My Little Yu-Gi-Oh: Card Games are Magic

Disclaimer: I own nothing in this story. My Little Pony belongs to Hasbro, Yu-Gi-Oh belongs to  Kazuki Takahashi, and Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series belongs to LittleKuriboh.

“My Little Yu-Gi-Oh is the production of the Foals’ Television Workshop.” Yami said while an image of him surrounded by cards is shown.

The cards uncovered the screen to reveal Duelist Kingdom at sunset as Joey commented, “It sure is a shame that Mokuba got foalnapped again. If we had been paying the slightest bit of attention, it probably wouldn’t have happened.”

Yugi, now his normal self, reassured him, “Oh, he gets foalnapped like once a week. I’m sure he gets used to it by now.”

Meanwhile, Mokuba was chained up in Pegasus’s dungeon, groaning, “It feels like I’m dying inside!”

Back with the main characters, Yugi turned to his friends and smiled. “Come on, let’s play some more card games.” He decided.  “Hey, look! Some idiot dropped his cards!” Joey pointed out.

“Hands off, those are mine.” Tristen said in a different voice.  “Tristen! What the hay happened to your voice?” Joey gasped.  “It sounds all weird and stuff!”  Yugi continued.

“What are you all talking about?” Tristen asked while still using the different voice.  “Seriously, it sounds completely different!” Joey yelled. “Does it hurt to talk like that?” Yugi asked.

“I’ve always sounded like this, I swear!” Tristen protested. “That voice is all wrong.” Téa commented.

“What happened to the Tristen I knew and loved? This is unacceptable!” Joey yelled. Then, the opening sequence played.

“It sure feels good that my friends are backing me up.” He said.  “Man, Joey, these ponies look way out of your league. Maybe we should go looking for some three year olds.” Tristen commented.

“He’d be better facing a dueling monkey!” Téa added.  “You’re all the worst friends ever!” Joey yelled.

Mai appeared and greeted, “Hello, Joseph. Happy to see me?”

“Yes, talking plot, I’m VERY happy to see you!”  Joey said.   “Say hello to your next opponent.” Mai told Joey as she moved out of the way to reveal Rex standing behind her.

“It’s Rex Raptor!” Yugi gasped. “He was a regional finalist.”  “Heh. You said ‘regional’.” Rex snickered.

“I foolishly accept your challenge!” Joey agreed. “Don’t do it, Joey! He’ll clearly wipe the floor with you.” Tristen warned him.  “It is implied that I am bucking you!” Joey yelled while he bucked Tristen off screen as Mai watched with a shocked expression.

“Gasp!”  Téa exclaimed.  “Hey, no fair! You can’t buck me while I’m off screen!” Tristen shouted.

Joey retorted, “You had it coming! Ever since your voice changed, you’ve become a completely different pony. Actually, you’ve been like the same pony, but with a different voice. But you know what I mean!”

“Good luck winning this card game without MY help…” Tristen grumbled, leaving.  “Yeah, ‘cause you’re SUCH an important character.” Joey said sarcastically.

“Just remember our deal, Rex!” Mai reminded the Earth Pony. “And watch out for his Time Wizard. That’s what he used to destroy my harpies!”  “You have what?” Rex asked dumbly.  “HARPIES!” Mai repeated.

“I can’t understand you!” Rex yelled.  “I’m gonna go find Tristen.” Yugi told Téa before leaving.  Téa muttered as he left, “Oh, I love it when he abandons me…”

Tristen was seen near a pond while dunking his head in and out, saying, “Must…wash…away…the sin!”

“Hey, Tristen. What’s up?” Yugi asked.  “Yugi, what are you doing here? You should be helping Joey!” Tristen said.

“Joey doesn’t need my help. Don’t you get it, Tristen? This is Joey’s coming of age episode where he proves that he’s a real stallion by winning a foal’s card game all by himself!” Yugi explained as a caption that read ‘seriously’ appeared on screen.  “Well, he’s got a hot sister, so I guess I can forgive him for assaulting me.” Tristen decided.

“And that’s what true friendship is all about!” Yugi commented. “What?” Tristen asked.  “Let’s just go back.” Yugi said.

By this time, Joey seemed to be winning the duel when Yugi and Tristen came back.  “Hey, Joey! I came to give you my support!” Tristen exclaimed. “Hey, Tristen! I don’t care!” Joey called back before he summoned the Time Wizard. “Time Roulette go!”

The Time Wizard attacked while music by Huey Lewis and the News played in the background.  “Check it out, my dragon’s stoned.” Rex commented.

“Well done, Joey! You believed in the Heart of the Cards and it came through for you!” Yugi grinned. “Actually, it was more like dumb luck.” Joey shrugged. “Same thing, really.” Yugi said.

Meanwhile, Mai was seen standing on a cliff, telling herself, “Now that I’m all alone, nothing could possibly go wrong.”  But then, something grabbed the Earth Pony by her tail. “I HAVE YOU NOW!” A voice yelled while dragging Mai into the bushes.

With the main characters, a rustling sound was heard while they were sitting around a campfire in a clearing. “There’s something in the bushes!” Téa stated as the others turned to the commotion.

‘Ave Satani’ from the Omen began playing as a familiar white Earth Pony walked into the clearing. Then, a caption appeared at the bottom of the screen reading, ‘cue screaming fan fillies’.

“Hello, everypony. It’s me, Bakura! I’ve been stalking you for the past five episodes. I hope that doesn’t seem too suspicious.” He greeted.

“Do we know you?” Yugi asked.  “He does seem familiar somehow.” Tristen said. “What’s the deal with his inappropriate accent?” Joey questioned.

The music started playing again as it showed a close up of Bakura.  “Let’s all compare ourselves to our cards to set up a plot point for the next episode.” Yugi suggested.

“I’m the Flaming Swordsstallion!” Joey declared.  “I’m the Cyber Commander.” Tristen said. “I’m the Magician of Fate.” Téa said.  “And I’m the Dark Magician!” Yugi grinned. “What about you, Bakura?”

“This is my favorite card…” Bakura began, showing a card that had Sephiroth from the Final Fantasy games as a pony surrounded by fire as the music continued playing.  “Whoops, wrong one!” He said before showing off another card. “There we go; The Change of Heart. If you want to know how it works, we can have a duel right now.”

The music continued playing.   “That sounds innocent enough.” Yugi commented. Suddenly, Bakura’s mane became stiff and rigged while some of the bangs angled upward as his cutie mark turned into a black heart with bat wings and a unicorn horn appeared on his head. “By the way, there’s something I’d like you to know.” Bakura informed before a pause happened.

After the pause, he said in a different voice as his Millennium Ring glowed, “You’re a bunch of idiots!”

“This came completely out of nowhere!” Yugi exclaimed while the Main Characters passed out.  “That’s what you get for hogging all my screen time, you fool!” Florence, Bakura’s evil alter ego, snarled.

“Now to take the Millennium Puzzle and take your roll as main character…” When he touched the puzzle, it started glowing and Yugi transformed into Yami.  “What in Zorc’s name is going on?!” The British unicorn demanded.

“Get your hooves off of my puzzle, you limey fruitcake!” Yami yelled, getting back up.

“What say you and I have a card game to decide who gets to be the main character? And when I win, the show is all mine!” Florence challenged his opponent. “Ok, but who are you?” Yami asked.

“I’m Bakura!” Florence answered. “Never heard of you.” Yami commented.