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The Scene shows a card hovering around with a white screen then a man's voice was heard. "Ah, welcome dear readers, gather around as I tell you the stories of many brave souls." As these voices said.

"It's time to duel" 

"Get your game on!" 

"Let's rev it up!" 

"I'm feeling the flow!"

"It's time to swing into action!”

"I choose you!" 

"Moon prism Makeup!"

Narrator then said almost with glee. "Ah yes these warriors fought many onslaughts perhaps we should go to the beginning.” Then the card transformed into a book as pages started to flip like crazy.

“Long ago, when the pyramids were still young, Egyptian Kings played a game of great and terrible power. But these Shadow Games erupted into a war that threatened to destroy the entire world, until a brave and powerful pharaoh locked the magic away, imprisoning it within the mystical Millennium Items. Now, 5,000 years later, a boy named Yugi unlocks the secret of the Millennium Puzzle. He is infused with ancient magical energies, for destiny has chosen him to defend the world from the return of the Shadow Games, just as the brave pharaoh did 5,000 years ago. The ancient Egyptians could have never predicted that their mystical battles would evolve into the most popular card game in the world: Duel Monsters. And one of the best duelists to ever play this game was Yugi Muto. He was always up for a challenge. One day, his grandfather decided to give Yugi his greatest test to date: the impossible task of assembling a 5,000-year-old artefact, known as the Millennium Puzzle. But it wasn't impossible for Yugi - he solved the puzzle. And when he did, he also unleashed the great power of an ancient pharaoh. The two became great friends.” Said the narrator.

“The Millennium Puzzle connects us, Yugi. And I sense fate has more in store for us.” Said Yami Yugi while Yugi Muto smiled at him. “Well, we're in this together, no matter what.”

 And it wasn't long until Yugi and the Pharaoh would be working together to save the world from all sorts of wicked forces, like the ruthless Seto Kaiba.

Flashback: Yugi and Kaiba's first Duel

"Draw your last pathetic card so I can end this, Yugi." Kaiba challenged.

"My grandpa's deck has no pathetic cards, Kaiba." Yami Yugi smirked back. "But it does contain... the unstoppable Exodia! I've assembled all five special cards - all five pieces of the puzzle!"

Exodia emerges from its seal. "I-It's not possible! No one's ever been able to call him!" Kaiba cried in fear.

"Exodia... Obliterate!" Yami Yugi commanded as Exodia blasted all three dragons into oblivion. Kaiba screams as he is defeated.

…And Maximillion Pegasus, the cold-hearted creator of Duel Monsters, who coveted Yugi's Millennium Puzzle.

Flashback: Duelist Kingdom Title Match

"Now prepare yourself for the ultimate merged monster: the Thousand-Eyes Restrict!" Pegasus spoke.

"Attack, Magician with Chaos Scepter Blast! Your Thousand-Eyes Restrict has been destroyed!" Yami Yugi commanded as his monster destroyed Pegasus' monster.

"Oh NO!"

…And even the most fearful of all: the maniacal Marik Ishtar, who wanted to get revenge on the Pharaoh.

Flashback: Battle City Finals

"The darkness is here to stay!" Yami Marik sneered.

"Behold! Ragnarok! Once this great power is released, every monster on your side of the field will be crushed, including your Winged Dragon of Ra! The time has come for me to fulfill my destiny and rid the world of your evil once and for all!" Yami Yugi called out as all the monsters in his duel deck united to eliminate the Winged Dragon of Ra.

But even after their victory, their adventure was far from over. They had to face Dartz, a former king of Atlantis who was corrupted by an ancient 10,000-year-old stone called the Orichalcos to feed a monster called the Great Leviathan, who threatened not only the human world but the Duel Monsters Spirit World itself! Yami and Yugi were summoned to the Duel Monsters world to help Dark Magician Girl awaken the three legendary dragons: Timaeus, Critias, and Hermos.

"We need you. All of us need you. You two are our only hope." Dark Magician Girl pleaded

"Timaeus!" Yugi and Yami shout in unison.

Although our heroes kept marching forward, there was a fork in the road when one of Dartz's minions Raphael told Yami that he was evil, but the Pharaoh doubted his words, so Raphael gave Yami the Seal of Orichalcos to prove his own words to be true.

"I activate the Seal of Orichalcos!"

The card warped his mind and clouded his thoughts. After Yami lost the duel, his soul was going to be taken to the Great Leviathan, but Yugi sacrificed his own soul to save his friend.

"Pharaoh! I won't let this happen to you!" Yugi cried as he pushed Yami out of the way.

"Yugi, no! What are you doing here?!" Yami questioned. "It only needs one of us, so I'm letting the Seal take me instead." Yugi clarified as he disappeared into the Seal.

"No! YUGI!" Yami cried.

But the setback didn't stop the Pharaoh. He pushed on forward to save his friend then came face to face with Dartz himself.

"You will be sacrificed to the Great Leviathan!" Vowed Dartz.

"Knight of Destiny, attack his reptile with Sword of Justice!" Yami declared the finishing blow.

With the aid of his friends Joey and Kaiba, along with the Egyptian God cards, they defeated Dartz. Kaiba then created a new tournament to see if anyone could defeat Yugi. But no one was more dangerous than Zigfried Von Schroeder and his brother, especially after Zigfried's defeat at the hands of Kaiba. 

He entrusted a powerful spell card to his younger brother: the Golden Castle of Stromberg, an illegal card Zigfried altered so that it was not only indestructible but once played, it released a powerful virus into the KaibaCorp mainframe. But luckily, Yugi used his remaining resources to defeat Leon and emerge victorious. There was one final step before Yami could enter the afterlife: remember his name! 

The evil Bandit King Bakura wanted the Pharaoh's Millennium Puzzle and the other Millennium Items to awaken the dark being Zorc, an evil that the Pharaoh's father imprisoned. Yugi and his friends ventured into the Pharaoh's memories and helped him while defeating the evil Bandit King. Then at that moment the Pharaoh remembered his true name.

"It's my name! My name is Atem!" Yami then shouted his true name to the sky.

"No!" Zorc yelled in horror.

"I give to you the Creator of Light!" Atem stared as the divine Creator of Light emerged.

"IMPOSSIBLE!" Zorc yelled.

"Darkness, be gone!" Atem yelled. Zorc screamed at his destruction as he faded into nothing.

But even with Zorc destroyed and the world saved, the Creator told Atem that he had one last task to complete: Atem now had to return the Millennium Items to their place of origin: the Millennium Stone. Later, it was decided that Atem would have to be defeated in a duel where he was actively trying to win. 

Though Joey and Kaiba suggested that either of them battled the Pharaoh, their requests were declined, for Atem's chosen opponent was the one person he trusted all those years: Yugi. 

Despite having summoned the Egyptian Gods and his favorite cards, Yugi used his own talent to defeat Atem and allow him to cross into the afterlife.

"Hey, Pharaoh! I hate to break the terrible news to you, but you're not going anywhere! 'Cause everything you've given us stays right here in our hearts!" Joey told Atem.

"Right!" Atem agreed.

"Like we always say, it's your move!" Yugi reminded him.

Atem gave them a thumbs-up as he walked into the afterlife.

“Some years after Yugi's tale ended with a tearful farewell, we find a young boy with two-tone brown hair running through the streets of Domino City. His name is Jaden Yuki.” Declared the narrator.

"All right, I got my deck, I got my gear, and I got about two minutes to get to the Duel Academy entrance exam before they start! Oh, well, at least since I'm not a student yet, they can't throw me in Detention hall for being late!" Jaden said as he continued sprinting towards the Academy entrance exam.

But as he continued rushing towards the exam, he suddenly bumped into a mysterious young man.

"Sorry!" Jaden apologized as he picked up his cards.

"You're a duelist, aren't you?" The young man asked, strangely sounding like Atem.

"Yep. I'm just going to try out at the academy." Jaden told him.

"Heh. You don't say…" The boy spoke as he reached into his deck box.

"Yeah…" Jaden chuckled nervously before noticing something familiar about him. "Hey, hey, you're-" If he had continued, he'd have known that he bumped into an older Yugi Muto, who gave Jaden a card.

"Why don't you take this... something just tells me that it belongs with you." Yugi gave him the card.

"Huh? Wow, for real?!" Jaden asked.

"Good luck." Yugi wished him luck as he walked away.

"Thank you! I'll make you proud!" Jaden promised him as he glanced at the card.

And Jaden had every intention to keep that promise but when school got hard, Jaden hardly studied. During tests, without fail, Jaden always failed. He might not have been the most studious student, but when it came to dueling, he was at the top of his class. Jaden had the rare and special power to communicate with duel spirits, such as Yubel and Professor Banner. Jaden used that power to help his friends, which was a good thing because they had a tendency to always get in trouble. But it's when the stakes were really high that Jaden truly got his game on, like the time he took on the fiendish Kagemaru.

(Flashback: Jaden vs Kagemaru)

"I like this new body, but something's still missing." Kagemaru admired his youthful body, but noticed something was missing. "Oh, I know. It's your soul, Jaden. Now let's finish this duel."

"I play Sabatiel – The Philosopher's Stone, so Electrum's attack points are now-"

"14,500?!" Kagemaru gasped in shock.

"Now go, hero Electrum! Seal his fate!" Jaden commanded his monster to attack. With a single swipe of the blade, the Sacred Beasts are defeated.

Or when he fended off the depraved Sartorius, who wanted to turn the world into mindless zombies.

(Flashback: Jaden vs Sartorius)

"In mere moments… the people of Earth will worship me!" Sartorius smiled with malice.

"Hey Neos! Let's save the universe, shall we? Punch his lights out and end this duel!" With Jaden's command, Elemental HERO Neos destroyed Sartorius' monster, causing a grand explosion. Sartorius screamed as the Light of Destruction was purged from his body.

And when he schooled Professor Viper, an instructor who had a sinister agenda.

"It's time to get your game on, Viper!" Jaden shouts.

"Come forth, Vennominon the King of Poisonous Snakes!" Viper chants as his monster emerges from the murky swamp. "Go, Fanged Venom!" Vennominon's attack destroys Plasma Vice.

"Meteor Meltdown!" Elemental HERO Magma Neos unleashed a gigantic meteor that destroyed Vennominaga the Deity of Poisonous Snakes.

But his greatest challenge yet was when he faced the vicious Nightshroud, whose immense power can pull innocents into a world of eternal darkness.

(Flashback: Jaden vs Nightshroud)

"Prepare to embrace the true power of darkness! Come forth, Darkness Neosphere!" Nightshroud chanted as his best monster emerged.

"Divine Neos, let's end this once and for all! Attack with Legendary Strike!" Jaden commanded his attack. Divine Neos destroyed Darkness Neosphere and Nightshroud with it.

“Onto our third hero of the story shall we?” Narrator said as the page flipped to another world.

Welcome to New Domino City, where dueling has evolved into a pedal to the metal way of life, a life lived in the fast lane, and no one lives it faster than our third Duel Monsters legend, one who would ride his way to a better, brighter future. Yusei Fudo, son of the late scientist Doctor Fudo, dedicated himself to ensuring that his future shone as bright as the sun for the citizens of New Domino City through Turbo Dueling, a special method of Dueling performed on special motorcycles run powered by a special form of energy. Orphaned during an incident known as the Zero Reverse that separated New Domino City from Satellite, Yusei Fudo, Jack Atlas, and Crow Hogan all grew up in a foster home, oblivious to the fact that destiny had much more in store for these three. And then later discovered he was one of five Signers, linked by destiny to uncover the secrets of the Crimson Dragon. With the power of the Crimson Dragon and unwavering support from his friends, there was no stopping Yusei, even though there were those who tried, like the Dark Signer Roman and his Earthbound Immortal.

(Flashback: Yusei vs Roman)

" I am gonna make you pay for all the damage you done!" Yusei pleaded

" I now summon Earthbound Immortal Uru! Unleash your Web of Destruction! Attack!" Roman commanded his Immortal to attack

" I activate my Trap, Stardust Flash! I can use this Trap card to summon Stardust Dragon!" Yusei sprung his Trap as Stardust Dragon emerged. "And now he's going to attack with Cosmic Flare!"

It took a single blast from Stardust Dragon to destroy Uru.

… And Director Rex Goodwin, who wanted to destroy the world and rebuild it in his image.

(Flashback: Signers vs Rex Goodwin)

" We will duel on the Crest of the Condor. There, I will crush you, Signers." Rex spoke with malice in his voice.

" So let's go!" Yusei, Jack Atlas and Crow Hogan ride onto the Crest on their Duel Runners.

" Now may be a good time to say goodbye. Unleash your fury, Rasca!" Goodwin ordered his monster to attack Yusei.

