck on her duel disk and shouts out, coldly, “And I choose my Hand of Nephthys!” Soon after, Hand of Nephthys (600/600) comes to the field in defense mode. Jesse then says, pushing a button on her duel disk, “However, you are not the only one with a trap card! One-on-One fight!” Jesse's face-down card is the One-on-One Fight trap card and Jesse says, with a cold sly grin, “Now, both of our strongest monsters are forced into battle! Zane's Cyber End Dragon versus Elita's Gate Guardian!”

 

As the two monsters prepared to fight, Hikari says, with a dark sly grin, “Ha! Your damned `Light' must have burned more brain cells than I thought! Zane's Cyber End Dragon is stronger than her pathetic Gate Guardian!” Zane, however, isn't so sure and he gives a dark serious look.

 

Jesse pushes a button on her duel disk and calls out, with a cold sly grin, “Don't so sure, bitch! I play my Rush Recklessly Quick-Spell card!” Jesse's other face-down card is the Rush Recklessly Quick-Spell card and Jesse says, with a cold sly smile, “Thanks to this card, my partner's monster gains seven hundred extra attack points for this turn!” Gate Guardian's stats rise from 3700/3400 to 4400/4000!

 

Elita shouts out, with a cold serious tone, “Now, Gate Guardian, smash that overgrown pile of tin!” Gate Guardian fires its attack on Cyber End Dragon, destroying it, and Zane and Hikari get hit with dark electric energy as they lose 400 more life-points.

 

Hikari yells out, with a dark surprised tone, “How did they know to do that?!”

 

Zane replies, with a dark serious tone, “They are not ordinary dorks! They are pretty good tag team duelists! They know how to feed on each other's strengths and weakness in order to win!” Zane says, with a dark sick smile on his lips while pushing two cards on his duel disk, “However, it doesn't mean that they are good as us, Kari! I play my trap! Soul Rope!” Zane's face-down proves to be the Soul Rope trap card and he says, with a dark sly grin, “Since you destroyed my monster, I give one thousand of our life-points to summon one level four or below monster from my deck!” Zane and Hikari get shocked again as they lose another 1000 life-points, but they don't even flinch. Zane goes through his deck, takes out one card from his deck, and yells out, “And I choose my Cyber Dark Keel!” Soon after, Cyber Dark Keel (800/800) comes to the field in attack mode.

 

Elita tells Zane, with a dark sly grin, “I'll end my turn for now!”

 

Current Score:

Elita and Jesse: 5600

Hikari and Zane: 2850

 

Zane draws one card from his deck, puts the card in the spell/trap slots, and calls out, “I play my Card of Sanctity spell card! Now, all of us must draw until we have six cards in our hands!” The four duelists draw from their decks until they have six cards in their hands. Zane then puts one card in the spell/trap slots and calls out, “Now, I play the spell card known as Fusion Decimation! I discard one Polymerization in order to activate!” Zane discards the said spell card to the graveyard and Zane says, with a dark sly grin, “Next, I choose one Fusion monster from my fusion deck and send it right to my graveyard! And I choose my Five-Headed Dragon!” Zane takes his Five-Headed Dragon (5000/5000) fusion monster card from his fusion deck, sends it right to his graveyard, and Zane calls out, taking out his deck, “And now, I can summon one Fusion Material monster from my deck right to the field and that monster is destroyed at the end of this turn!” Zane takes out one card from his deck, puts it on his duel disk, and calls out, darkly, “And I choose my Exploder Dragon!” Soon after, Exploder Dragon (1000/0) comes to the field in attack mode.

 

Jesse says, with a cold sly grin, “And that's going to do what?! It doesn't have the power to match our Gate Guardian?!”

 

Zane puts one card in the spell/trap slots and calls out, “Don't count on it, dorks! Now, I play my Dark Spell Regeneration! This spell card allows me to bring back one spell from the grave for this turn and I choose Polymerization!” Zane discards his Cyber Dark Horn (800/800) from his hand along with Cyber Dark Edge and Cyber Dark Keel that are on his duel disk to the graveyard and yells out, darkly, “Now, I fuse my Cyber Dark Horn with my Dark Edge and my Dark Keel to create my ultimate monster!” Soon after, Cyber Dark Horn emerges on the field and goes into a fusion vortex with Dark Edge and Dark Keel.

 

Elita says, stunned, “Don't tell me!”

 

Zane replies, with a dark sick smile, “Oh, yes, dorks!” Zane takes a fusion monster card from his fusion deck, puts it on his duel disk, and calls out, “Meet Cyber Dark Dragon!” Soon after, Cyber Dark Dragon (1000/1000) comes to the field in attack mode with an unearthly roar. Zane then says, with a dark sly grin, “Next, my Cyber Dark Dragon takes one dragon monster from my grave and combines it with itself. Then it gains all of its attack point and I choose my Five Headed Dragon!” Soon after, Five-Headed Dragon returns to the field, Cyber Dark Dragon captures it in his claws, puts IV wires on its forehead, and its stats rise from 1000/1000 to 6000/1000! Zane then says, with a dark sly grin, “Plus, my Cyber Dark Dragon gains one hundred attack points for every card in my grave and Kari's grave counts since this is a tag duel! And since Kari and I have sixteen cards in our grave, he gets sixteen hundred more attack points!” Cyber Dark Dragon's stats 6000/1000 to 7600/1000! Zane then calls out, darkly, “Now, Exploder Dragon, attack her Gate Guardian now!”

 

Jesse calls out, with a cold sly smile, “Are you blind or what, nonbeliever?! Our Gate Guardian is far stronger than pathetic dragon! It's done!”

 

Zane replies, with a dark sick smile on his lips, “Are you sure?!” Soon after, Exploder Dragon drops its bomb on Gate Guardian, destroying it, and taking Exploder Dragon with it. Zane calls out, darkly, “Oops. Did I forget to mention that whenever my dragon attacks, both monsters are destroyed?!”

 

Elita exclaims, flabbergasted, “But you still lose life-points since our monster was stronger!”

 

Zane says, with a dark sly grin, “Sorry, dorks, but my Exploder Dragon's special ability negates all damage from that battle! Plus, my Dark Dragon gains one hundred more points since there is one more card in our grave!” Cyber Dark Dragon's stats increase from 7600/1000 to 7700/1000! Zane then puts one card in the spell/trap slots and calls out, “Next, I play my Limiter Removal Quick-Spell card! This doubles the attack power of machine monsters on the field and guess what my dragon is?!” Cyber Dark Dragon's stats rise from 7700/1000 to 15,400/1000 and Zane says, with a dark sly grin, “And finally, my Dark Dragon gains one hundred more points since there is one more card in our grave!” Cyber Dark Dragon's stats rise from 15,400/1000 to 15,500/1000!

 

Jesse calls out, stunned, “No, this can't be! Destiny is on our side!”

 

Zane yells out, with a dark serious tone, “Cyber Dark Dragon, show those dorks what we think of their `destiny'! Destroy that peon, The Creator Incarnate, with Hellfire Roar!” Cyber Dark Dragon gives an unearthly roar that destroys The Creator Incarnate and Elisa and Jesse cry out in extreme pain and agony as they are shocked from head to toe as they lose 13,900 life-points, ending the duel immediately.

 

Final Score:

Elisa and Jesse: 0

Hikari and Zane: 2850

 

With the end of the duel, the black and dark violet along with the chains on the four duelists' legs, the glass panels, and the final holograms fade away as the two former SOL girls collapse to the ground on their backs, much to the shock and horror of the other SOL members.

 

One male SOL member yells out in shock, “Damn it! Not again!”

 

Hikari Urameshi calls out, with a dark annoyed tone, “That's right, dorks! And unless the rest of you want a beating, you better get your hands off those students and get the hell out of here!” Soon after, a dark aura surrounds Hikari Urameshi's form and she gives the SOL member a dark deadly glare similar to Yoko Kurama's that unnerves the group.

 

One female SOL member yells out, coldly, “Fine! We'll leave! But you can't escape destiny forever, Urameshi!”

 

Hikari replies, with a dark nasty tone, “Bah! Bah! Just get the hell out of here before I start using you as my punching bag!” Soon after, the group of SOL members turn and ran away while Hikari and Zane goes over to the ground of non-white Academy students.

 

Zane tells Hikari, with a dark sick smile on his lips, “Nice work, Kari. You did really well out there.”

 

Hikari gets a slight blush on her cheeks and she tells Zane, kindly, “It was nothing, Zane, but you were the one that won the duel.”

 

Zane tells Hikari, with a dark sly grin, “Well, you showed that you had talent! That move with Vampire Genesis and Berserk Dragon was well-played. You have great talent.”

 

Hikari replies, with a red hue on her cheeks, “T-Thanks, Zane.” Hikari then regains her composer and she says, seriously, “Let's see if these students are okay.” Soon after, Zane and Hikari go over to the students to see that they are all right.

 

Zane thinks in his mind, with a dark sly smile on his lips, “Yes, Kari, you are one of the most incredible female duelists that I ever seen and one day, you and I will become the greatest dueling couple the world has ever seen, but it will take time and it is not time for me to make my `proposal' to you just yet, Kari.”

 

(Back in Demon World; Sometime soon after)

 

Returning to the Yu-Zen kingdom in the world of the Makai, we find our Sailor Scouts, Earth Prince, and six demon guides with the Yu-Zen Queen as they are looking on as young Yu-Zen boys are trained in the art of hand to hand and the Yu-Zen male children don't look older than thirteen years of age.

 

As our heroes and heroines look as the young Yu-Zen boys continue to train with incredible intensity, Rini asks, curiously, “What are those boys doing?!”

 

Queen Zelna replies, plainly, “Why, my young friend, those young boys are training to be warriors.”

 

Michelle asks, a bit concerned, “Huh? Isn't that a bit too young? They are look to be only thirteen years of age.”

 

Queen Zelna replies, seriously, “And you are right. These young boys are only thirteen human years of age and just come into their teen years. However, in our world, things are a lot harsher and the law of the jungle rules here. The strong prey on the weak and you need to be strong to survive. We might have been in peace for many generations, but danger looms around every corner and if our children are not prepare for our harsh world, they will not survive. But this training serves another purpose.”

 

Darien asks, curiously, “Another purpose?”

 

Queen Zelna nods her head and replies, with a deep sigh, “As you well know, we, the Yu-Zen, have brought `certain legends' to your human world and most likely, Prince Koemna has told you about them, yes?”

 

Rei replies, flatly, “Unfortunately.”

 

Queen Zelna says, with a plain tone, “Well, it is during much of their early teen to early adult years that the more `primitive urges' of our children come out and it is common for every Yu-Zen. So, we need to find a way to expel that primitive energy for a time and the best way to do that is training them to become elite warriors.”

