As the blinding light soon subsided Steven and Ambrose found themselves in the middle of the colosseum. They looked up at where there were once sitting the match before to see it occupied by the others.
Steven calls to Ambrose "Hey," causing him to turn around.
"Are you ready?"
"Not like I have much of a choice"
"STAY SAFE!" Ruby yelled cheerfully from the stands as everyone else there looked at eachother and frowned.
"Okay!" Mark yelled "Competitors, shuffle and cut each others' decks!"
Steven and Ambrose took each others decks and shuffle and cut them before handing them back to each other.
"Now Steven, go to the red side and Ambrose, go to the blue."
Steven and Ambrose both walked to their respective sides.
When they both got to their respective sides, Mark asked, "Steven Universe, are you ready?"
"I guess?"
"Merle Ambrose, are you ready?"
"I suppose so."
Mark's screen changed to to a picture of Steven and Ambrose with the background colors of red and blue, and with LP: 4000 underneath each of their pictures.
"Duel!"
Steven: 4000 LP
Ambrose: 4000 LP
Steven and Ambrose both drew 5 cards from their decks.
"You can go first," Steven said.
"Okay," Ambrose says before staring intently at his cards.
"Hmm, I summon Magician's Rod and activate his effect."
A ghostly blue wizard holding an indigo rod with a green crystal on it appears in front of him.
Magician's Rod- DARK LV 3 ATK:1600
"He allows me to add 1 Spell or Trap card from my deck to my hand as long as it includes Dark Magician within its text.."
Ambrose takes out his deck and picks a card from it before shuffling his deck and putting it back.
"And I'll activate it now!"
"What?!" Steven interrupted before Ambrose continued.
"I activate Illusion Magic. This allows me to add up to two Dark Magicians from my Deck to my Hand by tributing 1 spellcaster monster from my field."
Magician's Rod dissipates as Ambrose grabs his deck and takes two cards from it, adding them to his hand before shuffling the deck again.
"Now I set two cards and activate Magician's Right Hand before ending my turn."
A yellow orb appears at Ambrose's right side as two giant holographic cards appear in front of him.
"What's that old man thinking, he left himself defenseless." Roban said as he turned to the others.
"Not exactly," Finn disagreed.
"Yeah those face-down could be Trap cards," Mao Mao followed.
"What if it's a bluff?" Robin questioned.
"Well were about to find out," Ruby said trying to get everyone focused on the match again.
"Okay, I draw!" Steven draws a card from his deck and looks at his hand.
"This could work. I activate the Spell card Crystal Bonds. This allows me to add 1 Crystal Beast monster to my and an on the field."
Steven grabs his deck and adds one card to his hand and one card into his Spell/Trap Zone before shuffling his deck.
"Give it up for Amber Mammoth!"
An orange oval gem appears on the field.
"Isn't that against the rules?" Ambrose asked.
"Not exactly. The Crystal Beast have a unique effect that allows me to add them my Spell/Trap
Zone. Even when they are meant to go from my field to my graveyard." Steven answered.
"That's actually a half decent move," Jotaro whispered to the others.
"I don't think it's over yet," Ruby whispered back.
"Now I'll summon Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus and activate his effect."
A white pegasus with a blue crystal horn and 2 blue gems adorned onto its yellow wings appears in front of Steven.
Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus- WIND LV 4 ATK:1800
"His effect allows me to add another Crystal Beast monster to may Spell/Trap Zone and I think I'll choose-"
Steven grabs his deck once again and garbs a card before shuffling his deck.
"Another Sapphire Pegasus"
A blue circular gem appears in front of steven.
"I'll set a card before I have my Pegasus attack you!"
Steven's pegasus charges at Ambrose horn first before Ambrose interrupts.
"I'll activate my Trap card, Eternal Soul."
One of Ambrose's face-down cards flip face up to reveal an ancient egyptian tablet with a magician on it surrounded by blue aura.
"This card allows me to Special Summon one Dark Magician from my hand."
"Uh oh"
Suddenly, a magician wearing an indigo robe with aqua colored skin, green eyes, and blond hair ap As the blinding light soon subsided Steven and Ambrose found themselves in the middle of the colosseum. They looked up at where there were once sitting the match before to see it occupied by the others.
Steven calls to Ambrose "Hey," causing him to turn around. Steven reaches out a hand to grab Ambrose's shoulder.
"Are you ready?"
"Not like I have much of a choice"
"STAY SAFE!" Ruby yelled cheerfully from the stands as everyone else there looked at eachother and frowned.