"I Synchro Summon the Majestic Star Dragon!" Yusei chanted as Majestic Star Dragon emerged. "Earthbound Immortal Rasca is going down! Go, Majestic Star Dragon! Star Shine Shred!"

" I've lost. It's over." Rex spoke with fear as Majestic Star Dragon pierced through Rasca's body, causing the giant condor to evaporate.

He then faced the relentless Paradox, a survivor of a dark, desolate future destroyed by Duel Monsters. Paradox vowed to destroy Duel Monsters by destroying its source. Luckily, with Yugi and Jaden's aid, Yusei put a stop to his twisted time crusade.

(Flashback: Domino City, Past)

" These desperate moves change nothing!" Paradox said.

" I disagree. You had two monsters and now you have none!" Yami Yugi countered.

" And I thank you for that. You see, all that you have done is clear the way for something else! Something grand! Something almighty!" Paradox maliciously told them.

" Spit it out!" Jaden told him.

" I activate the Trap Malefic Paradigm Shift! With Malefic Paradox Dragon destroyed, I can summon my most wicked beast: MALEFIC TRUTH DRAGON!" Paradox screams as he summons his true monster.

" I hate to interrupt good trash talking, but here, this is worth it! The Trap Neos Spiral Force! This doubles the Attack Points of one monster on the field!" Jaden sprang his trap as Stardust Dragon's Attack power rose to 5000.

" I also play a Trap: Dark Spiral Force! And due to this force, I can select a monster out on our field and double its Attack points once again!" Yami Yugi added as Stardust Dragon's Attack points skyrocket to 10000.

" 10000 attack points?! NO!" Paradox yelled in total shock.

" That's right!" All three heroic duelists spoke in unison as their ace monster jettison into the sky.

" Dark Magician, ATTACK!" Yami Yugi yelled as Dark Magician readied himself to attack.

" Elemental HERO Neos, ATTACK!" Jaden yelled as Neos prepared to attack.

" Let this be proof the light will always overcome the dark! Go, Stardust Dragon! ATTACK!" Yusei yelled as all three monsters fired an attack that combined into a single cosmic beam.

" NOW GO, DARK COSMIC WAVE!" The heroic Duelists chant in unison as the beam destroys Paradox's monster.

" N-NO! NO!" Paradox screamed as the attack destroyed him.

Although with Paradox defeated and the future saved, his colleagues were on the hunt to destroy Duel Monsters. First was the heartless Aporia, who used the flow of the World Racing Grand Prix to complete the Grand Design.

(Flashback: WRGP Finals)

" Now, since I believe I've gotten just about as much use out of that Trap as possible, I'll play a brand-new Trap. Meklord Emperor Creation! I can now summon the all mighty Meklord Astro Mekanikle." Aporia shouts as Meklord Astro Mekanikle is summoned.

" Time to end this! Go, Shooting Star Dragon. Attack with Stardust Mirage!" Yusei commanded his monster to attack. The attack resulted in the titanic Meklord's destruction.

And finally, there was Z-one, the leader of the time traveling cyborgs, who schemed to destroy New Domino City and everything in it.

(Flashback: Yusei vs Z-one)

" Now I summon Lazion the Timelord!" Z-one chanted as his monster was summoned.

" I Synchro Summon Black Rose Dragon!" Yusei and Akiza chanted as the latter's best monster was summoned.

As Yusei used the power of his friends' dragons one by one, Z-ONE's face mask cracked and what it revealed shocked everyone watching, Yusei the most.

" Z-one, just who... or what are you?"

" As much as I want to refuse to answer such a question, I'm afraid that I must provide the answer. Yusei Fudo, I am you from far in the future."

" TIME TO REV IT UP!" Yusei yelled at the top of his voice.

" I now summon Sephylon, the Ultimate Timelord!"

" I activate Clustering Wishes! Stardust Dragon, attack Sephylon and end this duel! Cosmic Flare!" Yusei chanted as Stardust Dragon destroyed Sephylon in a single blast.

" Impossible! I... lost?" Z-one groaned as he fell to earth.

The Narrator then said as the pages began flipping once again.

"Even further into the future is a city called Heartland City. Here, small Litterbots roamed free and Augmented Reality Duels hit the world by storm and this is where we meet our fourth hero: Yuma Tsukumo. One day in a duel against former bully Reginald 'Shark' Kastle, Yuma was encountered by a mysterious door."

" Whoever can open this door will gain a great new power. But know that with such a reward comes great risk. You would lose that which is most valuable to you. " The Door spoke to Yuma

Though hesitant and worried what might happen, Yuma unlocked the door and freed a duel spirt named Astral.

" Huh? Who are you? Say something! " Yuma asked the unknown spirit.

" Astral." He spoke, giving him his name.

" I Xyz summon Number 39: Utopia!"

With the combined power of the Number card Utopia and the spell card Double or Nothing, Yuma and Astral defeated and freed him from the influence of Number 17: Leviathan Dragon.

" You're a good duelist. I'll see you around ." Shark told him as he left.

But that was the first step in Yuma's adventure. They had to face many foes and reclaim all of Astral's memories, but there were those who wished to use the Numbers for their own selfish gains, such as the Vetirx family who had entered the World Duel Carnival to get revenge on Dr. Faker, but Yuma and Astral defeated Vetrix with the power of ZEXAL.

(Flashback: WDC Finals)

" Heraldry Crest, attack Yuma and Astral and win me this duel! " Vetrix commanded

" Now go, Utopia Ray! Rising Sun Triple Chaos Slash!

Then they faced Dr. Faker, who wished to destroy Astral World with the Numbers. Yuma teamed up with Shark and Kite the number hunter to defeat him.

(Flashback: Yuma, Shark, and Kite vs Dr. Faker)

" Fix your fearful eyes on Heart-eartH's true form: Number 92: Heart-eartH Dragon !"

" Neo Galaxy-Eyes, attack with Ultimate Photon Stream of Destruction! " Kite commanded as Neo Galaxy-Eyes destroyed Heart-eartH Dragon. Dr. Faker screams from the attack and he is sent crashing into the floor. " Set Hart free now. Release him! "

" I can't! You think you're helping Hart, but you're only putting him in greater danger! Your brother cannot hope to survive unless Astral World is destroyed once and for all! "

But as they were on the verge of victory, a mysterious new enemy arrived and took over Dr. Faker's body forcing him to duel.

" Now Heart-eartH Dragon, attack Neo Galaxy-Eyes! Dragon Cannon Blast!" The Barian commanded through Faker.

"Get Set, Utopia Ray! Attack Heart-eartH Dragon with Rising Sun Ultimate Slash!" Yuma and Astral spoke in unison as Utopia Ray destroyed Heart-eartH Dragon. Vector screamed as he lost the duel and he was purged from Dr. Faker's body.

However, that didn't stop Barian World, the polar opposite to Astral World. Wave after wave, they sent brainwashed people to collect the Numbers, but failed. Then Yuma and his friends came face to face with Vector once more.

(Flashback: Yuma vs Vector)

"GO BARIAN BATTLEMORPH!"

"Vector?! So you disguised yourself as Ray!? What did you do with him, Vector!? Where's the real Ray?" Yuma interrogated.

"The real Ray? You mean you still don't get it? I'm Vector and I'm your little friend Ray too." Vector admitted.

"No way!" Yuma was in total shock.

"I activate Rank-Up Magic Barian's Force! I Rank-Up Masquerade into a Chaos Xyz Monster! I overlay Rank 4 Masquerade! With it, I rebuild the Overlay Network. Chaos Xyz Evolution! Appear, Chaos Number 104: Umbral Horror Masquerade!"

"Go! Utopia Ray Victory! Destroy Umbral Horror Masquerade and end this duel! Rising Sun Double Victory Slash!" Yuma commanded as Utopia Ray Victory destroyed Umbral Horror Masquerade. Vector screamed as he tumbled on the ground.

But Vector was far from finished. He awoke an ancient evil deity Astral defeated years ago named Don Thousand, who once ruined all off the Barian's lives. To break Don Thousand's seal, Vector and the other Barian Emperors had to collect the Mythyrian Numbers and free Don Thousand, but Yuma and Astral weren't going to let that happen. They went across the globe and collected the Mythyrian Numbers at each of the seven ancient temples. They even encountered Astral's evil clone, Number 96.

(Flashback: Astral vs Number 96)

"No way!" Yuma gasped.

" It is Number 96 !" Astral identified the malevolent Number.

" Here's the Number ." Number 96 spoke as he revealed the card he possessed. " Shall we start ?"

"Go, Utopia Ray!"

" Attack Dark Mist !"

" This duel isn't over by a longshot! I activate the trap Chaos Return! This card stops your attack! " The trap blocked Utopia Ray's attack. " I discard one card to activate a spell from the Graveyard. I choose to activate Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force! And now I overlay Rank 2 Dark Mist! With this one monster, I rebuild the Overlay Network! Go, Chaos Xyz Evolution! Appear, Chaos Number 96! Dark Storm!" Dark Storm is summoned.

"Oh, man... What did that Barian card I gave him do?" Vector asked himself.

" My trap Chaos Return's other effect activates! Remember how I stopped Utopia Ray's attack? Well, that was only temporary, because it has to attack now! " 96 told him.

"I don't think Astral expected this." Rio commented.

" Dark Storm's special ability activates! Bad news, Astral... When it's destroyed in battle, both players take the battle damage !" 96 informed Astral.

" Both of us ?" Astral gasped as Utopia Ray destroys Dark Storm. The explosion sends both Astral and Dark Mist flying.

"It's a draw." Yuma noted.

However, even with the Numbers in Yuma and Astral's hands, Number 96 wanted more, so he began merciless attacks on Earth, Astral World and Barian World until he decided to settle things with Astral and Yuma once and for all.

(Flashback: Yuma/Astral vs Number 96)

"Yuma, this is the end!"

"I activate Sleipnir Mail's special ability! When Utopia Ray is destroyed, we can summon Utopia from the Graveyard." Yuma spoke as Utopia was resurrected.

" This can't be!" 96 yelled with complete fear.

"Trust me, Number 96, it is. Go! Utopia, finish him off!" Number 96 screams in defeat.

But Number 96 wasn't ready to call it quits just yet.

" Astral! " Number 96 screamed.

Number 96 tried one last desperate attempt to destroy Astral, but he was thwarted by Astral as he destroyed him. As for Astral, he perished when he destroyed Number 96, leaving Yuma heartbroken, but Yuma needed to get Astral back, so he traveled to Astral World to get his friend back while meeting the selfish guardian of Astral World, Eliphas.

"I summon the all-mighty New Order 13: Etheric Amon!" Eliphas chanted as his mightiest monster appeared.

"Go, Shining Draw! Utopia Roots! Finish this with Rising Sun Roots Slash!"

And with that Yuma saved his friend, but this was only the start of the final events that were to come. Yuma and Astral had to face the Fearsome Four, led by Mr. Heartland. And each of the members had fake Numbers.

(Flashback: Yuma vs Mr. Heartland)

"Infection Buzz King, attack!" Mr. Heartland commanded.

"All right, Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon, attack Heartland directly! Go, Photon Stream of Destruction!" The galactic drake fired its massive light beam at Mr. Heartland. He screams as he is defeated.

But their hard-earned victory was short lived when Yuma and his friends learned a shocking truth.

"Shark, what are you doing with the Barians!?" Yuma interrogated.

"'Shark'? It feels like a long time since anybody called me by that name. But I'm not Shark or Reginald anymore. My name is Nash! Nash the Barian!" Shark admitted.

"Stop playing games with us already, Shark. There's no way you're a Barian. You wouldn't lie to me. So what's really going on here?" Yuma asked. "Say something!"

"I'll do much more than just say something – I'll show you what I really am! Go Barian Battle Morph!" Shark shouted as his Barian charm glowed.

"Go Barian Battle Morph!" The other six Emperors shout in unison as they transformed.

"We are the seven Barian Emperors. Mizar, the one true Galaxy-Eyes master. Girag, the ultimate Barian Warrior. Alito, the Barian who battles with fists of fury. Vector... need I say more? Marin, the name that brings chills to everyone's heart. Dumon, my faithful friend, but your greatest enemy. And I am Nash, leader of the seven Barian Emperors." Nash revealed their true colors.

All of Yuma's friends stood their ground against the Emperors, but one by one, they fell apart. Meanwhile, Kite went in search for last Number, Number 100: Numeron Dragon. But for that to happen, Kite had to defeat his archrival Mizar, who had his own Galaxy-Eyes, Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon. The battle was hard, but Kite managed to defeat Mizar by using a new Galaxy-Eyes, Number 62: Galaxy-Eyes Prime Photon Dragon, a number he created from the energy within the stone tablets that surrounded them.