 

Ami says, with a serious tone, “So, this training serves a duel purpose: Keep your people and society well-prepared for threats to come and to expel that `primitive energy' that you told about so they will remain in control of themselves.”

 

Queen Zelna nods her head and replies, “Yes, that's correct, Senshi of Mercury. The Mercurian people are well-known for their intelligence and the ability to figure things out. We honor your people well.”

 

Ami blushes in embarrassment and replies, “Thank you.”

 

Mina asks, curiously, “Um, Queen Zelna, your kingdom seems to be similar to ancient Egypt and other ancient kingdoms. Is it similar to them in every aspect especially with your `royal family'?”

 

Queen Zelna blushes from Mina's question and she replies, a bit nervously, “Yes . . . But that's a subject for another time.”

 

Mina asks, perplexed, “Why does she mean by that?”

 

Rei replies, with a sweatdrop, “Mina, sometimes, you are even ditzy than Serena was.”

 

Lita tells Mina, with a nervous smile, “Let's save some `deeper questions' for Queen Zelna another time.”

 

Serena asks Queen Zelna, “Queen Zelna, you said that I need to harness the great power of this `Light of Hope' inside me. How do I that?”

 

Queen Zelna takes a deep breath, sighs, and she says, “There is a way. However, it will involve a dangerous test.”

 

Amara asks, curiously, “How dangerous exactly?”

 

Queen Zelna says, with a very serious tone, “If she fails this test, she could be lost forever.”

 

Rei yells out, stunned, “What?! Okay, that's too dangerous in my book!”

 

Queen Zelna says, with a serious tone, “In order for your princess to harshness the powers of the Light of Hope, she needs to look deep within herself and summon the strength. The challenges that will allow her to do that force her to look inside of herself through a form of combat as you can say.”

 

Lita asks, perplexed, “Combat?”

 

Queen Zelna says, with a serious tone, “In a duel. However, this duel in this test is based on a challenge that the challenger does well in. In Princess Serenity's case, it will be three tests in three games of Duel Monsters.”

 

Serena asks, seriously, “I will have to fight three duels?”

 

Queen Zelna says, with a serious tone, “Yes, but they won't be too easy as you might think, your majesty. In these tests, you will face three opponents based on three challenges. The challenges are facing your enemy, facing the one you hold dear to your heart, and finally, facing yourself.”

 

VesVes asks, curiously, “What does that supposed to mean?”

 

Queen Zelna replies, with a plain and serious tone, “I can't tell you. I can only show you and I can't show you unless Princess Serenity takes the challenge. I must warn you, this is a great challenge. There is no dishonor for backing down. Sometimes, we must know our own limits or we will just destroy ourselves.”

 

Serena asks Queen Zelna, curiously, “Are you sure that this will make me stronger and better able to defeat the Light of Destruction?”

 

Queen Zelna tells Serena, with a serious tone, “I can't say for certain, but taking this challenge will help you on your journey.”

 

Serena yells out, seriously, “Okay, I'll do it!”

 

Serena's friends, family, and loved ones were shocked to hear her say that and Rei yells out, “Hey, Meatball Head! Didn't you hear what she said earlier?! If you fail those tests, you will be lost for good!”

 

Darien tells Serena, worriedly, “Serena, you can't do this!”

 

Serena tells Darien, looking at him with determination and strength in his eyes, “I have to do, Darien-chan. I know that you are worried about me and I'm glad that you are, but I can't keep depending on all of you forever. Plus, I can't allow that alien devil do what he did to all of us, to my brother, and to all of the innocent students to anyone else.” Images of what happened between Keiko, in her time as part of the SOL, and Yusuke, Jaden and losing and all of his friends as well as his crush, and Kagome and what the SOL did to Inuyasha and to her three friends flow into Serena's mind. Serena then says, seriously, “I'm one of the six people that this sicko wants and I have to be strong enough, inside and out, to beat him. If I'm not, the whole universe is doomed and there is too much for me and everyone else to care about myself. It doesn't mean that I want to do, but I need to do this.”

 

All of Serena's friends and allies, even her newest ones, the Sailor Quarter, are amazed by her new strength and determination, Ami says, amazed, “Serena . . .”

 

Serena tells Queen Zelna, “Can you take me to where I should take this `test'?”

 

Queen Zelna asks Serena, seriously, “Are you sure?”

 

Serena replies, with a serious tone, “Very sure. There is too much at stake for me to back down. I won't let what happened to me and my brother as well as all of us happen to anyone else ever again.”

 

Queen Zelna nods her head in understand and replies, with a plain tone, “As you wish. Follow me.” Soon after, Queen Zelna leads them along to a location with our heroes and heroines following behind.

 

Rini thinks in her mind, concerned, “I really hope that mommy knows what she is doing . . .!”

 

(A short time later; Elsewhere in the Yu-Zen kingdom)

 

Within another area of the Yu-Zen kingdom, we find our heroes and heroines and their demon guides assembled above on plateau overlooking a rocky valley that contains a mystical circle similar to the one that Atem and Tea went to during the Orichalcos Saga when Atem, just Yami at the time, was separated from Yugi when his soul was captured by the Orichalcos.

 

Trista asks Queen Zelna, seriously, “Is that it?”

 

Queen Zelna nods her head and replies, seriously, “Yes, it is, Sailor Pluto.”

 

Rei says, with a serious tone, “Whoa! I'm sensing a lot of negative and positive energy all around this place.”

 

Amara says, with a serious tone, “Yes, an eerie wind is around here.”

 

Queen Zelna nods her head and replies, “And you are correct to sense it. A lot of good and evil souls are trapped in this place and those souls are looking for another soul to test. Your princess must head into that circle alone because the spirits will allow only one through. If more people try to follow, those foul spirits shall sense you instantly and your soul will be lost forever.”

 

Mina says, a bit fearfully, “Creepy!”

 

Darien asks, seriously, “How we will know that Serena won't get attacked?”

 

Queen Zelna says, seriously, “Since there is only one coming, they know that this is a soul to be test by the sacred circle. They shall play tricks to unnerve your princess, but she must remain focused. When she gets to the circle, she will find her first opponent for her first test and that's facing her enemy.”

 

Ami asks Serena, concerned tone in her voice, “Serena, are you sure that you want to go through with this?”

 

Lita says, seriously, “Yeah! Maybe there is another way to harness this `Light of Hope' that's inside of you.”

 

Trista says, with a serious tone, “I'm not sure that there is no other way, Lita. I believe that Queen Zelna is right that the only way for our princess to harness this strength is to find it in herself.”

 

Serena says, with a sigh, “And the bad news is, I agree with both of them. This is something that I can't just run away from. I have to do this, no matter if I want to or not.”

 

Rei tells Serena, with a serious tone, “Well, you better be damn well careful, Meatball Head.”

 

Serena tells Rei, with a sly grin, “Don't worry, Pyro. I will.”

 

Darien tells Serena, with a concerned tone, “Come back safe, my love.”

 

Serena replies, with a loving tone, “I will.” Serena and Darien share another passionate kiss for a few moments and when they release, Serena takes a duel disk out of her subspace pocket and attaches it to her left wrist. Soon after, Serena slides down the side of the plateau and lands on the ground where the sacred circle lies. Serena gets an eerie feeling and she thinks, a bit nervously, “I don't really like this!” Serena then tries her best to put on a brave face and starts to move forward. After she is one-quarter of the way there, she starts to hear sounds and when one loud eerie sound comes to her ears, Serena whips around to find the source. She calls out, somewhat nervous, “Hello?! Is there someone out here?! Hello?!” Serena turns around to walk away when she yelps out in shock as a ghost image of Queen Beryl is in front of her and Serena jumps back in shock, but then she notices that the image of Queen Beryl isn't going towards her. Serena says, with a serious glare, “Wait a minute!” Serena goes over to the image waves her hand in it and the ghost image of Queen Beryl fades away. Serena moans out, in annoyance, “Illusion! What is it with people and trying to scare me?!” Soon after, multiple small ghostly spheres float around and by her. However, Serena continues forward as her friends, beloved, and future daughter with her guardians continue to watch on.

 

CereCere states, with a curious tone, “How did those spirits create such a perfect illusion of Queen Beryl?”

 

Queen Zelna replies, plainly, “The spirits can see into the heart and mind of the one wishing to take the trial and create illusions of his or her enemies in this time and the past in order to `scare' and weaken her.” On the meanwhile, as Serena continues to walk forward, images of the Doom Phantom, Wicked Lady, Prince Diamond, the three generals, the Sailor Animamates, the Light of Destruction possessed Sartorius, and more continue to appear in front of her, but Serena tries her best not to pay them any mind and continues until she is inside the circle.

 

Serena yells out, seriously, “Okay, I'm here! So, stop trying to scare me and let's get this over with!” Just then a huge earthquake hits the area and Serena falls to the ground on her bottom. Serena yelps out, a bit fearfully, “Okay! Okay! You scared me!” Soon after, a silver field of light surrounds the mystical circle and trapping Serena inside.

 

Amara yells to Queen Zelna, seriously, “What the hell is this?!”

 

Queen Zelna says, with a very serious tone, “She has accepted the test and her first trial shall begin. The first one is: Facing her enemy.”

 

Ami asks, curiously, “What's that supposed to mean?”

 

Queen Zelna says, with a serious tone, “You shall see. Keep watching.”

 

As Serena's friends and allies continue to look on, Darien thinks in his mind, concerned tone, “Please, Sere', be careful.”

 

When Serena gets to her feet, Serena asks, looking at the barrier trapping her inside of the mystical circle, “What the heck is going on around here?”

 

Just then a familiar male voice replies, with a cold snobbish tone, “What do you think, Meatball Head?! It is time for you to see the Light!” Serena whips around to source of the voice to see Chazz Princeton, expect he is wearing his male SOL uniform, a duel disk with a dueling deck inside attached to his left wrist, and cold sly smile on his lips.

 

Serena think in her mind, in a dark serious tone, “What the heck?! That looks like Chazz, but he looks like when he was with those white dorks!”

 

Eclipse tells Serena, mentally, “It's simple, Serena! This is the first `test' that Zelna told us about! This is the one called `facing your enemy'! And what better enemy to face than no other than that white fraud of Chazz Princeton that help create that dork club!”

 

Serena tells Eclipse, mentally, “I don't know. I was thinking the Light of Destruction that possesses Sartorius.”

 

Eclipse tells Serena, with a dark serious tone, “But you don't know that freak's deck too well, do you? This place must create the enemy based on the memories in the heart and mind of the one being test, Meatball Head.”

 

Serena replies, a bit nervously, “Oh, right.”

 

The white version of Chazz yells out, with a cold sly tone, “Hey, can you move it, Meatball Head?! The faster you lose, the faster you can see the light!”