"Okay!" Mark yelled "Competitors, shuffle and cut each others' decks!"
Steven and Ambrose took each others decks and shuffle and cut them before handing them back to each other.
"Now Steven, go to the red side and Ambrose, go to the blue."
Steven and Ambrose both walked to their respective sides.
When they both got to their respective sides, Mark asked, "Steven Universe, are you ready?"
"I guess?"
"Merle Ambrose, are you ready?"
"I suppose so."
Mark's screen changed to to a picture of Steven and Ambrose with the background colors of red and blue, and with LP: 4000 underneath each of their pictures.
"Duel!"
Steven: 4000 LP
Ambrose: 4000 LP
Steven and Ambrose both drew 5 cards from their decks.
"You can go first," Steven said.
"Okay," Ambrose says before staring intently at his cards.
"Hmm, I summon Magician's Rod and activate his effect."
A ghostly blue wizard holding an indigo rod with a green crystal on it appears in front of him.
Magician's Rod- DARK LV 3 ATK:1600
"He allows me to add 1 Spell or Trap card from my deck to my hand as long as it includes Dark Magician within its text.."
Ambrose takes out his deck and picks a card from it before shuffling his deck and putting it back.
"And I'll activate it now!"
"What?!" Steven interrupted before Ambrose continued.
"I activate Illusion Magic. This allows me to add up to two Dark Magicians from my Deck to my Hand by tributing 1 spellcaster monster from my field."
Magician's Rod dissipates as Ambrose grabs his deck and takes two cards from it, adding them to his hand before shuffling the deck again.
"Now I set two cards and activate Magician's Right Hand before ending my turn."
A yellow orb appears at Ambrose's right side as two giant holographic cards appear in front of him.
"What's that old man thinking, he left himself defenseless." Roban said as he turned to the others.
"Not exactly," Finn disagreed.
"Yeah those face-down could be Trap cards," Mao Mao followed.
"What if it's a bluff?" Robin questioned.
"Well were about to find out," Ruby said trying to get everyone focused on the match again.
"Okay, I draw!" Steven draws a card from his deck and looks at his hand.
"This could work. I activate the Spell card Crystal Bonds. This allows me to add 1 Crystal Beast monster to my and an on the field."
Steven grabs his deck and adds one card to his hand and one card into his Spell/Trap Zone before shuffling his deck.
"Give it up for Amber Mammoth!"
An orange oval gem appears on the field.
"Isn't that against the rules?" Ambrose asked.
"Not exactly. The Crystal Beast have a unique effect that allows me to add them my Spell/Trap
Zone. Even when they are meant to go from my field to my graveyard." Steven answered.
"That's actually a half decent move," Jotaro whispered to the others.
"I don't think it's over yet," Ruby whispered back.
"Now I'll summon Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus and activate his effect."
A white pegasus with a blue crystal horn and 2 blue gems adorned onto its yellow wings appears in front of Steven.
Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus- WIND LV 4 ATK:1800
"His effect allows me to add another Crystal Beast monster to may Spell/Trap Zone and I think I'll choose-"
Steven grabs his deck once again and takes a card from it before shuffling.
"Another Sapphire Pegasus"
A blue circular gem appears in front of steven.
"I'll set a card before I have my Pegasus attack you!"
Steven's pegasus charges at Ambrose horn first before Ambrose interrupts.
"I'll activate my Trap card, Eternal Soul."
One of Ambrose's face-down cards flip face up to reveal an ancient egyptian tablet with a magician on it surrounded by blue aura.
"This card allows me to Special Summon one Dark Magician from my hand."
"Uh oh"
Suddenly, a magician wearing an indigo robe with aqua colored skin, green eyes, and blond hair holding the rod Magician's Rod was holding before.
Dark Magician- DARK LV 7 ATK:2500
"Pegasus! STOP!" Steven yelled causing his monster to stop in place before returning to the front of Steven.
"There isn't much I can do. I end my turn."
"Phew, that was a close one," getting a nod of agreement from Ruby and Robin.
"Now it's my turn. I draw!" Ambrose draws a card from his deck and adds it to his hand.
"First up I'll activate Raigeki. This card destroys all monsters you control."
Suddenly a lightning bolt came from the sky, striking Sapphire Pegasus.
"I'll activate his effect so he can stay on the field as a crystal." Steven says.
"Not like it would do much."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"I'll my other face down card, Bond Between Teacher and Student. This card allows me to Special Summon one Dark Magician Girl from my deck as well as set one Spell card from my deck.