(Flashback: Kite vs Mizar)

"Galaxy-Eyes Prime Photon Dragon attack Neo Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon! Eternity Photon Stream!" Prime Photon destroyed Neo Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon thus defeating Mizar.

Kite has managed to claim victory, proving that he is the true Galaxy-Eyes master, but at the cost of his life. In his final moments, he gave Mizar Number 100: Numeron Dragon. Meanwhile, Vector wanted to put the past behind him and the best way for him to do that is to destroy Nash.

"I activate Chaos Caller! This allows me to summon 3 powerful Chaos Numbers by negating their special abilities! Let the party begin! First to arrive is Chaos Number 104: Umbral Horror Masquerade! Our next guest is a brand new friend of mine: Chaos Number 102! Archfiend Seraph! And last, but certainly not least, someone else I think you know. Arriving in style, please welcome Chaos Number 103: Ragnafinity!" Vector's three Chaos Numbers appear alongside King Overfiend.

I activate the spell Split Defender! With Split Defender, I get control of one of your monsters! Which one are you handing over, Vector?

"King Overfiend." Vector growled.

"King Overfiend, attack Masquerade!" King Overfiend destroys Masquerade with a single swipe of its scythe.

By destroying Umbral Horror Masquerade with King Overfiend, Vector's true memories were revealed to him. He was once a kind and cheerful prince of the kingdom of Ostrania, but Don Thousand manipulated him to become a tyrant. Not wanting that weak side of him get to him, Vector summoned the card strong enough to destroy Nash.

"Now rise! Chaos Number 5! Chaos Chimera Dragon! You don't stand a chance now, and really, you never-"

"You're the one who doesn't stand a chance." Nash interrupted.

"I wasn't finished." Vector spoke.

"That's where you're wrong, Vector, you are finished, thanks to this!" Nash replied as he revealed Rank-Up-Magic Quick Chaos.

"No! Not that Rank-Up-Magic card!" Vector yelled in horror.

"Rank-Up-Magic Quick Chaos ranks up my Number into a Chaos Number. Say goodbye to Abyss Splash and say hello to Chaos Number 73! Rise from the depths, Abyss Supra Splash! This attack is for every Emperor you betrayed. Goodbye, Vector." Abyss Supra Splash destroyed Chimera Dragon with a single blast.

With Vector defeated, Don Thousand began his plan to collect the Numeron Code and rule the world. His first order of business is to absorb Vector.

"Wait! I beg your forgiveness!" Vector pleaded.

"Vector!" Yuma yelled as he grabs Vector's hand.

"I'll stick by your side because helping a friend is the Ray Way!"

Yuma's tears fell on Vector's cheek, then Vector remembered all the times had with Yuma as Ray Shadows, he didn't want his friend to suffer like him.

"Yuma, our worlds need more of you and less of me." Vector told him.

"Hang on, what are you saying?" Yuma asked.

"I'm saying goodbye." Vector replied one final time as he lets Yuma's hand go, allowing himself to be absorbed by Don Thousand.

"Why did you let go?!" Yuma yelled.

After defeating Mizar by using his own cards against him, Don Thousand then challenged Yuma and Nash to a duel, but he was controlling the duel in his favor by using the power of the Numeron Code. Luckily, Eliphas gave up his life so the duel can be back to normal. With Utopia, Abyss Splash and Numeron Dragon, Yuma created the ultimate comeback.

"Utopia, take down Don Thousand and his Numerronius Numerronia with Rising Sun Hyper Force Slash!" Yuma and Astral shouted in unison as Utopia destroyed Numerronius Numerronia. Don Thousand screamed in agony as he is defeated.

But Don Thousand had one last surprise. With all of Don Thousand's power transferred to him, Nash challenged Yuma to a duel to decide the fate of the three worlds.

(Flashback: Yuma vs Nash)

"Let's duel!"

"I Xyz summon Chaos Xyz Barian Hope!" Nash had Xyz summoned a monster that utilized the power of all seven Barian Emperors.

"Go! Rank-Up Xyz Evolution! Shatter the boundaries of reality! Arise anew, Number 39: Utopia Beyond!" Yuma in his ZEXAL III form shouted as Utopia Ranked up into Utopia Beyond.

The two fought endlessly until Yuma found a way to defeat Nash's plan. He intends to make the duel last forever, but even that plan wasn't enough.

"Let's keep this duel rolling because no one has won yet." Yuma said.

"Actually, Yuma, this duel's over. You've won." Nash spoke.

"Huh? Say what?!" Yuma asked.

"Glory of the Seven Emperors has one final effect. My life points become equal to the change in your life points. Since your life points didn't change, my Life Points drop to zero."

"Shark!" Yuma yelled as Nash's Life Points were reduced to zero.

' I lost, but I never knew losing could feel so good.' Shark's thoughts echo in his head as he crashed to the floor.

With Nash defeated, all of the Numbers in his possession were transferred to Astral. But parting ways with their friend was heartbreaking.

"Thanks for teaching me to feel the flow. You were great duelists... but even better friends. Good-bye." Shark said his farewells as he faded away, leaving Yuma crying a proverbial flood of tears.

Although Shark was gone, all of Yuma's friends that have fell to the Barians returned, but now that Astral has all the Numbers as well as the Numeron Code, Astral could complete his mission of destroying Barian World. Yuma had to stop him.

"I thought you were done with that nonsense!" Yuma shouts.

" Barian World is the enemy of Astral World. It must be extinguished. " Astral spoke.

"Haven't you learned anything at all, Astral!? You don't have to fight anymore." Yuma argued. "Your two worlds can be at peace."

"Peace may have been your goal. It is not mine. Mine remains the destruction of Barian World." Astral reminded him.

"Dream on, Astral, because that ain't happening!" Yuma reiterated.

" You disapprove?" Astral questioned.

"You may be my friend, but I can't let you do this."

"And how do you plan to stop me, Yuma? Do you dare challenge me to a duel?"

"You bet!"

" You must realize the foolishness of your endeavor. Since I possess all the Number Cards, you cannot win. Do you still wish to duel?"

"More than ever."

" Very well, but when I win, I will do more than destroy Barian World. I will use the Numeron Code to erase your memories. It will be as if we never met. Agreed?"

"Agreed."

The stakes were very high and Yuma had to prepare for the fight for Barian World and his memories. All of Yuma's friends offered to give them their best cards to Yuma, but he told them he didn't want their help. He had to do this on his own. Astral even summoned all of the Utopias to defeat Yuma, but he dodged every attack then got ready to make his comeback.

(Flashback: Yuma vs Astral)

"A truly powerful Duelist can shape the outcome of a Duel. He can even generate the very cards he needs to draw! Go, Shining Draw!" Yuma shouts as he performs a Shining Draw.

"Yuma, you can Shining Draw?" Astral asked in total surprise.

"And guess what I drew? The trap Halfway to Forever! I can Xyz Summon using two monsters in my graveyard. Get set to get decked. I overlay Gagaga Cowboy and Gagaga Samurai to Xyz Summon. Forge the path of destiny. Future Number Zero! Utopic Future." Yuma's own Number emerges.

" I activate Hyper Rank-Up-Magic Ultimate Force! I will rank up Utopia into its highest form of existence. Hyper Xyz Evolution! Witness the pinnacle of prominence. Number 99: Utopic Dragon! " Astral's strongest Number in existence appears with a roar.

"I play the trap Memories of Courage! Utopic Future gains 500 attack points for every Number in our graveyards. Since there are eight Numbers, Utopic Future powers up to a whopping 4000 attack points!" Utopic Future's attack points rose to 4000. With this attack, Yuma was about to finish the duel and change the world for the better.

' This is it. If my next attack succeeds, I win.' Yuma's thoughts echo in his head. "Let's do this. Attack Astral directly!"

"That will not work. I activate the trap the Door of Destiny." Astral activated his Trap.

"The Door of Destiny?" Yuma appeared in front of the door that began his journey in the first place. "That's the door that started it all!"

" We have come full circle, Yuma. The door has not only stopped your attack, but you will take 500 points of damage for every Number that I banish from my graveyard. Therefore, if you fail to destroy this door right now, Yuma, you will lose this duel." Astral explained.

"Destroy the door? I can't do that." Yuma was hesitant. "How can I destroy something that represents everything that happened between us?"

" Because, Yuma, it is your destiny."

"Whoever can open this door will gain a great new power. But know that with such a reward comes great risk. You would lose that which is most valuable to you." The door spoke.

"But then, that means... What's valuable to me is you. It's you, Astral. Right now, it's you. I have to lose you too?" Yuma asked.

" You will never lose me, Yuma. Play your card. Play it, Yuma, for your future." Astral told him.

"But if I do, if I beat you, you'll be gone from my life forever."

" But how can I be gone when I live on in your heart?"

"Astral. I'll do it. I activate the spell Double or Nothing! Utopic Future doubles its attack points and can attack again. This is it, my final move! Utopic Future attack! Rising Sun Future Slash!" Utopic Future destroyed the Door of Destiny, and Astral lost.

Yuma won the duel and gained the courage to move on with his life, but now it was time for Astral and Yuma to part ways. Even he would miss Astral, but he would still be around in their hearts. And so. Astral touched the Numeron Code and it became a complete card. Yuma would miss his friend the most, but he would still cherish the moments they had together.

" Final observation: Even galaxies apart, friendship is forever."

Everything went back to normal for Yuma and all of the Barian Emperors were now students at Yuma's school. Everything was great. At least, it would be great, but the chaos power returned to attack Astral World, and Yuma, Astral and all of their friends all got ready to battle the chaos. 

"And so we move onto our fifth duelist. Welcome to Paradise City, where Action Duels are all the rage and one duelist wishes to make the whole world smile through Dueltaining. Meet Yuya Sakaki. As a boy, he always looked up to his father, the famous Dueltainer Yusho Sakaki. Three years ago, Yusho went MIA during a title match against The Sledgehammer."

(Flashback)

"My dad's no chicken! Let me duel The Sledgehammer 'til my dad shows up!" An 11-year-old Yuya pleaded.

Yuya was bullied by everyone except his friends. One day, Yuya decided to take back what his father lost by dueling the Sledgehammer. That duel is where Yuya created a brand new summoning method: Pendulum summoning.

(Flashback: Yuya vs Sledgehammer)

"Okay, pendulum, you've swung his way. Now you'll swing my way!" Yuya shouts as he draws his card in an arc, a light trail with colorful stars following. His pendulum charm reacts, turning three of his cards into Pendulum Cards.

"I'll use Stargazer Magician and Timegazer Magician to set the Pendulum Scale. I'm taking control of this duel starting now!" He placed the two cards in his Pendulum Zones. The two magicians appear in transparent blue pillars of light. "I'm allowed to summon monsters though level two through seven all at the same time."

"What is that kid doing?" Sledgehammer asked in total confusion.

"Swing far, Pendulum. Carve the arc of victory! My monsters are ready to swing into action!" Yuya chanted as his three monsters appeared from a portal above.

"I play the trap Battleguard Howling. Now your Odd-Eyes must retreat to your hand. But before it disappears, you will take all its attack points as damage!" A bright beam shoots from Sledgehammer's Trap.

Check this, everybody. Timegazer Magician's Pendulum ability can rewrite history. So, Sledgehammer, your trap has been trumped. Infinity Gear Reverse!" Yuya declares as Timegazer uses its powers to reset Sledgehammer's Trap.

"I'm activating an Action Spell card." Sledgehammer plays his Spell Evasion.

"We've reached the grand finale, Stargazer Magician. Let's end this duel with a trick fans here will never forget. Watch in wonder as Stargazer uses his Pendulum ability. Halting Horoscope!" Stargazer casts a spell to nullify Sledgehammer's Action Spell.

"That move leaves me wide open!" Sledgehammer gasped.

"Everything is set now, Odd-Eyes. Let's give the Sledgehammer a blazing send-off. Spiral Flame Strike!" Yuya commands his dragon to attack. The dichromatic dragon fires a blast of flame from its maw. Battleguard King attempts to deflect with its giant club. "Since Battleguard King is a Level 5 or above monster, Odd-Eyes' special ability deals double the damage. That's a wrap!"

Although Yuya was successful in defeating the Sledgehammer, this was only the start of Yuya's adventure. After learning there was an interdimensional war going on and obtaining Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon from a duelist who strangely looks just like him, the sinister Obelisk Force attacked the Standard Dimension during the Arc League Championship. After driving them back, Yuya joined Declan Akaba's elite team of Lancers to battle the sinister Duel Academy, who wanted to control all the worlds. Their first stop was the Synchro Dimension. Despite some roadblocks, Yuya managed to rally the city together by battling the Friendship Cup champion Jack Atlas.

(Flashback: Yuya Sakaki vs Jack Atlas)

"Now I Synchro Summon Nirvana High Paladin!" Yuya chants as his Level 10 Synchro monster.