 

Serena yells out, with a dark serious tone, “Yeah, right, dork! The only thing that I'm going to see is you getting clobbered!” Serena puts her dueling deck into her duel disk, it gives off a familiar black and dark violet glow, and both of them activate their duel disks with their life-points counters displays 4000 life-points each.

 

After they have drawn their first five cards, both duelists yell out, “Let's duel!”

 

Starting Scores:

White Chazz: 4000

Serena: 4000

 

Serena draws one card from her deck and calls out, darkly, “Ladies, first, dweeb!”

 

White Chazz replies, with a cold sly grin, “Whatever, Tsukino! By the way, if you didn't know, you can't use your fucking Shadow Games here!”

 

Serena yells out, stunned, “What?!” Serena then summons her Millennium Necklace and activates it, but the glow from it fades away. Serena calls out, stunned, “What the heck happened?!”

 

White Chazz replies, with a cold sly grin, “That's right, Meatball Head! This time, you don't have your damn Shadow Games to help you this time!”

 

Serena replies, with a dark serious tone, “Fine! I don't need them to send your butt right back to the cleaners!”

 

White Chazz replies, with a cold snobbish tone, “Just try it, witch!”

 

Serena puts one card on her duel disk and calls out, “I play my Cyber Gymnast in defense mode!” Soon after, Cyber Gymnast (800/1800) comes to the field in defense mode. Serena puts two cards in the spell/trap slots and calls out, “I'll throw these down and end my turn!”

 

White Chazz draws one card from his deck and calls out, coldly, “My turn!” White Chazz puts one card on his duel disk and yells out, “I play my Beetron One-Beetle Top!” Soon after, Beetron 1-Beetle Top (1700/1400) comes to the field in attack mode. White Chazz puts one card in the spell/trap slots and calls out, with a cold sly grin, “Next, I'll kick it spell card style with my Frontline Base! With this card, I can summon one level four or below Union monster during this turn!” White Chazz puts one card on his duel disk and calls out, “And I choose this, Beetron Two-Beetle Turbo!” Soon after, Beetron 2-Beetle Turbo (1500/1800) comes to the field in attack mode. White Chazz yells out, in a cold serious tone, “Now, my two Beetrons can unite!” Soon after, Beetron Two combines with Beetron One with Beetron One's stats rising from 1700/1400 to 2100/1400! White Chazz yells out, coldly, “Now, attack her Gymnast! Beetle Rush!” White Chazz's monster attacks Serena's monster, destroying it, but since it was in defense mode, Serena doesn't lose any life-points.

 

Serena pushes a button on her duel disk and calls out, with a dark sly grin, “Sorry, dork, I play my trap! Hero Signal!” Serena's face-down is revealed to be the Hero Signal trap card and Serena says, with a dark sly grin, “Since you destroyed my monster, I get to summon another monster that has Elemental Hero in its name from my deck as long as it is level four or less!” A card comes out of Serena's deck and Serena takes it into her hand. Serena puts it on her duel disk and calls out, “So, I play my Elemental Hero Woodsman in defense mode!” Soon after, Elemental Hero Woodsman (1000/2000) comes to the field in defense mode.

 

White Chazz says, with a cold annoyed tone, “That pile of sticks isn't going to save you.” White Chazz puts one card in the spell/trap slots and he says, coldly, “I end my turn.”

 

Serena draws one card from her deck and calls out, with a dark sly tone, “So, sad!” Serena puts one card in the spell/trap slots and yells out, “I play Pot of Greed and draw two more cards from my deck!” Serena draws two more cards from her deck, puts one card on her duel disk, and calls out, “Next, I summon my Elemental Hero Stratos in attack mode!” Soon after, Elemental Hero Stratos (1800/300) comes to the field in attack mode. Serena yells out, with a dark sly grin, “Now, I play his effect! Actually, he has two effects when he is summoned, but I can only play one at a time! So, I play this! I destroy a number of spell and trap cards on your side of the field based on the number of heroes I've got on my side other than himself! So, since I have my Woodsman . . . there goes your face-down!”

 

White Chazz yells out, shocked, “No!”

 

Serena replies, with a dark sly grin, “I'm afraid so, dweeb!” Serena snaps her fingers and calls out, “Stratos, sweetie, do your stuff! Take out his face-down!” Stratos creates a huge burst of wind from its wings and White Chazz's face-down card, Call of the Haunted trap card, is destroyed.

 

White Chazz exclaims, with a cold angered tone, “How dare you?! You are dead, Tsukino!”

 

Serena puts one card in the spell/trap slots and calls out, darkly, “Doubtful, dork! I play my Polymerization!” Serena discards her Elemental Hero Ocean (1500/1200) monster card from her hand with the Woodsman card on her duel disk, Ocean appears on the field, goes into a fusion vortex with Woodsman, and Serena yells out, as she gets a fusion monster card from her fusion deck, “I fuse my Elemental Hero Ocean with my Woodsman to form this!” Serena puts the fusion monster card on her duel disk and she calls out, darkly, “My Elemental Hero Terra Firma in attack mode!” Out of the fusion vortex, Elemental Hero Terra Firma (2500/2000) comes to the field in attack mode. Serena then exclaims, with a dark serious tone, “Terra Firma, attack his rusty bucket! Terra Firma Impact!” Terra Firma rushes forward and slams its right fist into the combined Beetron monsters, costing White Chazz 400 life-points, but Beetron 1 remains on the field while its stats return it is original 1700/1400!

 

White Chazz yells out, coldly, “Forget?! Only my Beetron Two is destroyed!”

 

Serena replies, with a dark sly grin, “True! But what is protecting it from my Stratos?!” White Chazz yelps out in shock and Serena calls out, darkly, “Stratos finish the job and take out that tin can! Aerial Hurricane!” Stratos launches a powerful twister from its metal wings that rips apart Beetron 1 costing White Chazz another 100 life-points. Serena puts two cards in the spell/trap slots and she says, with a dark sly grin, “I think that you suffered enough, so, I end my turn with two face-downs!”

 

Current Score:

White Chazz: 3500

Serena: 4000

 

White Chazz exclaims, with a cold angered tone, “You are going to get it now! My move!” White Chazz draws one card, puts the card in the spell/trap slots, and calls out, “Now, I play Graceful Charity! I draw three cards from my deck and then discard two from my hand!” White Chazz draws three cards from his deck, discards two cards from his hand, and says, putting one card in the spell/trap slots, “Next, I play my Pot of Greed and draw two more cards!” White Chazz draws two more cards from his deck, gives a cold sly smile, puts one card in the spell/trap slots, and yells out, “Now, I play Level Modulation! You get two cards from your deck and I get to summon a high-level monster without paying a dime so draw dork!” Serena draws two cards from her deck and White Chazz yells out, coldly, “Now, come on out, Armed Dragon Level Seven!” Soon after, Armed Dragon LV7 (2800/1000) comes to the field in attack mode. White Chazz puts one card on his duel disk and calls out, “But why stop there?! I sacrifice my level seven armed dragon to summon Armed Dragon Level Ten!” Armed Dragon LV7 explodes as it is sacrificed and Armed Dragon LV10 (3000/2000) comes to the field in attack mode. White Chazz discards one card from his hand to the graveyard and yells out, cold sly grin on his lips, “Next, I play his effect! I discard one card from my hand to destroy all monsters on your side of the field!” Soon after, Armed Dragon LV10 sends a shockwave towards Serena's monsters.

 

Serena pushes a button on her duel disk and calls out, with a dark sly grin, “Don't count on it, wiseguy! I play my trap! Power Backfire!” Serena's face-down card is revealed to be a trap card of a person working on electrical lines and gets shocked.

 

White Chazz yells out, perplexed, “What in the hell is that?!”

 

Serena says, with a dark sly grin, “Simple dork, the card that's going to bring on the pain for you! This card is activated when my monsters are threatened by the special ability of another monster! By discarding one card from my hand, your dragon's ability is negated! Too bad!” Serena discards a card from her hand and Armed Dragon LV10 sonic wave is negated by a shield. Serena then says, with a dark sly smile, “However, white geek, your problems are far from done! Now, you lose one hundred life-points times the level of your monster!”

 

White Chazz shouts out, in disbelief, “What?!”

 

Serena exclaims, darkly, “You heard me, Princeton! And since your dragon is level ten, I count one thousand life-points! How about you?!” Just then a beam of energy blasts off the shield and into White Chazz causing him to yelp out in shock as he loses 1000 life-points.

 

White Chazz yells out, coldly, “Damn you!” White Chazz puts the last card in his hand in the spell/trap slots and calls out, coldly, “I play White Veil on my dragon!” Soon after, Armed Dragon LV10 becomes pitch white with evil glowing violet eyes and White Chazz yells out, with a cold sly grin, “Now, attack her pathetic hero with Armed Luminescent Blast!” As Armed Dragon LV10 prepares to launches its white orb of energy at Stratos, White Chazz says, with an evil sly grin, “Now, all of your trap and spell card are gone!”

 

Serena pushes a button on her duel disk and yells out, darkly, “Sorry, dweeb, but I play my Darkness Veil trap card!” Serena's face-down card is revealed to be the Darkness Veil trap card causing Stratos' eyes to become dark red with his body becoming pitch black. Serena then says, with dark sly grin, “Sorry, dork, but my trap card is affected by your pathetic White Veil and it destroys every one of your spell and trap card since you are attacking a monster equipped with it!”

 

White Chazz exclaims, in disbelief, “No!” Just then White Chazz's White Veil spell card and Frontline Base continuous spell card are destroyed with White Chazz's dragon returning to normal. White Chazz yells out, in a cold angered tone, “Fine! But my dragon still destroys your hero!” Soon after, a black sphere of energy slams into Stratos, destroying it, and costing Serena 1200 life-points. White Chazz says, with a cold sneer, “I end my turn.”

 

Current Score:

White Chazz: 2500

Serena: 2800

 

Serena draws one card from her deck, puts the card in the spell/trap slots, and calls out, darkly, “I play my Card of Sanctity! Now, both of us draw until we have six cards in our hands! Consider that a gift, dork!” Serena and White Chazz draw until they have six cards in their hands, Serena looks at the cards in her hand, and Serena yells out, with a dark sly grin, “Well, what do you know? It looks like that my gift will have to go to waste since this duel is over!”

 

White Chazz yells out, with a cold angered tone, “You lie!”