Ambrose grabs his deck once again and takes a Dark Magician Girl and another card from it and adds them to the field. A magician in a bright blue suit, blonde hair, blue eyes, and fair skin holding a small blue wand with a yellow swirl on top appears next to Dark Magician.
Dark Magician Girl- DARK LV 6 ATK:2000
"And I'll activate my set card now! Dark Magic Attack. This card destroys all Spell/Trap cards on your side of the field.
"WHAT?!" Steven yelled appalled as Dark Magician creates a dark purple sphere of energy and aims it at the crystals before following. The gems and face-down card on Steven's field are reduced to shards before disappearing.
"Now Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl, attack Steven directly with Dark Magic Twin Burst!." Both Dark Magicians put their wands together before a dark purple energy with hints of orange flames appear between them. They release the energy, aiming it at Steven. Steven takes the full force of the blow, knocking him into the ground.
Steven: 0 LP
Ambrose: 4000 LP
"A flawless victory by Merle Ambrose!" Mark yelled as the picture of Ambrose appeared on screen with a Blue background and words below it that said "WINNER!"
"Wow, not even 1 Life point missing," Robin remarks.
"Steven didn't stand much of a chance," Ruby said.
"Good Grief," Jotaro whispered to himself before he notices Steven not getting up. Every began to panic and called to Steven trying to get a response. That's when they notice his feet began to turn to gold. Before anyone could do anything, a blinding light filled the colosseum.
Suddenly everyone found themselves outside. They all turned and looked to the colosseum, only to see gold dust float into the black orb above it.
"Well that was kind of disappointing. I was hoping for more," Mark says.
Everyone but Ruby was distraught about what just happened to Steven. Ruby was just confused. She didn't know what to think.
"Anyways, you guys already know where to go for a break. See you soon," Mark says as his screen shuts odd. Everyone began walking over to Le Oasis where the found the table they were sitting at before have six chairs instead of the previous seven. A glass of water at each of the seats.
Everyone sat at the table. They all remained silent for a few minutes, not knowing what to say.
"First Ragna, now Steven. Who's next?" Robin said before curling up into a ball.
"What if it's me?"
"Now, let's all remain calm. Steven is just back home," Ruby said trying to get everyones' spirits up.
"You don't know that," Finn whispered.
"There isn't much evidence that he wasn't transported home," Ambrose countered.
"Well there isn't any evidence that he did get home old fool!" Mao Mao argued.
This soon sparked an argument between the Ambrose and Mao Mao.
"I may be old but I'm certainly not a fool!"
"Your backstory says otherwise! Who sends a child to take on an unstoppable evil?!"
Ruby raises her hand.
"PUT YOUR HAND DOWN!" Mao Mao screamed.
"Leave her out of this!" Ambrose contested.
"GOOD GRIEF! COULD THE BOTH OF YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP!" Jotaro yelled at both of them causing them to shut up.
"Swear," whispered Ruby.
"Hey! Stay out of- Mao Mao said before being interrupted by Jotaro.
"SHUT IT! Do you guys realize the situation we're in? We should be focusing on the next match. There isn't anything we can do about Ragna or Steven. They're gone! Whether they are home or somewhere else. The rest of our lives could be at risk. We don't know for sure if Mark really is evil. It's all just a theory. We need to work together to find out and if he is, take him down."
"Sheesh, melodramatic much," Mark remarks causing everyone to turn to the screen.
"If your done, I think it's about time for the next match to start," Mark says.
"Has it really been fifteen minutes already?" Ambrose asked.
"Yep. Ready to start?" Mark asked, his screen turning into the tournament brackets, now with the bottom left crossed out with Ambrose moving on to the second round against Ruby. The upper right slots began to rapidly change to everyone who has yet to duel's names.
"I wonder who's next?" Ambrose asked as the first slot begins slowing down.
"Looks like we're about to find out," Jotaro answers
The first slot begins to slow, before it stops on the name Mao Mao.
"Guess I'm next," Mao Mao says as the second slot begins to slow.
The second slot slows before it stops on Finn.
"Against me," Finn says to Mao Mao.
The bottom right two slots automatically fill in with the names Robin and Jotaro.
"Looks like we're after them," Robin says tapping Jotaro.
"Don't touch me."
"Anywho, go to the colosseum so we can start the next match," Mark says.
Everyone got up and entered the stadium. Mao Mao and led the way as everyone was not to far behind. As they entered the colosseum, a familiar blinding light began to shine from the other side.
"This is going to be a common occurrence isn't it," Robin said.