"I Synchro Summon! Bow down and tremble in terror before Tyrant Red Dragon Archfiend!" Jack Atlas summons his own Level 10 Synchro Monster.

The duel gathered the attention of everyone within the Synchro Dimension. Commoners, Topsiders, and even Sector Security cheered Yuya on.

"Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, attack Tyrant Red Dragon Archfiend!" Yuya and the crowd shout in harmonious unison. "Spiral Flame Strike!" Yuya's dragon destroys Tyrant Red Dragon Archfiend. Jack smiles as his Life Points drop to zero.

After defeating Jack Atlas in the Friendship Cup Final, Yuya became the new king of New Domino City and gained a new ally to the Lancers. Then Yuya battled the sinister commander of Duel Academy, Aster Phoenix.

(Flashback: Yuya Sakaki vs Aster Phoenix)

"This is the end, Yuya Sakaki! Dystopia! Attack Yuya directly!" Aster commanded his Fusion Monster to attack.

"Let's finish big, Brave Eyes! Now heat things up! Searing Flame Strike!" Brave-Eyes attacks and destroys Destiny HERO Dystopia and Aster Phoenix was defeated. As he lay defeated, Aster cracks a smile.

After finally reuniting with his father, he's now face to face with his biggest obstacle yet: Yuri, Duel Academy's greatest solider who wanted to reunite with Yuya.

(Flashback: Yuya vs Yuri)

"Starving Venom Fusion Dragon, go! Destroy Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!"

"Yuri, this is it! Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, destroy Starving Venom Fusion Dragon! Spiral Flame Strike!" Odd-Eyes' attack hits Starving Venom. "When Odd-Eyes battles a monster that's at least level 5, you take double the damage! I win, Yuri!" The flames engulf Starving Venom, destroying it. "So then, I lose." Yuri said, cackling as he was defeated.

Yuya defeated Yuri and obtained all 4 Dimensions Dragons. But once he did, he merged with all his counterparts and became the monster known as Z-ARC.

"I won, Declan... JUST LIKE YOU WANTED!" Yuya said as his voice switched to Z-ARC's.

As it turned out, Yuya was just one of four pieces of Z-ARC that split from him when he was defeated by Ray Akaba, Zuzu Boyle's original self and Professor Leo Akaba's daughter by using 4 special cards Leo created to remove Z-ARC from power. But now, he was whole once more.

"Duel me! Come on, duel me! Who has the guts to challenge the mighty Z-ARC?"

The Lancers would not allow Z-ARC to do what he wanted. They did all they could to try and defeat Z-ARC with their power, but fell one by one. Then Declan joined the fight and weakened Z-ARC. But that's when Pendulum's true nature was revealed.

(Flashback: Lancers vs Z-ARC)

"For your information, it was I who gave birth to Pendulum Summoning!" Z-ARC informed them of the true nature of Pendulum.

"You did?!" Declan asked in shock.

Declan tried his best to counter Z-ARC's brutal strategy, but even his best moves weren't enough to best the sadistic duelist. But then an unlikely ally arrived to save the day: Zack kendo a former servant of duel academy who now turned Lancer, used his dueling skills to put Z-ARC to flight.

“Zack then yells as he raises his hand into the air. "Your finished Zarc! AlphaMech GHIJK-Volcano Ptera Rex let’s end it with a bang or rather Volcanic Terror Extinction Bang!”

Zack’s Ace monster AlphaMech GHIJK-Volcano Ptera blasted Z-ARC with everything it had as Zarc cursed out one time. "DAMN YOU BOY  I'LL BE BACK AND I'LL MAKE YOU ALL SUFFER FOR THIS!"

As the narrator's voice was heard again. "But however Zarc could separate from his loss  Riley Akaba arrived just in time with Ray by her side and together they sealed Z-ARC away! Although Z-ARC's evil was gone, Yuya had to make Riley smile by defeating Declan!"

(Flashback: Yuya vs Declan)

"D/D/D Super Doom King Purple Armageddon! Use your special ability to destroy Rebellion Dragon and deal 3000 points of damage to end this duel!" Declan commanded as Purple Armageddon destroyed Rebellion Dragon.

"Come on, you party pooper! Who said the show's over?" Yuya asked with spotlights showering him.

"But it is over!" Declan shouts.

"It's not, cause my dragon isn't going into this fight alone. You think I'd have just one measly dragon fight all by itself? I have a whole rainbow of monsters, ready to finish this duel!" Yuya declared.

"Rainbow of monsters?"

"And they work as a team, starting off with Performapal Ignition Eagle. By banishing my bird and Performapal Five-Rainbow Magician, all of our face-down cards are destroyed." Both Ignition Eagle and Five-Rainbow Magician disappeared from the Pendulum Zones and five Action Cards on both sides are destroyed. All the monsters' attack points returned to normal. "You know, Declan, with Z-ARC and the Dimensional Wars and the constant fight to save the world, I forgot something along the way, something simple. That when you get down to it, dueling's just fun and sometimes, all I need to make me smile is just some random Performapal pyrotechnics! So 5, 4..." Yuya began counting down from five.

"3, 2, 1!" The crowd counted down with him.

"Ignition!"

Fireworks are shown, followed by an illuminating light show. The crowd cheered wildly as they watched in joy. Even Riley enjoyed it as she reached out.

"Now, it's time for my grand finale! Ignition Eagle's special ability gives Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon 500 attack points for every Pendulum monster on my field. That's 2000 attack points!" Yuya declared as Odd-Eyes' attack points rose to 4500. Yuya hops onto Odd-Eyes' back.

"It's showtime! Spiral Flame Strike!" Yuya commanded his attack against Bright Armageddon.

"I'm able to protect my monster, but I'm still going to have to take the damage." Declan noted.

"Yeah, you got that right, Declan." Yuya agreed. "In fact, you take double the damage. It's a wrap!" Yuya shouts as the attack reduces Declan's Life Points to zero.

After defeating Declan and making Riley smile, the ARC Reactor began to fluctuate and bring all those involved in the war to the duel field, where they witnessed the revival of Zuzu Boyle, with the spirits of Lulu, Shay Obsidian's sister, and Rin Yugo's childhood friend. While Celina on the other hand was spared from such fate being absorbed into the ARC-V reactor thanks to Zack's heroic actions.

Once again the pages flipped and it showed someone who was not a duelist. 

“And now we moved onto our last two heroes and they are not duelists like the others but something grand.” The Page shows a Pokeball then the scene shows Ash Ketchum as the narrator continues to talk. “Meet Ash Ketchum, a ten year old who began his adventure with a stubborn creature called a Pikachu. At first they didn't get off to a good start…”

Ash held out the yellow mouse with a smile. “Hi there Pikachu my name's Ash and you and I are gonna be best friends!” Pikachu's cheeks sparked as he zaps Ash.

“But overtime they became good friends and met all kinds of wonderful people and battled dangerous enemies such as Team Rocket Leader Giovanni who sought to challenge the young boy.”

Giovanni: You didn't stand a chance against the leader of team rocket!” “We're not done yet, Pikachu use Thunderbolt!” Ash called out as Pikachu did a Thunderbolt on Giovanni's Persian as Giovanni screamed as the Pokemon slammed him into as he fell out of the window and falls to his demise. “NO!”

Narrator then replied. “And the next foe they fought was Archie, the leader of Team Aqua.” As the blue themed leader yelled. “

“And that I have the power of Kygore and this red orb at my disposal, I shall rule this world!” As the young trainer then held out his hand. “Groudon use Solar Beam!”The attacks hit Kygore and Archie falls of his helicopter to his demise. 

And then came Maxie, the leader of Team Magma. Maxie yelled with pride. “This Battle is mine!”

Ash growled, not wanting to go down without a fight. “Let's go Pikachu!” Pikachu was able to defeat Groudon. “HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE!?” Screamed Maxie. 

Narrator then continues to tell the tale. “Then there was the cold hearted and sinister Cyrus, the leader of Team Galactic.”

Cryus yelled as a smirk was on his face. “The future is mine!”

Ash shouted back. “Yeah you wish! this world belongs to everyone, and we won't let you take it!”Then Dialga and Palkia attacked Cyrus killing him. 

“Then came Ghetsis, the leader of Team Plasma!” As Ghetsis raised his hand outward. “Now Reshiram serve me and destroy those in our way!” Pikachu however stepped onto the field and  zapped the machine brainwashing Reshiram and freeing the Pokemon from his control. “NO MY PLAN!” Screamed the man.

“And Lysandre, a sinister man and leader of team flare who wanted to use Zygarde and destroy the world and make it more beautiful.” As the scene shows Lysandre with a mad smirk on his face. “SERVE ME ZYGARDE! this world will belong to team flare.”

Then the page shows Lysandre screaming as he met his doom as his fate was sealed. 

And then finally Guzma, the leader of Team Skull who wanted to destroy the Pokémon League.

Guzma yelled. “Go! Golisopod! Razor Shell!” While his rival counters. “Pikachu! Iron Tail!” Ash emerged the victor in the battle.

“No matter what challenge Ash and Pikachu faced they were blessed with many friends and familiar faces alike on their adventure to be the best that no one ever was." Declared the narrator. The pages shows Gary, Leaf, Misty, Brock, Tracey, May, Max, Dawn, Zoey, Iris, Cilan, Bonnie, Clemont, Serena, Lillie, Lana, Mallow, Sophocles, Kiawe and Professor Kukui

“And at one point in their adventure Ash won the Sun and Moon cup earning a trophy.” The page shows Ash winning the trophy as he was very happy to win the trophy.

“No matter where the winds would take Ash I’m sure-” Until a new voice said "HEY! I want to introduce myself to them Narrator!" 

Then the Narrator sees Usagi Tsukino on the page they were reading on. "Ah, are you sure Usagi? Because I really think I sho-" Usagi then looked like she was gonna cry as she said "PLEASE!" Usagi even started to cry then the Narrator gave in as they said "Oh my freaking gosh FINE! You can be the narrator for your story! Are you happy!?" Usagi laughed happily as she became the narrator of her part of the story.

"My name is Usagi Tsukino, your everyday teenager but I'm a bit of a klutz and a crybaby, then one day I met this strange black cat that can talk. She told her name was Luna and she gave a magical brooch for me to transform into Sailor Moon."

"Moon Prism makeup! "I am the Pretty Guardian, who fights for love and for justice! Sailor Moon! In the name of the Moon, I'll punish you!”

Usagi sighed as she said. "And believe me, finding the other Sailor Guardians wasn't a cakewalk. I had to fight all kinds of scary monsters, but this mysterious man called Tuxedo Mask always appeared to help me out every step of the way.”

Images of Sailor moon finding the other Sailor guardians and meeting Tuxedo Mask as he showed his smile. "But meeting my friends was only the first step. I learnt that I was a princess who died centuries ago and was reborn here on earth and so was Tuxedo Mask. He was a prince of the earth before he and I were killed by an evil spirit called Queen Metallia!"

The vile spirit laughed as Usagi yelled. “I am Princess Serenity and I will protect the earth and my home!" And just like that Sailor Moon tapped into the true power of the legendary silver crystal and destroyed Queen Metallia.

"For a while I gained amnesia and kicked the butt of some strange plant people it was a long time ago, and later met a little girl named Chibiusa who is Mamoru Chiba and my daughter from the future and together we defeated Wiseman."

Wiseman: "All will be silenced in the name of the Doom Phantom!" Sailor Moon and Chibi Moon: Double Moon Princess Halation!

"AHH! This can't be happening! I am Death Phantom, the ruler of darkness!"

"But even kicking that crazy guy's butt, another evil showed up! Pharaoh 90.

“And then there was Queen Nehelenia and finally there was Sailor Galaxia, who in reality was brainwashed by the same that created all of the villains me and my friends fought!” Narrated Usagi.

Chaos Galaxia yelled with anger. “I tried to take your Star Seeds, but I will not forgive you any longer! The price for hurting me is death!” 

Sailor Moon stood her ground saying. “I will use my star seed and free Sailor Galaxia from your evil!” As Chaos roared with anger in her heart. "DAMN YOU SAILOR MOON DAMN YOU!"

Chaos faded away as the pages flipped to the main heroes on the same page...

Usagi said to the narrator. "So how was that for a recap of my story?" The Narrator was clapping his hands as he said. "Very well done Usagi and now you, Atem, Jaden, Yusei, Yuma, Yuya, Yusaku and Ash will all join forces together and battle an unspeakable evil time to tell the viewers the tale."

The scene changed around as the narrator continued "It begins on a dark night where a man in dark armour is waiting for his dark purpose."