 

Serena puts one card in the spell/trap slots and calls out, “I'll show you, dweeb! I play Monster Reborn to bring Stratos back from the grave!” Soon after, Elemental Hero Stratos (1800/300) comes back to the field in attack mode. Serena then yells out, darkly, “Next, I play Terra Firma's special ability! I sacrifice Hero Stratos in order him to gain his attack and defense for this turn!” White Chazz gasps in horror as Elemental Hero Stratos glows bright as it becomes transparent, goes into Terra Firma, and Terra Firma becomes bright magma red as he takes two rods attached to his back becoming Light Saber like weapons filled with fiery red heat energy as his stats rise from 2500/2000 to 4300/2300! Serena then yells out, darkly, “Go, Terra Firma, show that overgrown lizard the meaning of extinction! Terra Firma Magma!” Terra Firma rushes at White Chazz's monster, slices it into pieces, and costs White Chazz exactly 1300 life-points.

 

White Chazz yells out, in a cold angered tone, “That's not enough to end this, wench!”

 

Serena puts one card in the spell/trap slots and she calls out, “But this will be! I play De-Fusion! Terra Firma returns to my Fusion Deck and my Ocean and Woodsman return to the field!”

 

White Chazz calls out, horrified, “No! Destiny should be on my side!” Terra Firma then splits back into Elemental Hero Ocean (1500/1200) and Elemental Hero Woodsman (1000/2000) in attack mode.

 

Serena exclaims, with a dark serious tone, “All right, boys, show this dweeb what I feel about his damn `destiny'! Attack!” Ocean and Woodsman attack White Chazz directly and he yells out in shock as he loses 2500 life-points, ending the duel immediately.

 

Final Score:

White Chazz: 0

Serena: 2800

 

With the end of the duel, White Chazz transforms into particles of white light and fades away as the final holograms vanish from the field. Serena's duel disk de-activates, she gathers all of her cards, and re-shuffles her deck.

 

Serena closes her eyes and she says, with a sly grin, “Well, that was easy. But then again, facing that rotten even jerky version of Chazz Princeton, which I would have thought impossible until the start of this insanity, was not much of a problem.”

 

Just then a familiar male voice calls out, coldly, “Then what about me, Meatball Head?!” Serena gasps in shock as she opens her eyes to see the SOL version of Darien standing before her with a duel disk that has a dueling deck attached to his left wrist and cold and lifeless eyes with the SOL versions of Super Sailor Mercury, Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune outside of the ring.

 

Serena whips her head to see her friends and beloved on the plateau facing the valley with wide looks on their faces and Serena thinks in her mind, stunned, “Wait a minute! Darien-chan and the others are up there, but their `evil versions' are down here?!” Serena whispers her head back and forth between the SOL versions of her friends and beloved and the real ones on the cliff overlooking the valley. Serena thinks in her mind, perplexed, “What in the world is going on here?!”

 

Eclipse tells Serena, mentally with a dark serious tone, “Hello, Meatball Head! This is the `second test'!”

 

Serena then remembers what Queen Zelna, gives a moan of annoyance, and she thinks, looking at the `evil SOL versions of her friends and beloved' with annoyance in her tone, “Oh, great! This must be the `facing the ones you hold dear in your heart'! This place is gotten from creepy to down right annoying! It is making me relive that horrible duel with Darien-chan when he was fully brainwashed!”

 

Back on the plateau, Rei yells at Queen Zelna, pissed off, “What in the hell is THAT?!”

 

Queen Zelna replies, with a plain tone, “This is the second test: Facing the ones you hold dear in your heart.”

 

Hotaru asks Queen Zelna, stunned, “Wait?! Does that mean that Serena-hime must relive that horrible duel when Darien-kun and the others were fully brainwashed by the Light of Destruction?!”

 

Queen Zelna replies, with a nod, “In a way, yes.”

 

Darien feels a great pang of guilt in his heart when he sees his `evil self' facing off against Serena and Trista tells Darien, reassuringly, “Prince Darien, you must not blame yourself. Our princess doesn't.”

 

Rini tells Ami, Rei, Lita, Mina, Amara, and Michelle, strongly, “Neither should any of you! Mommy doesn't blame you from what rotten jerk did to you!”

 

Ami says, her face showing guilt, “I know, but I . . .”

 

Mina says, solemnly, “I can't help it . . .”

 

Lita says, solemnly, “All those things that we did to her . . .”

 

Serena's voice calls out to all of the Sailor Scouts, the six demons, and Queen Zelna, mentally, “That's not you, girls! Not anymore!” Everyone gasps in shock and they look around with them looking down at Serena, who is looking at them with a determined look in her eyes.

 

Chu asks, perplexed, “What's going on here, mates?! I heard that girl's voice in my mind.”

 

Shizuki says, plainly, “The Moon Princess is using telepathy to communicate with all of us.”

 

Serena replies, telepathically, “That's right, everyone! Ami, Mina, Lita, Rei, Amara, Michelle, and Darien-chan, those `evil versions' of you are not you and they never were! You are no longer under his control and what you did to me was not under your will! I know that when I win this duel, all of us will regain a peace of mind. Believe in me and I'll win this one . . . for all of us!”

 

Serena turns towards the evil white versions of Darien and the Sailor Scouts and the evil version of Sailor Mars, with a cold nasty tone, “Ah, what's the matter, Meatball Head? Too sacred to speak?”

 

The evil version of Sailor Jupiter says, with a cold taunting tone, “What do you expect from a crybaby, Mars?”

 

Serena replies, with a dark sly grin, “Are you pathetic fakes done, yet?” The group gives a gasp of shock and Serena tells them, with a dark sly grin, “I'm not scared, I'm excited. Excited to finally get rid of you and bringing a peace of mind for me and all of my REAL friends, dweeb.”

 

The evil version of Sailor Uranus yells out, with a cold annoyed tone, “Ha! We are the REAL Sailor Scouts! And guess what?! We are not your friends anymore, `Princess'!”

 

Serena yells out, with a dark serious tone, “You are fakes! And soon, you will be nothing, but bad memories that are gone for good!” Serena puts her reshuffled deck back in her duel disk causing it to give off a familiar black and dark violet glow.

 

The evil version of Darien yells out, with a cold serious tone, “We'll see Serena!” The two of them activate their duel disks, their life-points counters display 4000 life-points apiece, and both of them draw five cards from their decks.

 

“Game on!” Serena and `White Darien' yell out in unison as their duel begins.

 

Starting Scores:

White Darien: 4000

Serena: 4000

 

Serena draws one card from her deck and yells out, darkly, “Ladies, first! And losers, second!” Serena puts one card on her duel disk and calls out, “I summon my Cyber Tutu in defense mode!” Soon after, Cyber Tutu (1000/800) comes to the field in defense mode. Serena puts three cards in the spell/trap slots and calls out, “I'll throw these down and call it a turn!”

 

White Darien says, with a cold sly smile, “Is that all?! I thought that we were dueling and not playing with little dolls!” White Darien draws one card from his deck, puts one card on his duel disk, and calls out, “I summon my Snow Fairy in attack mode!” Soon after, Snow Fairy (1100/800) comes to the field in attack mode. White Darien says, with a cold sly smirk, “With this card, you can't use any spell cards for one turn, Meatball Head!”

 

Serena gives a yawn of boredom and replies, with a dark plain tone, “Are you done, yet?”

 

White Darien says, with a cold annoyed look in his cold and lifeless eyes while putting one card in the spell/trap slots, “Maybe this will arouse your attention, you royal brat! I play my Stop Defense spell card! Now, your pathetic dancer must switch into attack mode!” Soon after, Cyber Tutu switches from defense to attack mode. White Darien calls out, with a cold serious tone, “Now, Snow Fairy, freeze that little dancer of hers cold!” Snow Fairy fires a beam of freezing energy at Cyber Tutu and she yells out in shock as she is frozen solid. Soon after, she shatters into pieces costing Serena 100 life-points.

 

Serena pushes a button on her duel disk and calls out, darkly, “Thank you, I play my trap! Hero Signal!” Soon after, Serena's face-down card is revealed to be the Hero Signal trap card and Serena yells out, with a dark serious tone, “Bad news for you, dork! With my sweet Tutu gone, I can now summon an Elemental Hero from my deck that's level four or below! And I know just the one to choose!” A card comes out of Serena's deck, in which she puts it on her duel disk, and yells out, darkly, “Now, I summon my Elemental Hero Lady Heat in attack mode!” Soon after, Elemental Hero Lady Heat (1300/1000) comes to the field in attack mode.

 

White Darien puts two cards in the spell/trap slots and he says, coldly, “That little firefly won't save you, Serena! I place these face-down and call it a turn!”

 

Current Score:

White Darien: 4000

Serena: 3900

 

Serena draws one card from her duel disk and calls out, while putting one card on her duel disk, “Don't count on that dork! I summon my Elemental Hero Voltic in attack mode!” Soon after, Elemental Hero Voltic (1000/1000), a black and gold armored humanoid monster similar in appearance to Sparkman, comes to the field in attack mode. Serena pushes a button on her duel disk and she says, with a dark sly grin, “Next, I reveal my next face-down! Voltic Spear!” Serena's face-down card is revealed to be an Equip spell card with a golden spear charged with electric power and Serena says, with a dark sly grin, “I give this card to Voltic! It usually gives a Warrior-type monster an extra three hundred attack points, but if it is used on Voltic, his power gets an incredible one thousand attack point boost!” White Darien gasps in shock as the spear pictured on the spell card appears in Voltic's right hand and his stats rise up from 1000/1000 to 2000/1000! Serena pushes another button on her duel disk and calls out, darkly, “But I'm not done, yet, dweeb! I reveal my next face-down! A spell known as R-Righteous Justice!” Soon after, Serena's other face-down is revealed to be the R-Righteous Justice spell card and Serena says, darkly, “Thanks to this card, I can destroy any number of spell and traps on your side of the field based on the number of heroes that I have! Since I've got, those cards have got to go!”

 

White Darien yells out, stunned, “Oh no!” Just then White Darien's face-down cards, a Draining Shield trap card and Royal Decree continuous trap card, are destroyed.

 

Serena says, with dark sly grin, “Sorry, dork, but I knew about that pathetic Snow Fairy and I had these cards waiting for it!”

 

The evil version of Sailor Mercury yells out, stunned, “You had this planned out from the start?!”

 

Serena yells out, with a dark nasty tone, “Well, the white fraud gets it!”

 

The evil version of Sailor Mars exclaims, with a cold nasty tone, “Don't flatter yourself, Meatball Head! You just got lucky, that's all!”

 

Serena calls out, darkly, “I thought that you, dorks, didn't believe in luck, but then again, let him show you `luck'! Lady Heat, burn this dork's pathetic fairy to ashes!” Lady Heat fires a sphere of flame energy that vaporizes Snow Fairy costing White Darien 200 life-points. Serena then yells out, with a dark serious tone, “Voltic, give this dweeb a real `shock'! Voltic Thunder!” Voltic fires a beam of electric energy right at White Darien and he groans out in shock as he loses 2000 life-points. Serena then puts one card in the spell/trap slots and she says, “Next, I play my Hero Draw spell card! This card allows me to draw two cards for every Elemental Hero out on my field and since I've got two, I get four new cards!” Serena draws four new cards from her deck, she puts two cards in the spell/trap slots, and calls out, darkly, “I think that I let you suffered enough! I'll play these two cards face-down and now, Lady Heat's ability takes away four hundred more life-points from you, dork, to end my turn!” Lady Heat blasts White Darien in the chest causing him to lose 400 life-points.

 

Current Score:

White Darien: 2400

Serena: 3900

 

White Darien says, with a cold annoyed tone, “That does it, Meatball Head! Time to teach you a lesson!”

 

Serena replies, with a dark confident tone, “Bring it on!”

 

White Darien draws one card from his deck, puts one card into the spell/trap slots, and calls out, coldly, “I play Pot of Greed! I draw two more cards from my hand!” White Darien draws two more cards from his deck, puts one card from his hand onto his duel disk, and calls out, “Next, I play my White Knight's Gardna in defense mode!” Soon after, White Knight's Gardna (800/2000) comes to the field in defense mode. White Darien puts another card into the spell/trap slots and yells out, coldly, “Next, I play my Ties to the Brethren! I give one grand in life-points to summon two level four or below monsters from my deck to the field!” White Darien's life-points drop by 1000, two cards come out of his deck, in which he puts them on his duel disk, and calls out, coldly, “So, I summon my White Knight's Swordsman and White Knight's Lancer!” Just then White Knight's Swordsman (1200/0) and White Knight's Lancer (1500/0) comes to the field in attack mode.

 

Serena groans out in annoyance and she states, with a dark annoyed tone, “Those lame monster's again! They can't get by my heroes!”

 

The evil version of Sailor Neptune says, with a cold sly smirk, “Not surprising that a pathetic whelp like you would not see a strategy, Serena!”

 

White Darien puts a card from his hand into the spell/trap slots and calls out, “I play my Quick Summon spell card! Now, I get one more Normal Summon!” White Darien puts one card on his duel disk and calls out, “Now, I sacrifice my three White Knight monster to summon Gilford the Lightning!” The three monsters vanish from the field and Gilford the Lightning (2800/1400) takes their place in attack mode. White Darien yells out, coldly, “And since three monsters were used to summon him, all of your pathetic heroes have got to go! Get rid of them Gilford! Lightning Sword!” Soon after, Gilford takes out his sword, sending electric energy from it with one swing, and Lady Heat and Voltic are destroyed.

 

Serena thinks in her mind, in a dark serious tone, “For a fake, he duel real well!”

 

White Darien yells out, darkly, “Now, Gilford, attack Meatball Head directly!” Gilford launches a wave of electric energy from his sword right at Serena!

 

Serena pushes a button on her duel disk and calls out, darkly, “Don't count it, dweeb! I play my Hollowed Life Barrier!” Serena's face-down card is revealed to be the Hollowed Life Barrier trap card, Serena discards one card from her hand, and she says, with a dark sly smile, “Too bad! Just by discarding one card from my hand, your pathetic attack is stopped right in its tracks!” Just then a trio of maidens come to the field and create a barrier to stop Gilford's attack.

 

White Darien displays a spell card with White Knight's Swordsman, Lancer, Gardna, and Lord with open hands with cards in their hands, puts the card in the spell/trap slots, and calls out, with a cold angered tone, “You aren't safe, Serena! I play my White Knight's Recovery! With this spell card, I can draw one card from my deck with every `White Knight' in my grave! Since I've got three, I draw three new cards!” White Darien then draws three cards from his deck, puts two in the spell/trap slots, and calls out, “I place these face-down and call it a turn!”

 

Current Score:

White Darien: 1400

Serena: 3900

 

Serena draws one card from her deck, puts the card into the spell/trap slots, and calls out, “Now, I play my Dark Spell Regeneration! This card allows me to use any spell card in the graveyard for one turn! And I choose Pot of Greed! This gives me two more cards!” Serena draws two cards from her deck, puts one card in the spell/trap slots, and yells out, darkly, “Now, I play my Advanced Ritual Art spell card! Now, I choose a Ritual monster in my hand and I sent Normal monster from my deck whose level equal the level of the Ritual monster that I want to summon to the grave! And obviously, dork, I get to summon the monster!” Serena goes through her deck, takes one card from her deck, puts her deck back in her duel disk, discards her Cosmo Queen (2900/2450) monster card to the graveyard, puts one card from her hand onto her duel disk, and she says, with a dark sly grin, “I discard my Cosmo Queen to summon my Cyber Angel Dakini!” Soon after, Cyber Angel Dakini (2700/2400) comes to the field in attack mode. Serena then says, with a dark smile, “Now, thanks to Dakini, one monster on your side of the field has to go! Normally, you would choose the monster that would go, but since you have one creature, guess who has to go `bye-bye'!”

 

White Darien calls out, stunned, “No!” Just then Dakini leaps into the air, fires a beam of energy at Gilford, and the beam destroys Gilford the Lightning.

 

Serena yells out, with a dark serious tone, “End this duel, Dakini! Attack that dork directly!” Dakini then charges right at the evil version of Darien.

 

White Darien pushes a button on his duel disk and calls out, coldly, “Wrong! I play my Emergency Provisions spell card!” White Darien's face-down card is revealed to be the Emergency Provisions Quick-Spell card and he yells out, coldly, “Now, I destroy my other face-down to regain a grand in life-points!” White Darien's other face-down, revealed to be a Sealed Gates trap card, and White Darien's life-points increase by 1000 more points. White Darien says, with a cold sly grin, “However, my face-down card was my Sealed Gates trap card and now that it is gone, its effect is activated. So, I remove my White Knight's Swordsman, my Lancer, and my Gardna from my grave and take them out of play.” The three monsters cards are removed from White Darien's graveyard, he puts them in his pocket and out of play, a card comes out of his deck, and White Darien says, while putting the card on his duel disk, “Now, I summon my White Knight's Lord in attack mode!” Just then White Knight's Lord (2000/2000) comes to the field in attack mode.

 

Serena says, with a dark nasty tone, “And since White Knight's Lord can't be destroyed in battle or you can't take any damage, I call off my attack!” Dakini returns to Serena's front, Serena puts two cards in the spell/trap slots, and she says, darkly, “I'll throw these cards face-down and I'll end my turn!”

 

Current Score:

White Darien: 2400

Serena: 3900

 

The evil version of Sailor Venus says, in a cold taunting tone, “Ah, is that little Meatball Head going to cry?”

 

Serena replies, with a dark serious tone, “We'll see who is going to cry when I smash this dweeb's butt!”

 

The evil version of Sailor Mars yells out, coldly, “Fat chance, Serena!”

 

White Darien draws one card from his deck and he yells out, coldly, “That's right!” White Darien puts one card in the spell/trap slots and calls out, “Now, I play my Graceful Charity! I draw three cards from my deck and discard two from my hand!” White Darien draws three cards from his deck, discards two White Knight's Swordsman (1200/0 X 2) to the graveyard, and White Darien says, with a cold sly grin, “Since I discarded two more White Knight's Swordsman from my grave, my Lord gains six hundred more attack points!” White Knight's Lord's stats increase from 2000/2000 to 2600/2000! White Darien then puts another card into the spell/trap slots and yells out, coldly, “Next, I play Burial from a Different Dimension! Now, I take the three cards that I removed from play and return them to my graveyard!” White Darien puts the three cards in his pocket back into his graveyard slot and White Darien says, coldly, “Now, my Lord gains three hundred more points!” White Knight's Lord's stats rise from 2600/2000 to 2900/2000! White Darien then calls out, with a cold sly grin, “Now, my Lord, take out her pathetic Dakini!” White Knight's Lord rises from into the air and prepares to attack Cyber Angel Dakini.

 

Serena pushes a button on her duel disk and calls out, darkly, “Sorry, I play my face-down! Battle Fusion!” Serena's face-down card is revealed to be the Battle Fusion Quick-Spell card and Serena says, with a dark sly grin, “This card gives my Dakini the same amount of attack points as that white peon over there!” Cyber Angel Dakini's stats rise from 2700/2400 to 5600/2400!

 

White Darien says, with a cold tone, “So, what?! You might have saved yourself, but Lord won't be destroyed and I won't take damage, thanks to his ability!”

 

Serena tells White Darien, with a dark sly grin, “Well, I guess it is good that I'm trying to destroy it in battle.” White Darien and the evil white versions of the Sailor Scouts give looks of confused, Serena looks at Dakini, she gives a silent nod, Serena pushes a button on her duel disk, and she calls out, “Now, I play my trap! Ring of Destruction!” Serena's face-down card is revealed to be the Ring of Destruction trap card and she calls out, “This trap card destroys one face-up attack monster and we take damage equal to that monster's attack points! And I choose my Dakini!” Soon after, the Ring of Destruction appears around Dakini's neck.

 

The evil version of Sailor Mercury asks, confused, “But what's the point of that?! You and Darien will both lose!”

 

Serena pushes a button on her duel disk and she yells out, “No! That fake of my love is leaving along with you! I play my final face-down! Ring of Defense!” Serena's face-down card is revealed to be the Ring of Defense Quick-Spell card and Serena yells out, with a dark sly grin, “Thanks to this card, I'm shielded from all damage from my trap card!” White Darien and the evil versions of the Sailor Scouts gasp in shock and Serena calls out, with a dark strong tone, “This nightmare is over and you are gone for good! End this!” The Ring of Destruction explodes and destroying Dakini causing a huge shockwave to hit White Darien and the evil version of the Sailor Scouts causing them to cry out as White Darien loses 5600 life-points while Serena is shielded by her spell card, ending the duel immediately.

 

Final Score:

White Darien: 0

Serena: 3900

 

With the end of the duel, White Darien and the evil versions of the Sailor Scouts turn into particles of white light while the final holograms fade from the field.

 

Serena closes her eyes, takes a deep breath, and she says, with a plain tone, “Finally. That nightmare is finally over.”

 

Mina puts her head over her heart and she says, amazed, “I don't know why, but I feel like a great weight has been lifted from our shoulders.”

 

Lita nods her head and she says in agreement, “No kidding, Mina.”

 

Rei thinks, with a smile, “I know why! And Meatball Head is right! It is time to move on and we feel that this duel finally put to rest the `evil ghosts' when that fucking asshole turned us into his damn tools! Thanks, Serena!”

 

Serena gathers all of her cards, reshuffles her deck, and she says, with a sly grin, “Well, that's two tests down and one to go. This is easy.”

 

But just then an evil female voice similar to hers, expect it is a bit deeper and darker, “Oh, is that you think, wench?!”

 

Serena gasps in shock and she says, in disbelief, “It can't be!” Serena then looks in front of to see a field of black fog in front of her and a female figure with a hairstyle similar to hers and wearing a royal dress within that black fog. Serena begins to pale and she says, nervously, “No. No! That isn't possible!”