Somewhere on a strange planet that had looked ravaged by war as walking on some dead grass was a sinister looking warrior with a wealthy businessman. With a pair of hexagonal shaped glasses, a purple suit and a red tie, he passes off as an intelligent, wealthy young man. As the man then said as he gave a device to the armoured man. “The device as you requested I had the Garcia’s create for you.” The Armoured man then replied with. “Excellent work Doji!” 

He then threw the device as two portals opened up and two people came out of them as they crashed into the ground. It appeared to be Giovani, well not our Giovani. This guy is from a dimension where he had conquered everything from his world and even killed the Ash Ketchum of his world.

"Huh? Where am I? The last thing I remember was that I was in my office back home and that portal showed up and swallowed me." Was all Giovanni asked.

The woman next to Giovanni was a woman who was wearing a dark purple dress and a silver crown and crimson red eyes and galaxy-like high heels. It was Chaos now reborn as a human as she said.

"Huh where am I? The last thing I did was die at Sailor Moon's hands." Chaos said in confusion then Chaos and Giovanni looked at each other as Giovanni said. "W-wha who the hell are you?" Giovanni asked as he wanted answers from the woman.

Chaos scoffed at him and said. "My name is Chaos, the queen of darkness and ruler of many places in the known galaxy. Who are you?"

Giovanni folded his arms and said. "My name is Giovanni, leader of Team Rocket and you have some nerve sending me here!" Giovanni glared at the woman.

"Hah! Laughable, it was you who brought me back to life and gave me this physical form mortal!" Chaos barked back.

"That was my doing Chaos." The bickering duo turn around and see a man in black armour and helmet folding his arms in pride as he said it in a dark voice as Giovani said. "Who are you!? One of Ash Ketchum's pals!?" As Chaos said demanding answers "Or are you one of Sailor Moon's minions here to taunt us?"

The man shook his head as he said. "No Chaos for I am much more than that my name is Shade, I'm known as the master of Shadows ruler of Genova, I want you to team up with me."

Giovanni scoffed and said. "Why should I team up with you!?" Chaos nodded and said. "I'm the most powerful being in the universe, why would I want to team up with you!?"

As Doji then said as he came over. “That’s because you needed a plan on destroying dimensions and remaking the way we always want them to go, and it has everything to do with our enemies if they weren’t in our way. My name is Doji and I’m the roaming governor of the realm and Shade’s loyal enforcer."

Shade nodded in agreement. 

Shade turns to Giovanni if he removed his helmet it would tell that Shade knows everything about the man. "Giovanni, you're the leader of Team Rainbow Rocket, you're different from the Giovanni that was killed long ago. by the boy called Ash Ketchum."

Giovanni chuckled knowing that was true. "I'm an alternate version of Giovanni that failed to take over the world only because he made an error.." Shade turns to Chaos and says. “And then you Chaos. I'm aware that Queen Metallia, Wiseman, Pharaoh 90, and Queen Nehellenia were reincarnations of you."

Chaos scoffed and said to them. "Those four were me from the start!" Doji then declared. “Then if you follow Shade then you will get your vengeance on your foes.”

Giovanni said to him. "No thanks." Folding his arms at the man Chaos then said "Same here." As Chaos gave a look to Shade

Shade then said "Giovanni, I'll let you take your revenge on the one who killed the old Giovanni, Ash Ketchum, and Chaos, I'll let you take your revenge on the one who's destroyed you, Sailor Moon."

Giovanni gasped and said when he heard that clear as day. "You can let me destroy Ash Ketchum?” Chaos said in surprise. "And you can let me kill Sailor Moon?" 

Shade nods and says to them. "That's right, though I don't have anyone who foiled my plans, but I can deal with the 6 Legends: Yugi Muto, Jaden Yuki, Yusei Fudo, Yuma Tsukumo, Yuya Sakaki, and Yusaku Fujiki."

Doji then said with a smirk. “And we plan to recruit more villains to aid our cause such as the likes of Damian, Dario, the 3 punks from the Orange Islands, Koji, the 3 Invincible Pokémon Brothers, Sheridan, Dr. Yung, the King of Pokélantis, the Head Engineer, Burgundy, Shamus, the Flower Garden Troupe, Princess Allie, Viren, Mr. Electric, and Mad Magmar, Queen Beryl, the Heart Snatchers, and Zirconia even Emperor can resurrect every monster that the petty Sailor Moon girl has done.”

Giovanni asked as they started to walk and said. "So where's your team?"

Shade then replied to them. "Back in my castle, the only members I have are Jango, Lyle, Sobek, Krell, and Taluya, also 12 special Generals, along with Dr. Ziggurat, Damian and Team Garcia and an army of grunts in each and every attribute, I plan on recruiting more villains to my side."

Chaos said to them. "More? Really?" Shade nods and said. "I plan on recruiting, The Big 5, Seeker, Arkana, Strings, Lumis, Umbra, Yami Marik, Yami Bakura, Gozaburo Kaiba, Gozaburo's right-hand man, Ghost Kaiba, Ms. Chono, The D, Mike, Nightshroud, Mr. Armstrong, Sayer, Fake Jack Atlas, Team Catastrophe, Fender, the Fearsome 4 of the Dark Dueling World, Don Thousand, Jean-Michel Roget, Sanders, The Doktor, Kitamura, and Ryuuji Nagumo."

Chaos smiled and said. "I see the allies, we have better chances of victory in our grasp!"

Shade nods as he turns around and says. "Indeed, will you join forces with me to regain control over the Multiverse?" Shade asked the two villains he summoned Chaos and Giovanni look at each with evil grins then look at Shade as Giovanni said. "So where do we begin master?"

Okay so we're gonna end it for the time being but don't go anywhere this story will keep updating amazing chapters.

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Domino City.

The city where Duel Monsters first took the world by storm.

This city, located in the unknown regions of the world, was home to some of the most grandest and the most epic history ever to dwarf all other future histories of Duel Monsters. Domino City was the home to two major corporations associated in the Duel Monsters game: Industrial Illusions, headed by the CEO, founder and creator of Duel Monsters, Maximillion J. Pegasus; and KaibaCorp, an entertainment industry headed by CEO and professional Duelist, Seto Kaiba.

Industrial Illusions was a corporation that specialized in publishing the Duel Monsters cards and the Dungeon Dice Monsters game, the main office situated in the major city of San Francisco, California. KaibaCorp was well known for their Duel Disks, a holographic invention that allowed Duelists to conjure up holographic images of monsters, Spells and Trap cards, all strapped in on their wrists. In the early days of Duel Monsters, Duel Disks were merely the world's second holographic technology with the power to project the images of every card played, the first being Duel Arenas.

Few worldwide tournaments were held in Domino City, gathering every top-notch Duelist from every corner of the globe to compete in the tournament known as Battle City. Many have Dueled bravely and fiercely, but nearly all of those Duelists failed to reach the very top of the championship. Nearly all, but one certain Duelist, who obtained the title as "The King of Games" and the Egyptian God Cards afterwards.

That Duelist was Yugi Muto.

The King of Games himself made his name known in Domino City when he first defeated Seto Kaiba with the power of "Exodia the Forbidden One." When Maximillion Pegasus stole his grandfather, Solomon's soul and sealed it in a blank card, Yugi traversed to the Duelist Kingdom Island where he fought alongside his pal, Joey Wheeler to save him. The journey would all been for naught if it wasn't for one other who aided Yugi in his fight: the spirit of the Unnamed Pharaoh, sealed away in Yugi's mystical Millennium Puzzle. It was with the combined powers of Yugi's heart and the Pharaoh's strong determination that they were able to defeat Pegasus in a Duel and rescue Solomon.

It was shortly after winning the Duelist Kingdom Tournament that Yugi and the Pharaoh, nicknamed "Yami" for short, that a new threat arose in Domino City. The tombkeeper of the Pharaoh named Marik with a grudge against Yami for the pain he endured in order to protect his tomb. It was only after that Seto Kaiba hosted the Battle City Tournament in an attempt to reclaim his title as Duel Monsters Champion, only to fail at that in the semi-finals. When Yugi and Yami Yugi finally defeated Marik and won the Battle City Tournament, his name was carried out all over the world, after many challenges and choices and tearful farewells.

Which brings us to today - a challenge from one of Yugi's old foes would soon thrust him into a battle that will decide not just the fate of all Duel Monsters but other worlds. Yugi is in his grandfather's game shop when someone knocks on the door.

"I'll get it, Grandpa!" Yugi called out as he went downstairs and opens the door to see his best friend Joey Wheeler

"Hey, Joey!" Yugi smiled. "Hey, Yuge! What's up?" Joey met his friend.

"Nothing much." Yugi's smile faded away. "Ya still miss Atem, don't ya?" Joey asked.

"Yeah, a little bit, but I know he'll be in our hearts, now and forever." Yugi nods "Yeah, you're right buddy," Joey said. "And by the way, you remember how you battled Marik's dark half to save Mai from the Shadow Realm?" Yugi asked.

"Yeah, and I'll tell you, the duel with that creep was one duel I'll never forget!" Joey told him.

(Flashback)

Flashback: Battle City Finals

"Behold the Winged Dragon of Ra's true form!" Yami Marik, called as The Winged Dragon of Ra became engulfed in flames as it took on its Egyptian God Phoenix form.

"Talk about a freaky light show!" Joey commented.

"Now my Egyptian God Phoenix, destroy his Gilford!" The phoenix destroyed Joey's monster as Yami Marik's Life Points dropped to 900. Yami Marik was expecting Joey to have collapsed from that attack, but to his shock, he was still standing.

"WHAT!? Impossible!"

It was Joey's turn. He's now leading with 1200 Life Points, but he was exhausted after the attack but he musters up the energy needed to draw his card.

'Gearfried the Iron Knight... he has enough attack points to end the duel!' Joey's thoughts ring as he weakly played his card.

"Alright Marik, I summon...Gearfried the Iron Knight!" Gearfried was summoned but just as Joey was about to call his attack, his sister Serenity raced up to the tower to see him, then he fainted ending the flashback.

"I know I didn't beat him, but if it wasn't for my strong will, my mind would've been trapped in the Shadow Realm with Mai."

"Yeah, at least Atem managed to not only defeat him but he saved the good Marik too," Yugi commented. Then there was a knock on the door and Joey opened it.

"Package for Yugi Muto." The mailman spoke. "Uh, thanks?" Yugi collects the package then closes the door. Outside, the mailman took off his cap, revealing himself to be Roland, Kaiba's right-hand man. He speaks into a walkie-talkie.

"The package has been delivered successfully, Mister Kaiba!" Roland reported. "Well done, Roland. Now return to the Kaiba Dome and make the preparations!" Kaiba commanded over the transmission.

"Yes, sir!" Roland got onto his motorbike and drove off. "So who do you think would send me a parcel?" Yugi wondered. Then Yugi and Joey take a look inside and a see blue VHS tape and see the letters 'KC' on the label.

"I know that logo. It's gotta be that rich boy challenging you to a duel." Joey presumed. "Yeah, it has to be Kaiba." Yugi agreed. Yugi places the VHS tape into the VCR and pressed play. The video showed Yugi's rival, Seto Kaiba.

"Yugi Muto, for far too long, you have outshined me in everyway. But I won't have it, not here, not now! come to the Kaiba Dome at 2:30 pm. I'll be waiting." Kaiba challenged and ended the video laughing in glory. Joey sighed in exasperation.

"That's the one thing I don't like about Kaiba, he's always desperate to beat you. So Yuge, what's your plan?" Joey asked. Yugi looked at the clock and saw 10:30 am.

"I better accept Kaiba's request. Joey, could you tell Téa and Tristan? They'll want to hear this." Yugi requested. "Already on it, Yuge!" Joey rushes outside to tell the others.

Kaiba Dome entrance, 2:30 PM

Yugi and his friends see the Kaiba Dome. Once they went in, they saw the inside was big as a football stadium and at the center, they all saw Kaiba with a suitcase in his hand.

"Kaiba!" Yugi stared.

"I'm glad you accepted my request Yugi," Kaiba spoke with a smirk before seeing Yugi's friends. "And I see you brought you little pals along to watch your defeat."

"What was that, Rich Boy!?" Joey shouted in anger. Joey tried to charge at Kaiba, but Tristan held him back. "Easy man, don't let him get to you!" Tristan pleaded.

"But Tristan-"

"It's okay Joey, I got this!" Yugi interjected. "Alright Yuge, good luck," Joey said as he sat back down on his seat.

"Alright Kaiba, why did you call me here?" "Why else? I called you here to challenge the one person that has been a thorn in my side for years." Kaiba clarified before he put the suitcase down and opened it to reveal the Millennium Puzzle, shocking Yugi and his friends.

"Recognize this?" "What!? The Millennium Puzzle!?" Yugi gasped in complete shock.

"That's right. My scavengers found it in the ruins of the temple and we reassembled it in mere minutes, something a normal person would take years to accomplish." Kaiba stated. 'But how is that even possible!?" Yugi questioned.

Kaiba throws the Puzzle to Yugi and he catches it in his hands. "I have my methods, Yugi. So unless you wish to back out now, call. Him. Here."

"Alright Kaiba, I'll try, but don't say I didn't warn you." Yugi puts the puzzle back on and attempts a spiritual connection with Atem. "Atem. Are you there? Where are you?" Yugi's thoughts call out.

"I hear your voice, Yugi." Atem's voice spoke. "Thank goodness. I thought you were still in the spirit world." Yugi thought.

"So why would you contact me in your mind?" Atem asked. "Kaiba. He wants to challenge you to a duel." Yugi stated.

"Oh, is that so? Very well, it has been a while since he and I had a duel." Atem said.

"Good luck, Atem!" Yugi wished him luck as the Millennium Puzzle transformed him into Atem.

"Ah Pharaoh, it took you long enough to come here." Kaiba greeted. "Alright Kaiba, you want a duel, then you got one!" Atem shouts.

"That's the best idea I've heard all day. Mokuba, close the Kaiba Dome! I want no one else seeing this!" Kaiba commanded to the control tower.

"You got it, big bro!" They all saw Mokuba at the control tower. He closed the doors and roof. "I hope you're ready to lose this time, Pharaoh!" Kaiba declared.

"Heh, hardly this will be just like our other bouts. But let's make this a fair Duel."

"How so?" Kaiba asked. Atem reached into his deck and took 3 cards from his deck, those being Slifer the Sky Dragon, Obelisk the Tormentor and the Winged Dragon of Ra, the three Egyptian God cards.

"I plan on defeating you without the Egyptian Gods!"

Kaiba laughed nastily at Atem. "Oh please, you couldn't beat with just one Egyptian God card in Battle City! What makes you think you can win without all three!?"

"I bested you without them before, so this time will be no different!" Atem clarified. "What?! He's battling Kaiba without the Egyptian God cards!?" Tristan gasped.

"So how will Atem win without them?" Téa asked. "Don't worry, Téa. if we know Atem, he's always got an ace up his sleeve!" Joey reassured.

"I hope you're ready to lose your title, Pharaoh!" Kaiba glares.

"I won't be losing anything and now it's time to duel!" Atem shouts. The two rivals glared at each other and shouted two words that sparked battles big and small.

"LET'S DUEL!"

A few turns have passed and Atem was backed into a corner by Kaiba. Although Atem had Dark Magician Girl (6/2000/1700), Kaiba had Kaiser Glider (6/2400/1500) to back him up as well as Kaiser Sea Horse (4/1700/1650) to defend him.

"Kaiser Glider, destroy Dark Magician Girl!" Kaiba commanded his attack.

"Not so fast, Kaiba! I reveal my Trap: Mirror Force!" Atem revealed his Trap.

"Not that!" Kaiba gasped. "Oh yes, Kaiba! And with this, all your monsters in Attack Mode are destroyed!" A reflective barrier surrounded Dark Magician Girl.

"Guess again! I play my own trap: Dark Sacrifice!"

"What!?" Atem gasped.

"By tossing Saggi the Dark Clown from my Deck to the Graveyard, your Mirror Force is shattered!" Saggi cast a spell that shattered the reflective barrier as Kaiser Glider's flame destroys Dark Magician Girl.

"Dark Magician Girl!" Atem screamed. Kaiba laughs at Atem. "Tell me, Pharaoh. How does it feel to lose your only precious monster!?" He asked.

Atem growled at this and began to yell at him. "Kaiba! This is exactly what I meant by relying only on power to win!"

"So what?" "You may have only power to aid you, Kaiba, but I am filled with the faith in my friends and my deck. So go ahead Kaiba, defeat me if you wish, but know that as long as you follow that path of selfishness and hatred, you will never be the one true King of Games!"

"GET REAL, PHARAOH! I DON'T NEED SOME PETTY SPEECH TO BACK ME UP!" Kaiba snapped. "It never helps anyone! Do you wish to learn my true story, Pharaoh? I've always been alone and forever believing in your deck is weak! It's some lame fairy tale that Yugi's weak grandfather made up to put kids like you to bed! There is no such thing as the heart of the cards!"

Kaiba's words shocked Atem. Joey, Tea, Tristan, and even Mokuba were shocked by Kaiba's tale. Mokuba started to cry.

"Seto..." Mokuba quietly whispered to himself.

Atem sighs at this. "You're wrong, Kaiba. You're not alone. You have someone always there for you and it's Mokuba!" Atem points to the control tower with Mokuba inside.

"You have always been there for him, Kaiba, even when Pegasus read your mind with the Millennium Eye and when Noah used him as a shield, but you choose to spare him. If that's not proof of you caring for the one person you've protected the most of your life, then I don't know what is."

"Are you finished!? I have a duel to win and I have the perfect card to finish it once and for all!" Kaiba declared.

"Perfect card?" Atem asked and then realized what he meant. "No! Don't tell me you're about to-" Kaiba laughed insanely with a vicious smirk. "Indeed I am, Pharaoh! I'm sure you remember my Kaiser Sea Horse's special ability, but I'll refresh your memory, just in case you forgot!"

"Of course! Kaiser Sea Horse can count as 2 monsters when summoning a high-level Light-Attribute monster." Tristan pointed out.

"Doctor Dork is right for once." Kaiba agreed. "And now's the time to show you! I sacrifice Kaiser Sea Horse in order to summon my most powerful monster!" "Oh no!"

"That's right, Pharaoh! I summon the legendary Blue-Eyes White Dragon!" Blue-Eyes White Dragon emerges with a mighty roar. Its brilliant white scales glimmer in the light of the Kaiba Dome as it stared down at Atem. (8/3000/2500)

"The Blue-Eyes White Dragon..." Atem breathed.

"Impressed? You should be. This monster has been a major obstacle in your career. And once this duel's over, I shall stand triumphant!" Kaiba declared. "And to do that, I'll get rid of everything you have, starting with your face-downs. I activate A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon!"

"Not that!" Atem gasped. "That's right! Once I call my Kaiser Glider back to my hand, all your Spell and Trap cards, along with any hope of defeating me will be blown away!" Kaiba laughed. As it began to disappear,

Kaiser Glider flapped its wings, creating a windstorm that swept away Atem's two cards, Dust Tornado and Spellbinding Circle.

"And now I have rid you of everything! You have no monsters, no Spells and no Trap cards to protect you, Pharaoh! I'll end my turn for now. Just face facts - you already lost from the start of the duel. Without your monsters to back you up, what are you going to now!?"

Atem's face darkens then remembers something.

"Remember to believe in the heart of cards." Solomon Muto's voice rang in his head. He opens his eyes and gazes at his adversary.

"I'm going to win this duel and it starts right now!"

Turn ?: Atem

Atem gets ready to draw his card and think to himself.

"This is it. I have one chance. Heart of the cards, guide me!"

Atem draws his card and smiles.

"Yes! I activate Card of Sanctity! This allows us to draw until we both have six cards in our hand!" Atem plays his spell.

"I don't care if you draw a hundred cards. You've lost anyway," Kaiba said as the competitors filled their hands.

"I'll have to disagree with you, Kaiba. Now I activate Ancient Rules! This card allows me to summon a level 5 or higher monster to the field."

"Oh please! What kind of monster is level 5 or-" Kaiba questioned, but suddenly remembered something. "NO!"

"That's right Kaiba! I summon my faithful servant: the Dark Magician!" Atem chanted as Dark Magician is summoned as he glares to the white dragon (7/2500/2100). Kaiba growls but smirks.

"Hah! Nice try Pharaoh, but Blue-Eyes has more attack points than your magician." Kaiba pointed out.

"That may be true, but not for long. I activate the Spell Bond between Teacher and Student! This allows me to re-summon Dark Magician Girl from my Graveyard!"

Dark Magician Girl returns to the field and looks at Blue-Eyes (6/2000/1700).

"Oh my! Blue-Eyes White Dragon! It's as powerful as I remember." Dark Magician Girl stated.

"Not to worry, my apprentice. As long as we stand united, we can defeat him." Dark Magician assured his student.

"Okay!" Dark Magician Girl nods.

"So what if you've brought her back? Like I said, your magician is too weak to take out my Blue-Eyes. Your monsters are outmatched." Kaiba reminded Atem.

"Individually, that's true, but when their powers combine, they can topple even the strongest of blockades! I activate Dark Magic Twin Burst! Thanks to this, Dark Magician's attack points increase by the attack total of Dark Magician Girl, just enough to defeat your Blue-Eyes White Dragon!" Atem stated as Dark Magician Girl lent her strength to Dark Magician (7/2500→4500/2100).

"No! This cannot be!" Kaiba yelled.

"Yes! Atem now has enough attack points to defeat Kaiba." Téa smiled.

"All right!" Tristan cheered.

"Wipe that smug smile off his face, Atem!" Joey cheered.

"SETO!" Mokuba cried for his older brother.

"Kaiba, when you placed your faith in power and hate, you lose sight of your true self! It's over!" Atem yelled. "Go, Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl, attack Blue-Eyes White Dragon and end this duel!"

"Ready, master?" Dark Magician Girl asked.

"As always, my apprentice!" Dark Magician nods in agreement as they combine their staffs, forming a purple and yellow energy blast. "Here goes!"

"NOW!"

"TWIN DARK MAGIC ATTACK!" Both magicians shout in unison as they fire the blast. It approaches Blue-Eyes and Kaiba screams with uncontrollable fury.

"PHARAOH! I WON'T LET YOU DESTROY MY BEST MONSTER! NOT LIKE THIS! BLUE-EYES, COUNTER WITH WHITE LIGHTNING!" Kaiba roared.

Blue-Eyes White Dragon fires a blast of white energy that collides with the magicians' blast. Suddenly, the room began to warp and distort.

"What's going on?!" Atem asked.

"What's happening?! KaibaCorp technology isn't supposed to do that!" Kaiba theorized.

Then the strange light absorbed Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl, along with Blue-Eyes then everyone in the duel dome, starting with Kaiba.

"KAIBA!" Atem called out as he was swallowed by the white light next.

"ATEM!" Joey cried as he and the others were the next to be consumed by the light.

"SETO!" Mokuba called out to his brother.

But the light didn't stop there. It absorbed all of Domino City, then the entire world to be encased in the strange light.

Elsewhere in another dimension

A plane arrived at an airport and leaving the plane was none other than Ash ketchum. He is a skinny, slender young boy with dark black hair, slightly tan skin, and brown eyes with two distinctive lightning bolt-like markings underneath each one.

And his outfit was a blue vest with yellow outlines, a white undershirt with short sleeves and a red stripe, indigo shorts with black outlines, and black sneakers with blue highlights. He also wears a red cap with a black Poké Ball design formed into the letter C.

Ash breathed in the air that felt like home as he said to his partner. "There's no place like home right pal?" His signature yellow Pokemon smiled as it declared its name.

"Heheh you said buddy after all the excitement on Alola, I think it's time to get some rest and maybe catch up with Misty and Brock." As Ash and Pikachu kept on walking they bumped into a kid around his age with an Eveee by his side.

Ash felt worried he might have upset that person as he said. "Sorry about that!" The kid was most likely at the age of ten as he wore a dark grey, short-sleeved jumper shirt with a black front neck drop, green leggings with black details, black socks, red and black and white sneakers with white laces, and a white and red backpack.

"Hey that's cool no harm is done." He said as Ash helped him to his feet as Ash then said. "Who are you?" "Trace, are you okay!? A voice called out as the boy's friends came over since they saw him crash. They were Chase and Elaine as they saw they also had their own Pokemon with them as the now named Trace chuckled saying. "Yeah I'm okay just took a little tumble alright?

The three friends then look at Ash as the two gasp as Chase said "No way you bumped into THE Ash ketchum I'm so jealous!"

Elaine as she pulled her friend back with a sweatdrop. "Whoa easy there Chase let's get a little bit reckless okay?

Elaine clears her throat and says. "Hello my name Is Elaine. This is Chase and I see you met Trace and his Eevee." Trace gives a thumbs and a smile.

Ash then had an idea after all he used to be a beginner when he was around Trace's age so why train the next generation since Trace and his friends are here.

"Hey I was wondering if you would like to have a Pokémon battle?" As Trace then said. "Sure, maybe you could help me out since me and my friends are new to the game!"

Ash nodded. "I sure will, come on, I know a place where we can have our battle." Ash leads Trace and his friends to Pallet Town as they begin their Pokémon battle. It was a big walk there but they managed to arrive at their destination as the area was quiet for now."

Ash declared as he entered his battle stance."Are you ready?" Trace chuckles as he cracks his neck as he entered a battle stance. "Sure am, just don't go to easy just because me and my partner are new to Pokemon!" "Don't worry me and Pikachu won't!"