 

The evil female figure calls out, in the slightly deeper and darker version of Serena's voice, “Oh, but it is, `your majesty'! I am your worst nightmare!” Soon after, the female figure comes out of the fog and Serena becomes as white as sheet as she sees none other than representation of her anger and rage, Black Serenity, right in front of her with an evil sly grin on her lips. Black Serenity says, with an evil sly smile, “What's the matter, Serena? Aren't you surprised to see yourself?!”

 

Serena replies, fearfully, “No! No, you can't be real!”

 

Black Serenity tells Serena, with an evil serious tone, “Oh, but I am real, wench! This time, your pathetic boyfriend and your little friends can't save you because you are fighting yourself this time, `Princess'! And I am the one opponent that you can never beat!”

 

Back with Serena's friends, family, and allies, JunJun asks, seriously, “What in the hell is that `dark look alike' talking about?! And who the heck is she supposed to be anyway?!”

 

Queen Zelna says, with a serious tone, “She is the representation of Princess Serenity's anger and rage, given birth in the duel between her and mind-controlled beloved. She is Black Serenity.”

 

Everyone gasps out in shock and Hotaru yells out, stunned, “You mean that is supposed to be what Serena-hime turned into when her anger and rage consumed her?!”

 

Queen Zelna nods her head and she replies, “It is.”

 

Rini says, stunned and fearfully, “That's Black Serenity. I heard about her back in Crystal Tokyo, but when I asked mommy about it, she would get real silent and not what to talk about her `other side'.”

 

Queen Zelna says, with a serious tone, “And for good reason, young princess, but now, Princess Serenity must face her last and ultimate test. The final test: Facing yourself. She must overcome what happened on that day by fighting Black Serenity or be lost forever. This is the real test of her inner strength.”

 

Mina asks, concerned tone, “I'm sure that Serena can beat her!”

 

Trista tells Mina, with a serious and concerned tone, “I'm not so sure, Mina. This time, she isn't facing a regular enemy or one of her friends or loved one under the control of the Light of Destruction, she is facing a part of herself. A part that put much regret, guilt, and pain into her heart. This `Black Serenity copy' represents the great anger and rage that the Light of Destruction put into her heart and that nearly consumed her. In order for our princess to truly become stronger, she needs to face up to her greatest darkness and defeat it in order to move on.”

 

Darien thinks in his mind, worriedly, “Please, Serena! I know you can do this! Conquer this!”

 

Rei thinks in her mind, worriedly, “Come on, Meatball Head! I know you that you can beat this! You've defeated inner doubt and pain before! I know you can do it again!”

 

Serena swallows a lot of air and Serena yells out, trying to sound strong, “No way! I'm not going to lose to some fake version of myself!”

 

However, Black Serenity laughs evilly and she replies, with an evil sly smile, “Fake? FAKE?! You are a real laugh, Tsukino! You are a real Meatball Head after all!”

 

Serena replies, seriously, “What's that supposed to mean?!”

 

Black Serenity replies, with a dark serious tone, “No duh, idiot! You are denying the truth to yourself when it is right here in front! I'm no fake! I am you, Princess Serenity!” Black Serenity points to Serena and she yells out, with an evil serious tone, “I am the representation of your anger, your rage, and your hatred! I am the representation of the evil in your very soul!”

 

Serena gasps in shock and she yells out, trying to sound strong, “No! That's not true!”

 

Black Serenity replies, with an evil sly grin, “Then why is left arm shaking?” Serena looks to see her left arm is shaking a lot and she holds it to keep it still, but it doesn't work. Black Serenity says, with an evil smile, “Ha! You know as well as I do why you are shaking. You are afraid . . . afraid to admit the truth!”

 

Serena yells out, with a serious tone, “What truth?!”

 

Black Serenity replies, with an evil sly tone, “Simple, Meatball Head! The truth is that Queen Beryl was right about you! The truth that deep down within your very soul . . . you are just as vile and twisted as she is!”

 

Serena calls out, annoyed, “No! That's not true! I'm nothing like her!”

 

Black Serenity yells out, with an evil sly smile, “Then who let their anger and rage get control of them and create me, `Princess'?! And who put the man that she loved, who was trapped in his own mind, through a sick game that the Light of Destruction put you through with the intent to kill him?!” Serena growls in annoyance, but she knew that she couldn't discredit her `evil twin' on that claim. Black Serenity summon a pitch black version of the Academy Duel Disk with a dueling deck inside and she says, with an evil sly grin, “Let's duel and find out who the real Princess Serenity is!”

 

Serena puts her deck back into her duel disk and calls out, with a serious tone, “Fine by me!” The two duelists activate their duel disks, both duelists draw five cards from their decks, and their duel disks display 4000 life-points for each duelist on the life-point counters.

 

“Let's duel!” both duelists call out as their duel begins.

 

Starting Scores:

Black Serenity: 4000

Serena: 4000

 

Black Serenity says, with an evil sly grin, “Since I know that you are going to lose, Meatball Head, you get to go first.”

 

Serena replies, seriously, “Whatever!” Serena puts one card on her duel disk and calls out, “I play my Elemental Hero Woodsman in defense mode!” Soon after, Elemental Hero Woodsman (1000/2000) comes to the field in defense mode. Serena says, seriously, “That's all!”

 

Black Serenity retorts, with evil taunting tone, “Is that all?! Lost your nerve?!”

 

Serena yells out, annoyed, “Just go already!”

 

Black Serenity says, with an evil sly grin, “Ooh, little princess getting a temper? Maybe you've got more of me in you than you think.” Black Serenity then draws one card from her deck, puts one card in the spell/trap slots, and calls out, with an evil serious tone, “Maybe this card will convince you! I play my Advanced Ritual Art spell card! You know how it works, Serena! I choose a Ritual monster from my hand and then I get rid of Normal monsters from my deck equal to the Ritual monster that I want to summon!” Black Serenity takes out her deck, takes one card from her deck, puts her deck back into her duel disk, discards one Flame Cerebrus (2100/1800) monster card to the graveyard, puts one card from her hand onto her duel disk, and yells out, with an evil sly grin, “So, I get rid of my useless Flame Cerebrus to summon Cyber Angel Benten in attack mode!” Soon after, Cyber Angel Benten (1800/1500) comes to the field in attack mode, but unlike Serena's Cyber Angels, this Benten had a dark `coating' to it and a dark evil glare in her eyes.

 

Serena says, with a serious tone, “My monster has more points than your Cyber Angel!”

 

Black Serenity puts one card in the spell/trap slots and calls out, with an evil nasty tone, “Hey, Meatball Head, did you forget that attack points aren't everything?! I play my Ritual Weapon equip spell! This card can only be equip to a Ritual monster that's six stars or less, but since Benten qualifies, she gets a fifteen hundred attack and defense point boost!” Cyber Angel Benten's stats rise from 1800/1500 to 3300/3000! Black Serenity yells out, with an evil serious tone, “Now, Benten, it is time to take out that pathetic piece of lumber!” Benten launches an arrow right at Woodsman and destroying it. Black Serenity says, with an evil sly grin, “But you aren't safe! You should know about Benten's ability! Now, you lose life-points equal to that piece of trash's defense points!” Serena gasps in shock as Cyber Angel Benten moves in and slashes her in the chest with her war fan. Serena cries out in pain as she loses 2000 life-points.

 

Back with the others, Rini yells out, stunned, “It is the first move and mommy lost half her life-points already!”

 

Rinku asks, perplexed, “She did so well against those other fakes? Why is she having trouble with her?”

 

Trista replies, plainly, “Because that `fake' is her, a part of her that she created out of pure rage and anger, and an event that she regretted ever since. And it isn't easy to conquer yourself.”

 

Back to the duel, Serena clutches her chest and she yells out, winching in pain, “That . . . that hurt!”

 

Black Serenity replies, with an evil sly grin, “No, duh, bitch! This duel is going to be exactly like the one that you went through when you created me!”

 

Serena calls out, angered tone in her voice, “You're sick!”

 

Black Serenity retorts, with an evil taunting tone, “Like you weren't!”

 

Serena gets to her feet and she says, plainly, “Make your move!”

 

Black Serenity puts two cards in the spell/trap slots and calls out, “With pleasure! I'll end my turn with two cards face-down!”

 

Current Score:

Black Serenity: 4000

Serena: 2000

 

Serena draws one card from her deck, puts one card in the spell/trap slots, and calls out, “Now, I play Polymerization!” Serena discards her Etoile Cyber (1200/1600) and Blade Skater (1400/1500) monster cards to the graveyard, the two monsters appear on the field, and they go into a fusion vortex. Serena says, while getting a fusion monster card from her fusion deck, “I fuse good old Etoile Cyber with my Blade Skater to form . . . Cyber Blader!” Soon after, Serena puts the fusion monster card on her duel disk. Out of the fusion vortex, Cyber Blader (2100/800) comes to the field in attack mode.

 

Black Serenity says, with an evil sly grin, “That card?! It is no match for my Benten!”

 

Serena puts one card in the spell/trap slots and yells out, with a sly grin, “Didn't you say that attack points aren't everything?! I play my Pump Up spell card! This doubles Blader's attack points for this turn!” Cyber Blader's stats rise from 2100/800 to 4200/800! Serena then yells out, seriously, “Blader, attack her Benten with Whirlwind Rage!” Cyber Blader spins around until she becomes a whirlwind, she spins to Cyber Angel Benten, and she gives a powerful kick destroying it while costing 900 life-points causing Black Serenity to winch in pain. Serena says, with a sly grin, “How do you like it?!”

 

Black Serenity says, with an evil grin, “It feels kind of good . . . when your enemy falls into your trap!” Serena yelps in shock, Black Serenity pushes a button on her duel disk, and calls out, with an evil sly grin, “I reveal my face-down card! Soul Rope!” Black Serenity's face-down card is revealed to be the Soul Rope trap card and Black Serenity yells out, with an evil sly grin, “Since you destroyed my monster, I can summon one level four or below monster from my deck as long as I give up one thousand life-points!” Black Serenity's life-points drop by 1000 points, she goes through her deck, takes out one card, puts her deck back in her duel disk, and yells out, putting the card on her duel disk, “Now, I summon my Cyber Gymnast in defense mode!” Soon after, Cyber Gymnast (800/1800) comes to the field in defense mode.

 

Serena puts one card in the spell/trap slots and she says, with a serious tone, “I place this card face-down and end my turn.”