Chase had a big smile as his Pikachu just sweet drops as Elaine held onto her Eevee as they watched Trace begin his first Pokemon battle.

Ash and Trace show a friendly smile as they begin a Pokemon battle Pikachu started off first as he used an electric ball but Eevee dodged it in time. "Pikachu go for a Thunderbolt!" Pikachu summons a Thunderbolt from the sky, but Eevee dodges it.

Trace chuckled. "Nice one Eevee, now counter with Iron Tail!" Eevee then ran at Pikachu and delivered the attack. Pikachu was blown back but not by much as Pikachu began a counter strike as he used a tailwhip on Eevee. The two Pokemon lovers were enjoying this battle as it strengthened the bonds between them.

"Hope you're ready to lose Trace cause I don't give up that easy!" Ash said. "Hah! I'll take that as a kind reply!" Trace said as he and Eevee were ready for Ash and Pikachu threw at them.

But just as Pikachu and Eevee were to attack each other a portal opened up revealing these two men in sort of futuristic armour with some kind of device they placed it on the ground Ash and Trace were shocked at this as they went over to the two men.

Ash looked at the strange people. "Hey! What do you think you're doing with that thing?"

Elina said a bit worried. "Ah, is this part of the Pokemon battle?" Chase shakes his head as his partner Piakchu didn't like these foes.

The first mysterious Trooper looked at Ash with an evil look as he said. " We are placing a device that will swallow your world into the unknown!" Trace was shocked when he heard that as he said. "WHAT!?" And the second mysterious trooper said with a menacing scowl. "And we can't allow you to stop us!"

Elina said, getting serious as she held out a Pokeball. "We aren't gonna let you get away with this!" Chase nods as he sends out his partner Pikachu to do battle. The first Mysterious Trooper just laughed, not taking it seriously. "Hah! I like to see you try!"

Just then the two troopers placed their device onto their wristband, placed these cards onto some boards created by the device and then came out these monsters as they roared at the two Pokemon users.

"What the!? Where did those two monsters come from, they're not Pokemon!"

"They sure aren't, and they are your end!" The first mysterious Trooper said as he pointed his monster to attack the Pokemon. The two monsters went to attack Ash and Trace but they dodged in time

Ash then commanded Pikachu to go on the offensive."Pikachu Electric ball!"

Trace followed suit. "Eevee uses a quick attack!" Pikachu and Eevee did their moves as they attacked the monsters, then the monsters vanished

The two Pokemon did their attacks on the two Troopers as they were sent next to the device. Ash wanted to know what these mysterious people were after as he said. "Now who are you people!? And how do we shut down that device?"

The first Mysterious Person chuckled darkly as he said. "You're too late, the device is ready!"

It was then the strange device started to glow then it exploded causing a white light to capture Ash and Trace but it didn't stop there, it absorbed the rest of the world, and no content was safe from this strange power that sent almost every person on the planet away.

In Another another Dimension

Usagi Tsukino had just won a wonderful trip to the wonderful Getaway Hotel to get away after saving the world from other world threats here in Tokyo she brought her friends, boyfriend and heck even her future daughter Chibiusa to this vacation everyone was on the bus to their vacation the bus driver said. "Okay so I'll see you and your friends next Tuesday you got that Blondie?" As a teenager with blond hair she was wearing a light blue middle school uniform which has a blue sailor collar with two white stripes. She has a red ribbon on the front of her uniform, which she ties her magical locket to. She has a white school top with blue sleeves that have white stripes on, like the collar as she said "You got it mister Bus driver!"

The driver left with a smile on his face as the bus faded away as Usagi turned around to her friends and to her family.

"I have to admit it was nice of the owner to bring us here." Ami said
Makoto looked at the hotel then whistled as she said "Yeah I'll wonder what they have in store that's amazing!"

"Well as long as Usagi doesn't bother me then I'm okay with being on this holiday." Rei said with a smile on her face knowing her on and off frenemy.

They all went into the hotel and booked their rooms. Once the rooms were booked they decided to have some fun at the pool while Rei was meditating trying to contact the land of the departed as usual until Usagi and Chibiusba decided to splash the meditating woman.

"Ah! Hey, what's the big idea!?" Rei said not enjoying the idea being splashed like that. "Hey lighten up Rei, I know you can take some time and have some fun!" Usagi in her cheerful tone.

"Hey come join us, it'll be fun." Chibiusa said in a happy voice. Usagi then smirked and said. "Unless you are a chicken." Rei got mad when Usagi called her scared and shouted. "Fine! You want me to join then I will!"

Raye jumped in the water and splashed everyone, then everyone splashed each other while laughing in joy because of the fun.

A few hours later.

After drying off from the pool Usagi and her decided to play some softball to end the wonderful day they were all enjoying they arrived at the baseball stadium and started to play

"Here comes a fastball!" Minako said as she and Ami threw their balls at Mamoru and Makoto while Usagi and the others were pitchers and the Mamoru and Makoto hit the ball as it flies off into the distance

"It's going long Usagi!" Ami said as she saw going far.

Usagi ran for Mamoru's ball while Chibiusa ran for Rei's ball, meanwhile Luna and Artemis were having a nice cat nap, until the balls bonked them on the head, waking them from their nap.

"OW!" "HEY!" Luna and Artemis each said as they rubbed their heads as Usagi and Chibusa came over for the balls. "Thanks for catching the balls you guys!" Usagi said as they grabbed the balls

Artemis just shouted. "Seriously! did the balls have to land on our heads!?" Usagi and Chibiusa ran with the balls in their hands, they threw the ball to home base, but luckily Rei and Mamoru made it there. "Phew, made it!

Everyone was seen taking a bath together, as their clothes are being washed, next they scrubbed Luna and Artemis, after a nice refreshment they all went outside after getting into their clean clothes.

Mako then said. "Okay, you have to admit, this has been a great vacation so far."

Ami giggled."Yeah! I'm glad Usagi managed to win that lottery with ease."

Usagi chuckles with pride. "Hah! You can thank Rei for boosting my confidence, who thought I was gonna make it!"

Rei Deadpanned and said "I was hoping you would get a marble knowing your bad luck!" Then they start to hear a voice from far away.

"Hurry up with that bomb soldier, we need to get this online in the next 4 minutes!" The second voice said. "Yes sir I'm glad we didn't run into any sort of trouble!" Usagi shouted when she saw the two Grunts and said "HEY!"!

The two Troopers turn around and see Usagi and her Friends. "Damnit It's the sailor scouts!" As the other black coated Trooper then said. "Don't panic, we got this!" They clicked some key on the computer and a timer goes on counting down from 10 minutes! With Usagi gasping in horror then said. "What did you two do?!" As the first trooper then said with a smirk under his helmet. "We have started an advance bomb that will swallow your world!" Usagi, her friends, boyfriend and future daughter gasps in horror.

As Mamoru shouted to them. "Shut that thing off now!" As the other trooper shook his head. "No can do, the boss gave us strict orders!

The two grunts place two devices on their wrist as a blade comes out of the devices. "Moon/Mercury/Mars/Jupiter Power/Venus Power Make Up!/Future Moon Prism Makeup!" The sailor guardians said

With that Usagi and her friends became the Sailor Scouts while Tuxedo mask just summoned his outfit and placed it on him with magic.

Mysterious Trooper one then shouted to his teammates. "Hold them back!" The second Mysterious Trooper then said. "Yes sir! And who knows maybe if we beat them, maybe his highness will promote us to Inquisitor's just like Primus!" The Two Troopers placed two cards on their boards and summoned out these monsters. Usagi was scared of the beast. "AHH! What the heck!?" Sailor Jupiter then said in shock. "How did they summon those monsters! Could they be from the dark Kingdom? Are they alive!?" Sailor Mercury then scanned the enemy's duel disc and said. "It happened when they placed those cards onto their boards!" The first Mysterious Trooper then said pointing to the heroes. "Now go our monsters attack the Sailor Guardians!"

After a heated battle, the Sailor Guardians and Tuxedo Mask emerged victorious against the strange monsters. Sailor Moon then said as she pointed her staff at the foes. "It's over, now shut down the machine! And go back to wherever you came from!"
The 1st Mysterious Trooper just laughed as he said. "You're too late!" The bomb started to beep crazily then the bomb causing the world to be trapped in light as everyone was helpless to avoid it as their planet was caught in the light.

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In the middle of a vast ocean, sitting hundreds of miles away from the nearest shores of Domino City, there sat a lonely island created by an erupting volcano some millions of years ago. The volcano, now inactive, created a desolate land above the sea, where it flourished with flora and fauna. The location and all of its beauty was certainly something that would grab anyone's attention, but deep underneath that beauty lies a great and terrible secret. In the underside of the island, deep within its center were seven mystical stone gates, each of them sealing three of the most dangerous cards, all with the power to wreak devastation in their own wake: The Sacred Beast Cards. It was with the intention of wielding the power of the Sacred Beast Cards that a man named Kagemaru opened up a special school, an academy where young Duelists were taught and trained to become Professional Duelists. That school was known as Duel Academy, bought, owned and contributed to building by none other than the CEO of KaibaCorp himself, Seto Kaiba. Aside from the ownership and the Professional Duelists who made it into the Pro Leagues, this school was famous not for being the first of the many Duel Academies that was built in different countries of the world, but for being the lonely rock where many strange and unexplained occurrences emanating from that same location. There was only one graduated student who answered the call whenever danger lingered near his second home at the Academy. That Duelist, on this day, was riding a slightly crowded cruise ship back to the Academy to attend the Duel Academy Graduation Reunion, a week-long event where Duelists gathered five years after graduating from their class. There, Duelists met up with old friends, settled old scores with their rivals and told stories about the last five years after their graduation from Duel Academy. Whether they stayed an amateur Duelist or became a professional over time, these Duelists were happy to see their friends all gathered in one spot and even got to stay in their old respective dorms. Today was the first day of that week. The Duelist would not miss it for the entire Dueling World. That was when a screeching sound came over the speaker, followed by the captain's slight Irish brogue. "Attention all passengers. If ye look to the bow of the ship, you will see the world famous Duel Academy Island coming up on the horizon," he informed, grabbing the attention of that particular Duelist."Anyone who is planning to get off at this stop, we will be docking shortly within half an hour. Thank ye for sailing on the S.S. Daedalus and I hope ye have a wonderful time." As the captain turned off his speaker with another sharp screech, the Duelist had already made a beeline towards the bow of the ship, shifting his way through the crowds and excusing himself for brushing past them. When the Duelist made his way to the bow, he was met with a spray of ocean water, which sparkled in the late morning sun, creating a rainbow mirage that lasted for a few seconds. There, he spotted an island off in the far distance, a volcano stretching up into the sky, a lush green forest filling in the island. A stone altar rose up from the ground, guarded by several stone obelisks jutting from the top of the altar. Five dome roof buildings filled in the altar's space, the biggest and smallest domes being white, while three other domes each were coloured red, yellow and blue.

Jaden Yuki smiled. He could not wait to see how his old Dueling school prospered after leaving it so far behind for those five years. He was a brown-haired Duelist that extended to the back of his head by inches, topped with orange hair. He wore a red uniform that signified his dorm, a white collar around his shoulders and snapped at the chest. Underneath the jacket, he wore a black shirt and long white pants which extended down to his red shoes hints of black at the sides and at the front of each sole.

Strapped over his shoulder on a black strap was a black-and-red backpack. Peering out of the backpack was a round tan tabby cat, brown stripes decorating his legs back and up his long bushy tail, that bushy end also brown. The cat perched up to the railing next to Jaden as the latter gripped his hands tightly on the rails. Jaden was filled with excitement and anticipation, something he never felt since his first year at the Academy. Now the academy was slowly becoming bigger as the ship got closer with every passing minute.

"Man, it's been three months and everything's still all the same, don't you guys agree?" Jaden asked as the spirits of Yubel and Professor Banner appeared beside him.

"Couldn't have said it better myself, Jaden." Yubel agreed with a light chuckle.

"Everything is still the same as it was during the battle with Nightshroud." Professor Banner noted.

"Meow!" Pharaoh meowed. "I wonder if the old gang's waiting for me." Jaden wondered. Then Jaden's duel pad started to beep.

"Hm? I wonder who's calling me." Jaden answers this and it was recorded by his friendly rival Chazz Princeton.

"Hey slacker! Hope you enjoyed your little vacay because I'm challenging you to a duel at the Duel Arena. Better get moving!"

"Heh. Well, that's Chazz for ya - headstrong as always." Jaden chuckled.

"Should we get moving then?" Yubel asked. "Of course, let's go!" Jaden nods as the boat docks at the port as he made a dash to his old home away from home.

At the Arena, all of Jaden's friends were waiting for him. Chazz however, was pacing back and forth, waiting for Jaden quite anxiously as some of the people were helping themselves to the food.

"Well, it looks to me Jaden isn't coming." Dr. Crowler noted.

"Oh don't worry, Crowler. I'm sure he'll be here to give everyone a show, just like how he defeated you in his entry exam." Chancellor Sheppard said.

"Please don't remind me." Crowler groaned not wanting to remember that event.

"I'm sure Jaden's taking his time - he'll be here soon." Syrus spoke up from the stands. "Yeah, all it takes is patience." Aster Phoenix agrees.

"Yeah, it always does." Alexis Rhodes nods.

"I'm sure he'll be here any second now." Blair Flannigan added.

"Well, in the event that he doesn't show, why don't we make Chazz the winner by default?" Crowler suggested.

"No, Crowler! I want this to be a fair duel, got it!?" Chazz barked. Crowler reeled back, scared by his reaction. "Besides, Jaden's a coward. He's not man enough to beat the Chazz." Chazz laughed triumphantly before hearing a voice he did not expect to hear.

"So, you wanna rethink your words, Chazz?"

Chazz's face turned to shock when they saw Jaden exhausted from all that running.

"Jaden!" Syrus and the others shout in surprise. "You're back!" Syrus started to cry.

"And I made it just...Just in time for the opening ceremony!" Jaden said between breaths of exhaustion.

"Welcome back, Mr. Yuki. We honor your return to Duel Academy." Chancellor Sheppard welcomed Jaden.

"Heh, thanks sir. So Chazz, are you ready to get your game on for old times sake?" Jaden asked. Chazz shook off his shocked face and gained a confident face. "You bet I am!"

"Very well, let's get started." Crowler said as he took the stage with a microphone in his hand. "Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, thank you for coming to our three-month anniversary of Duel Academy's victory against the fiendish Nightshroud! On my left, we have a former North Academy student, the heir of the Princeton Group and one of the best duelists in his class and with great style to boot…"

"Get on with it already!" Chazz Princeton shouted. "You're gonna put the audience to sleep!"

The audience shared a laugh from Chazz's heckle. “Right!” Crowler replied sarcastically before he simply cleared his throat, adjusting his cravat. "Give it up for Chazz Princeton!"

The stadium became awash with the usual "Chazz it up! Chazz it up!" mantra. Chazz thrusts his fist up in the air as the crowd goes wild.

"That's right! Time to Chazz it up!"

"He really went with that catchphrase?" Aster asked unamused.

"Well, he does like to be a show off, Aster." Alexis' brother Atticus commented.

"All those years and he's still the same Chazz that I know." A new voice spoke up. Jaden's friends turn around and see Zane Truesdale, clad in his signature black and silver outfit.

"It's Zane!" Atticus identified him.

"You're back! But you shouldn't be here! What about your heart?!" Syrus asked his brother.

"No heart condition can keep me from seeing the ultimate rematch." Zane replied. "Besides, it was the Underworld deck that caused it. But when you took those cards and incorporated them into your own deck, I knew that I could trust you with them."

"Zane..." Syrus whispered.

"And on my right, we have the Slacker from Slifer Red, the top-ranked duelist from the lowest Academy dorm-"

"MRROOOWW~" Crowler froze when heard that all too familiar sound. He looked down and saw Pharaoh nudging his legs affectionately.

"HELP! Someone call animal control! The exterminator! The Air Force! This campus is crawling with rats!" Crowler shrieked like a frail woman and climbed the pillars, clinging to them like a startled cat.

Everyone, including Chancellor Sheppard laughed at his misfortune while Crowler hung onto the rafters like the same animal he feared the most. Shepard picked the microphone Crowler dropped.

"And on my right is Chazz's opponent, Mr. Jaden Yuki!" Sheppard announced as the spotlight shone on Jaden.

"Now we're talking!" Jaden smiled.

"Chazz, Jaden, I know you two haven't dueled these past three months, so all I can say is may the best duelist win in this match!" Sheppard wished them luck.

"Yeah, and we all know who's going to win this." Chazz smirked.

"Alright, Chazz! Get ready to get your game on!" Jaden said as they smirked at each and shouted an all too familiar mantra.

"Let's duel!"

A few turns have passed and Chazz had Armed Dragon LV7 (7/2800/1000) on his side and all Jaden had to fight back with was Elemental HERO Bladedge (7/2600/1800).

"Armed Dragon LV7, activate your special ability!" Chazz shouted as he discarded Despair from the Dark from his hand. "Tear his Bladedge to shreds with your Serrated Sonic Discs!"

Armed Dragon LV7 spun its three vertical stomach disks, which glowed as they buzzed out of its stomach and shot at Bladedge, destroying the Elemental HERO upon contact. Jaden flinched from the force.

"Wow, I've seen my share of Duels, but this one tops them all!" Syrus commented.

"I know! Did you see how they battled each other!?" Hassleberry said. "These two haven't gone at each other since graduation!"

"I can tell you this: they have become stronger since the last time we met." Alexis concurred with a warm smile. "It almost feels like my first year of Duel Academy, back when Jaden had fun dueling.

"There's the one thing about Jay that hasn't changed, and it's his love for dueling." Syrus commented. "I've never seen Jaden this excited before."

"Well, hold on to your seat, Private!" Hassleberry said. "This duel's about to get more exciting!"

"How do you like that, Jaden?" Chazz asked. "Now that you've lost your monster, all I need to do is attack and I've finally have this duel!"

"You think so, Chazz?" Jaden asked, making his opponent gasp. "I think you forgot about my face-down, but here, this shall refresh your memory! I activate Elemental Mirage!"

"Not that card!" Chazz shouted.

"Oh yeah, now that you destroyed my Elemental HERO with your dragon's effect, I can return it to my field! Welcome back, Bladedge!" Bladedge re-emerges from the Graveyard in Attack Mode.

"Nice try, Chazzy! Bladedge won't go down that easily!" Jaden said, clenching his fist with excitement. "Not while I'm around to lend a hand, anyway!"

"You may have brought back that walking pile of scrap metal, but that doesn't mean your Life Points are safe from harm!" Chazz revealed the only card in his hand as it glowed with a mysterious light. "Especially once my Armed Dragon LV7 evolves all the way to LV10!"

A much larger version of Armed Dragon appears, with bulkier muscles, armored plating and a menacing stare (10/3000/2000). It bellowed a roar so loud it scared Pharaoh out of Alexis' lap.

"What a sweet move!" Jaden complimented his rival. "Your dragon looks stronger than I remember!"

"Well, how about I show you how strong it has become!" Chazz shouted with a smirk. "Armed Dragon, attack Bladedge with Static Orb Thrust!" A ball of static energy forms in Armed Dragon's claw and thrusts it at Bladedge, disintegrating the gold-armored warrior. Jaden shielded his face when the force of the attack created a wind that lowered Jaden's Life Points by 400.

"Not a bad move there, Chazz." Jaden said as he gave a round of applause to his rival. "You brought out a powerful monster and took down my Bladedge in just a single move."

"Hmph, you know me. I always save my best for last." Chazz smirked as he pats away some dust from his shoulders. "I'll end my turn so you can get on with your last move."

"Trust me: one move is all I need to win this." Jaden said as he prepared to draw. "Say, Chazz. You wonder how I won those duels against all those types of villains such as the Light of Destruction and Nightshroud?"

"Not sure, dumb luck?" Chazz guessed with an honest shrug to him.

"Nah, sometimes, it takes a lucky card to turn the tide of the battle. I'm no King of Games, that’s for sure but I've got the heart of a king, so here goes!"

Turn ?: Jaden

Jaden glances at his card and smiles. "Oh yeah, just the card I needed! I activate Monster Reincarnation! By sending a card in my hand to my graveyard, I can bring a monster in my graveyard to my hand, so I think I'll call Neo-Spacian Air Hummingbird!" He slipped Elemental HERO Necroshade that was in his hand inside the Graveyard as Neo-Spacian Air Hummingbird slipped out of the Graveyard. Jaden put the card in his hand.

"So what if you got your birdie back? It changes nothing! My Armed Dragon will just clip its wings!" Chazz laughed, but suddenly remembered something. "Wait a minute, the card he sent to the Graveyard was Necroshade and if he has that card in there, then could only mean-"

"I can see the look on your face and you're right!" Jaden said as the spectral image of a skeletal armoured warrior appeared behind Jaden. "Now that Necroshade is in my Graveyard, I can summon a high-Level Elemental HERO without making a sacrifice! I bet you're wondering which one I'm referring to, but how about I show you instead?"

He slapped his monster card on his Duel Disk. "I summon my favourite space traveler, Elemental HERO Neos!" The muscular white warrior appeared with his black fists clenched and ready to fight (7/2500/2000). The crowd cheered, for everyone knew that Neos was Jaden's ace in the hole since his first return to Duel Academy after an unexpected loss to Aster Phoenix rendered him unable to see his cards in his eyes.

"Well, I hate to burst your bubble, slacker, but my Armed Dragon has more attack points than your action figure!" Chazz informed him. "Face it, Jaden, one way or another, you're about to lose this duel!"

"Don't be so sure, Chazz." Jaden said, revealing a card in his hand. "I have a card that can fix that: the spell card Common Soul! Now I can pick a monster on the field and then I can summon a Neo-Spacian directly from my hand! And with Neos out on my field, I can call out Neo-Spacian Air Hummingbird for a little support!" A red humanoid hummingbird with white-feathered wings and a belt with the letters "NS" on the buckle appeared beside Neos as it flapped its wings. (3/800/600)

"Oh, and did I forget to mention Common Soul's other effect?" Jaden asked. "It transfers Air Hummingbird's Attack power to Neos, giving him an extra 800 Attack Points." Neos' light blue eyes shone as he was enveloped in a light blue aura as his Attack Points rose (7/2500→3300/2000).

"GYAAAH! My Armed Dragon doesn't stand a chance against that!" Chazz panicked.

"I'm not done just yet!" Jaden replied. "I play the Equip Spell, Neos Force! Now my Neos gains an extra 800 Attack Points!" Neos' right fist glowed bright as his Attack Points rose once again (7/3300→4100/2000). Jaden's friends, Crowler and even the Chancellor all gasped, followed by Chazz, who went wide-eyed with complete shock.

"Chazz is in for it now." Aster said with a chuckle. "With Neos Force, if Neos destroys a monster, then the destroyed monster's Attack Point total is dealt to him as damage.

"And as I recall, Armed Dragon's Attack Point total is 3000. If he takes another 1100 from this attack, then it's all over for him." Bastion added.

"That's enough for Jaden to win the duel!" Syrus shouted.

"Go, Jaden!" Blair cheered. "Show that dragon what it means to mess with the best!"

"Well you heard the lady, Neos!" Jaden pointed to his opponent's monster. "Clean that Armed Dragon's clock and end this duel in style! Cosmic Crush!"

Neos leapt into the air and gazed down at Armed Dragon. He then began to swing his illuminating fist at the Dragon.

"Jaden! I won't let you win this so easily, you hear me!?" Chazz shouted with a burning anger in his eyes. "If I'm going down, then I may as well go down fighting!" It was then three spirits appeared before Chazz, known as the three Ojama Brothers.

"No boss, don't do it!" Ojama Yellow shouted. "Yeah, he's not worth it, man!" Ojama Green cried. "Think about what you're doing first!" Ojama Black pleaded.

"Buzz off!" Chazz shouts, swatting the spirits away. "Armed Dragon, intercept the attack with your Static Orb Thrust!"

Armed Dragon formed another static electricity orb before thrusting it towards the Warrior. The two attacks then collided, both pushing each other back with full force. With Neos' attack power practically dominating over those of Armed Dragon LV10, it looks like Jaden's walking out of the anniversary duel in victorious fashion.

Suddenly, Winged Kuriboh's spirit appeared next to Jaden, looking scared and ready to head for the hills. "Hey, what's the matter, little guy?" Winged Kuriboh chirped to him in warning. "Call off the attack!? But why!? What's gonna-"

But before he could finish, a chain reaction occurred as a strange wind suddenly blew across the room where the attacks collided. Everyone present covered their eyes as the wind blew stronger followed by a bright light forming in the center of the attack. Neos and Armed Dragon LV10 were the first victims of the mysterious light, the monsters wailing in pain as the light caused them to vanish into thin air.

"NEOS!" "ARMED DRAGON!"

Jaden and Chazz began to scream as the light swallowed them, turning their pained cries into a ghostly wail as they vanished. Then all of Jaden's friends and the rest of the audience were caught by the blast, not given a chance to escape as the illumination covered them and the entirety of Duel Academy. The school and the island it stood on were caught in the ever expanding dome of light, followed by the oceans and the remainder of the world.