 

Current Score:

Black Serenity: 2100

Serena: 2000

 

Black Serenity says, drawing one card from her deck, “My move!” Black Serenity says, pushing a button on her duel disk, “However, before I do, I play this! Coffin Seller!” Black Serenity's face-down card is revealed to be the Coffin Seller continuous trap card and Black Serenity says, with an evil sly grin, “Thanks to this card, you lose three hundred life-points for every one of your monsters sent to the graveyard!” Black Serenity puts one card in the spell/trap slots and calls out, “Next, I play my Pot of Greed! So, I draw two more cards!” Black Serenity draws two more cards from her deck, Black Serenity discards one card from her hand, and she says, with an evil sly grin, “Next, I play my Gymnast's effect! I get rid of one card and your Blader takes a hike!”

 

Just then Cyber Blader is destroyed and Serena yells out, stunned, “Cyber Blader!” Just then Serena groans in pain as she loses 300 life-points, thanks to Black Serenity's trap card.

 

Black Serenity puts one card in the spell/trap slots and calls out, “Next, I play my Fulfillment of the Contact spell card! I give up eight hundred life-points in order to summon one Ritual monster from my grave! And I choose the monster that I discarded with my Gymnast's ability! Cyber Angel Idaten!” Soon after, Cyber Angel Idaten (1600/2000), but with an evil glare in her eyes with a darker `coating', comes to the field in attack mode. Black Serenity takes one card out of her graveyard slot, puts the card in the spell/trap slots, and she calls out, “Thanks to Idaten's ability, I get one spell card back from the graveyard! And I choose Pot of Greed! And since I played it, I get two more cards from my deck!” Black Serenity draws two more cards from her deck, she gives a wide evil sly grin, and she says, with an evil smile, “Well, isn't this ironic? I'm going to let you in on something, Serena. These ruins have the ability to harness the powers of the Shadow Realm and since I'm a part of you, I'm a `Chosen Duelist' with the ability to summon the God Cards!”

 

Serena asks, perplexed, “So?” Serena then realized what Black Serenity is talking about and she yells out, in disbelief, “No, you can't!”

 

Black Serenity yells out, with an evil sly smile, “I can and I will, Meatball Head! I will destroy you with the same card that you nearly destroyed your precious prince and friends with!” Black Serenity puts one card in the spell/trap slots and she calls out, with an evil sly grin, “First, I play my Monster Reborn to bring back Flame Cerebrus from the graveyard!” Soon after, Flame Cerebrus (2100/1800) comes to the field in attack mode. Black Serenity calls out, with an evil sly grin, “And next, I sacrifice all three of my monsters!” All three monsters vanish from the field and Black Serenity holds a yellow backed card in the air. Black Serenity chants out, “Almighty protector of the sun and sky, I beg of thy, please heed my cry . . .!!”

 

Trista yells out, in disbelief, “No, it can't be! Prince Judai has that card!”

 

Queen Zelna tells Trista, in a plain tone, “You shouldn't underestimate the powers of the shadows, Time Guardian. Now, Princess Serenity's greatest test has begun.”

 

Rei asks, worriedly, “What's that supposed to mean?!”

 

Ami says, worriedly, “I believe that we are going to find and it isn't good for Serena.”

 

Black Serenity continues to chant out, “. . . unlock thyself from orb of light and bring me victory in this fight . . . envelope the desert with your glow and cast your rage upon my foe . . . unlock your powers from deep within so that together we may win . . . I beseech thee, grace our humble game . . . but first I shall call out thy name . . . Winged Dragon of Ra!!” Black Serenity puts the card on her duel disk and calls out, with an evil sly grin, “Now, face the power of an Egyptian God!” Soon after, a large golden orb appears above Black Serenity and it transforms into the Winged Dragon of Ra (4500/5600) comes to the field in attack mode.

 

Returning to Serena's friends and allies, all of them are stunned with shocked and Hotaru yells out, shocked, “That's the Winged Dragon of Ra! But Jaden-ouji has that card!”

 

Queen Zelna replies, plainly, “True. However, the sacred ruins are linked to all forms of ancient magic and power, including the Shadow Realm.”

 

Returning to the duel, Black Serenity tells Serena, who is stunned, “Like I said, Serena, your bro might have this card, but that doesn't mean that someone like me can't have it in his or her deck and now, it is time for you to face the same power that you nearly destroyed your friends with!” Serena looks up at Ra and she sees a solemn look in its eyes. Black Serenity then calls out, with an evil sly smile, “Now, it is time to end this! Winged Dragon of Ra, destroy your master's sister right now! God Blaze Cannon!” Ra charges up its flame assault and fires it right at Serena.

 

Darien yells out, horrified, “Serena!”

 

Serena pushes a button on her duel disk and calls out, strongly, “Activate trap!”

Black Serenity says, with an evil sly grin, “Traps are useless against Ra! Farewell!” Soon after, Ra's attack slams right into Serena and she cries out in extreme pain as Ra's flame burn right into her.

 

The Sailor Scouts, Rini, and Darien yell out in horror, “Serena!”

 

Black Serenity laughs evilly and she yells out, with an evil triumphant voice, “It's over!” However, the flames die down and when the smoke and dust die down, Serena, her body and uniform badly burned with her uniform somewhat torn and her body smoking, still standing with 1200 life-points. Black Serenity yells out, in disbelief, “But how?! You are still here?!”

 

Serena points to a face-up Nutrient Z trap card and she says, wearily, “That's right . . . Thanks to my trap . . . Nutrient Z . . . Since your attack was enough to take out more than two thousand of my life-points . . . I can use this to give me four grand in life-points before Ra's attack hits . . .” Serena collapses to her knees and breathes heavily with her eyes somewhat glazed over.

 

Black Serenity yells out, with an evil sly grin, “That doesn't mean a thing! I'm still winning and you've got nothing that can stand up to my Winged Dragon of Ra!” Black Serenity puts one card in the spell/trap slots and she says, with an evil sly grin, “However, to make sure, I play my Vengeful Bog Spirit spell card! As long as this card remains on the field, monsters can't attack on the turn that they are summoned and that will end my turn!”

 

Current Score:

Black Serenity: 1300

Serena: 1200

 

Black Serenity tells Serena, with an evil sly grin, “Give it up, Meatball Head! You can't beat me because I'm you! Deep down, you've got to admit, you are exactly like Beryl! Your so called `philosophy' is a joke and your so called friendship is a joke! They never betrayed you! You betrayed them! You lost faith in them! You lost truth in them! You let your rage get the better of you! You nearly destroyed that people that you said that you loved! Deep down, you were never truly loved Darien or cared about your friends at all! If you really did, you would have never lost trust and faith in them!”

 

Those comments struck Serena right in the heart and she thinks, with tears forming in her eyes, “What if . . . What if she is right? What if I'm the one who betrayed them?! If I was truly their friend, I would have never lost faith and trust in them! If I loved Darien, I would have never lost faith and trust in him! What if I'm exactly like Beryl deep down? A rotten selfish snake? How can I call myself the Moon Princess, the heir to the throne . . . How can I call myself their friend . . . How can I call myself Sailor Moon, the champion of Love and Justice . . . when I lose faith in the one man that I love?! Maybe . . . Maybe they are better off without me . . .” Serena then collapses to the ground on her stomach as well as into unconsciousness and Black Serenity gives an evil sly grin at this.

 

Rei yells out, horrified, “Get up! Get up, Meatball Head!”

 

Lita calls out, horrified, “Serena!”

 

Amara and Michelle yell out in unison, “Princess!”

 

Ami yells out, horrified, “Serena, please get up! Please, don't leave us!”

 

Rini exclaims, stunned, “Mommy, please!”

 

Darien yells out the loudest, “Serena! Serena, please get up! Don't leave us!”

 

Mina calls out, loudly, “We need you, Serena!”

 

Somehow, but some mysterious force that we can't understand, the feelings and emotions of her friends, future daughter, and beloved flow into the heart of our Moon Princess and she thinks, barely semi-conscious, “What is this . . . This warm feeling in my heart . . . These are feelings of my friends . . . their concern . . . their . . . their love for me . . . I can feel it . . . but how can they still care for me so much . . .” Just then the memories of all that her friends and Darien have been through since the start of Serena's journey as Sailor Moon, the Negaverse, the Doom Tree, the Black Moon, the Heart-Snatchers, the Dead Moon, the Sailor Animamates, Sailor Galaxia, and all that they have gone through so far with the Light of Destruction and the Society of Light. Serena then thinks in her mind, seriously, “I . . . I remember now . . . I never lost faith in my friends . . . I never stopped caring for them at all . . . The reason that I embraced the Darkness of Salvation no matter what the consequences was because I wanted and needed them back so much in my life . . . because I loved them so much . . . the reason that I lost control was not because I lost faith in them . . . it was because of the fear that I lost them to the evil forever . . . I do truly care for them . . . I do believe in them . . . and they love, care, and believe in me!!” Just then Serena's body gains a bright golden glow as her doubt, guilt, sorrow, and pain fade away and her trust, faith, love, courage, and hope rise and grow within her heart.

 

Black Serenity asks, stunned, “What the hell?!”

 

With the others, Mina asks, perplexed, “What's going on?! Serena's glowing!”

 

Ami asks Queen Zelna, “Wait! Is this . . .?!”

 

Queen Zelna says, with a wide sly grin, “Yes! The very power that courses through your princess' very being.”

 

Trista says, awe-struck, “The Light of Hope.” Soon after, Serena regains consciousness and slowly rises to her feet with her bangs covering her eyes. When she looks at Black Serenity by lifting her bangs, Serena's eyes were full of hope, strength, and determination.

 

Serena says, with a strong tone, “Black Serenity . . . I can see the real truth now . . . and you were wrong. I gazed deep into my heart and you thought that I would only nothing, but anger, rage, distrust, selfishness, and other negative emotions. However, you are wrong! My heart, my soul, and my very being are filled with the Light of Hope! I never lost faith in my friends and I never stopped caring for them! I will admit that I did lose control and created you, but it wasn't for the reasons that you stated! I didn't lose control because I didn't love my friends and my prince! I lost control because I loved with them with my heart and soul! It was the fear of losing them that caused me to create you! However, that fear is long gone! I'm not afraid anymore! I know who my true enemies are! It isn't the light and it isn't the darkness! It is the Light of Destruction and the `demon' with my own being! And that's you! If I gave up now and surrendered to you, then I would be truly betraying my friends and the man that I love! And I would never betray them! So, keep your lies to yourself because I can see things a lot more clearly than I ever did before! It's time to end this duel and finally move on! Too many people are counting on me and I won't lose to you, even if you are me!” Serena puts her hand on her deck and she calls out, “It all ends here!” Serena draws her card and the wave of golden swirls around her, transforming her into Princess Serenity with her new silver dress and accessories.

 

Amara yells out, stunned, “She's transformed into Princess Serenity!”

 

Rini calls out, excitedly, “Go, mommy!”

 

Princess Serenity puts one card in the spell/trap slots and calls out, “I play my Graceful Charity spell card! I draw three cards from my deck and discard two from my hand!” Princess Serenity draws three cards from her hand, discards two from her hand, and her life-points drop by 300 points. Princess Serenity says, with a serious tone, “Since I lose life-points, you can guess that I discarded one monster card from my hand with Graceful Charity! Well, I play the effect of that monster right now! Elemental Hero Necroshade!” Soon after, the image of Elemental Hero Necroshade (1600/1800) comes behind Princess Serenity and she says, seriously, “Now, he can allow me to summon one monster with Elemental Hero in its name from my hand without a sacrifice!” Princess Serenity puts one card on her duel disk and calls out, “So, I summon my Elemental Hero Neos in attack mode!” Soon after, Elemental Hero Neos (2500/2000) comes to the field in attack mode.

 

Black Serenity says, with an evil snarl, “Like he will do anything to help against my dragon!”

 

Princess Serenity says, putting one card in the spell/trap slots, “He will, especially with this! I play my final spell card! Contact Soul! With this spell card, I can summon one Neo-Spacian from my deck, hand, or graveyard as long as I have Neos on the field!” A card comes out of Princess Serenity's deck, she takes the card into her hand, and she says, putting the card on her duel disk, “So, come forth, Neo-Spacian Glow Moss!” Soon after, Neo-Spacian Glow Moss (300/900) comes to the field in attack mode. Princess Serenity tells the two monsters, “Now, Contact Fusion! Neos, combine with Glow Moss!” The outer space theme comes into the sky, the two heroes leap into the sky as their cards go back into Princess Serenity's deck, Princess Serenity puts one fusion monster card from her fusion deck on her duel disk, the two monsters unite in a bright light, and Princess Serenity yells out, strongly, “Come forth, Elemental Hero Glow Neos!” Soon after, Elemental Hero Glow Neos (2500/2000) comes to the field in attack mode.

 

Black Serenity says, with an evil sly smile, “All that for that pathetic monster? He can't stand up to Ra.”

 

Princess Serenity says, with a sly smile, “It's a good thing that I'm not targeting Ra! I play Glow Neos' special ability that allows me to destroy one card on your side of the field and I choose your spell card!” Black Serenity gasps in shock and Princess Serenity yells out, strongly, “Go, destroy her Vengeful Bog Spirit with Signal Blast!” Glow Neos fires three spheres of energy, one green, one red, and one yellow, at the hologram of Black Serenity's Vengeful Bog Spirit spell card and destroying it. Princess Serenity cries out, strongly, “And with it gone, Glow Neos can attack your life-points directly!”

 

Black Serenity yells out, in total disbelief, “No, this can't be! You can't beat me! I'm you!”

 

Princess Serenity replies, strongly, “Not anymore, girl! Now, be gone, witch! Glow Neos, attack her directly with Shining Cosmic Crush!” Glow Neos leaps into the air as it creates a large glowing spear in its right hand, it launches the spear at Black Serenity, and it slams into her with terrific force causing her to cry out as she loses 2500 life-points, ending the duel immediately.

 

Final Score:

Black Serenity: 0

Serena/Princess Serenity: 900

 

With the end of the duel, Black Serenity screams out as she turns into black smoke that fades into nothingness as Ra slowly fades away while growling to tell Princess Serenity `Well done' along with the other holograms on the field. Soon after, the energy field keeping Princess Serenity in the mystic circle fade away and Princess Serenity transforms back into Serena with a wide warm smile on her lips.

 

Ami yells out, happily, “She did it!”

 

Hotaru calls out, happily, “Serena-hime won!”

 

Queen Zelna thinks in her mind, with a wide grin on her lips, “I knew that you could do it, Serenity. You believed in yourself and in your heart and soul! You believed in the faith, trust, and love for your friends and your prince, which allowed you to harness more of the power that makes you who you are! The power of the Light of Hope! The Light of Hope is the opposite that vile Light of Destruction. It begins love and life to the universe and you, Princess Serenity, are the living representation of that power along with your brother, Prince Judai. You are just starting to realize yourself again, Serenity. Your mother would be proud if she saw you now, but I suspect that she already knows.”

 

Serena turns around to look at her friends and beloved and Eclipse tells her, telepathically, “Great work, Serena! I knew that you could win, Meatball Head!”

 

Serena tells Eclipse, warmly, “Thanks, Eclipse! Now, I feel stronger than ever before! The Light of Hope is a power that comes within my heart and soul! And now, I can move on from what happened when I became `Black Serenity'. I know that I love, trust, and believe in my friends and my prince as they always believed, trusted, and cared about me! So, that alien jerk better watch out! This Sailor Moon is becoming stronger than ever before and she is going to stop him no matter what!” Soon after, Serena begins to walk back to her friends, her future daughter, and her beloved. Her friends, the Inner Sailor Scouts and Hotaru and her future daughter were cheering for her victory while Amara, Michelle, Trista, and Darien were giving warm smiles at our Moon Princess.

 

Darien thinks in his mind, with a warm loving smile on his lips, “Serena, you are become a much stronger person than I remember! You are truly a far cry from the Meatball Head that I met two years ago! And now, I'm so glad that you are not only stronger, but you are truly starting to heal from all the pain and misery that this episode caused. Deep down, the Meatball Head that I love is still in there, but I'm also proud to know that she is growing up into a beautiful and strong woman! Serena, I knew this ever since we learned of our future, but you've earned the right to become queen of the future one day! You have the heart and soul of a true queen and will always have that heart and soul!”

 

Queen Zelna looks up into the Demon World sky and she thinks, with a sly smile, “I wonder what Prince Judai would think if he knew what happened with his sister, but something tells me that he already knows.”

 

(Returning to the Human World; on the meanwhile)

 

Speaking of our Moon Prince, we find him along with Alexis, Syrus, Tyranno, Jasmine, Mindy, Chazz, Zane, Yusuke, Hikari, Kuwabara, Kurama, Hiei, Yukina, Kagome, Inuyasha, their friends from the Feudal Era, Yeshua, Yugi, Atem, and their friends watching a fading golden glow from Jaden's Winged Dragon of Ra (????/????) God card.

 

Joey asks, perplexed, “What was that all about?”

 

Tristan replies, “Wish I knew, dude.”

 

Jaden says, with a warm smile, “I don't know why, but I know it has to do with Serena and something real sweet happened to her.”

 

Everyone looks at Jaden and Syrus asks Jaden, perplexed, “How do you know, Jay?”

 

Jaden tells Syrus, with his wide sly grin, “Let's just say that it is kind of family thing, Syi.”

 

Yeshua thinks in his mind, in a plain and logical tone, “Prince Judai is correct about his sister and Ra is telling me. When the princess returns from Demon World, I think that she will be a much stronger person than ever before. The Light of Destruction shall truly have a hand full when Princess Serenity comes back to Academy Island even stronger than ever.” As the others wondered about Serena and the others in the Makai, Yeshua, who already has a good idea what happened to our Moon Princess, also knows that a new chapter in this `war' has been turned . . .

 

Next time in Chapter 22: The Plots of Light and Darkness: In the aftermath of their `adventure' in the Yu-Zen kingdom, our Sailor Scouts and their demon allies return to Academy Island after one final goodbye to Queen Zelna. Back on Academy Island, Serena and the others that went to Demon World learned of what happened while they were gone while they learned what happened on Academy Island while they were away. However, the reunion is cut short with our heroes and heroines going back to work harder than ever to free those still under the control of the SOL. But that doesn't mean that our heroes and heroines don't have the time to do some `mischief' with each other as well. Fun and games are abound with our heroes and heroines as `Prank Wars' and `Cosplay' are just two of the `items' on the `menu of fun', but that doesn't mean that action and adventure are short! While our Sailor Senshi of Mars continues her efforts to free more students from the Light of Destruction's control, he meets up with none other than our Destiny Hero duelist, who isn't exactly in a good mood while he battles more and more Pro Duelists in his quest to find the `Ultimate Destiny card' that was stolen on the night his father was taken from him. However, their meeting isn't exactly friendly at first, but when the Light of Destruction possessed Sartorius lures to the two of them into a trap, the two are going to need to rely on each other to get out of this alive, much less with their free will intact! However, the rest of our heroes and heroines have their own problems when Yami Bakura AKA Zorc makes another attack on our heroes and heroines in his effort to get the other Millennium Items to revive his true demon form! Shadow Creatures and Sailor Animamates are abounding as our heroes and heroines fight to protect the Millennium Items from Yami Bakura's evil hands. During this, our Sailor Senshi of Saturn is lured into a duel against the Zombie Duelist, Bonz, who duels her zombie monster to zombie monster in a very deadly Shadow Duel! Can Rei and Aster get along long enough to escape the Light of Destruction's deadly trap?! Can our heroes and heroines protect the Millennium Items from Zorc's evil grasp?! And can our Sailor Senshi of Saturn survive this terrible Shadow Duel with the evil Zombie Duelist?! Find out these answers and much more surprises on the next Darkness Moon!

 

Well, I know that it has been a month and sorry it has been so long, but working on the ninth chapter of `Twilight Wars' and getting some OC characters created by other authors done right took my top spot in `things to do'! Next, during one week, I had four tests in two days with two tests for each day and studying for them was a killer! Well, anyway, I'm sorry that you waited for so long, so, here it is! However, I have something serious to ask you! First of all, I want to admit that I have kind of an MC (Mind-Control) fetish going on and that's why I like writing Yu-Gi-Oh GX story crossovers that involve the Second Season of Yu-Gi-Oh GX. I hope that you don't think me `sick' or something. However, I am kind of tried of old `evil mind-control brainwashes everyone into his evil soldiers or tools to take over the world, the universe, etc,' because that's what you usually expect from mind-control stories. It doesn't mean that I don't like it that kind of plot as long as the hero and heroines win in the end and free everyone, but I'm getting kind of tried of it. Well, I've read stories by HVulpes like this author's stories of `Wisdom of the Pharaoh' and `A Wiser Generation' and found these curious `hypno romance stories' caught my eye. They didn't involve `evil mind-controllers brainwashing people' or a hero turning into some kind of `evil mind-controller'. They are kind of `hypno harem/romance stories' and I found them funny and interesting. With that segment with Atem, I was thinking of doing like a `hypno romance' bit between him and Tea and a bit of it with Zane and Hikari. And no, if you allow me to do that, they won't turn into `evil mind-controllers' like that freak, the Light of Destruction, and Zane is still one of the good guys in this story. He just wants Hikari to `like' his `Hell Kaiser persona' more because he has a major `thing' for her.

 

So, what do you think? Good idea, bad idea? Please just read and review and tell me. And speaking, please read and review, tell me what you think of this chapter, and I will read your reviews as soon as I can! Later, Crossover, Moon, and Dueling fans!