Yugioh EQG: Unleash the Circuit

The morning after Flash's Duel against Garble we find him in his home, an apartment building, cooking his breakfast as the TV sounded in the background. He finished preparing the scrambled egg and toast before placing it on two plates. He placed one in the microwave and took the other to the table.

"And in other news," the news anchor spoke, "we're just three months away from the start of the Celestic Cup, the biggest Duelling tournament this side of the country. Anyone whose anyone will be there and we managed to get an interview with the winner of the last Celestic Cup, Shining Armour." The screen changed to a man of about twenty, with blue hair.

"What do I like best about Duelling?" Shining Armour said, "I thought that would be obvious. The competition of cause, I love how every opponent I meet is different. They each have their own way of imagining the match, and I try to crush that image. And when I come across someone whose vision is as real as my own, I'm forced to reconsider my strategy. Facing a top contender like me is the ultimate test of skill."

Hearing this Flash couldn't help but think back to the Duel he had had, and how alive it made him feel when he performed that Pendulum Summon. "Imagine it." Flash repeated.

After breakfast Flash grabbed his backpack and headed for the door, stopping at one room before he did. Quickly knocking he opened the door and stared at the lump laying on the bed in the far corner, "Hey squirt don't oversleep or you'll be late." The person under the blanket just groaned in response. "Your breakfast is in the microwave." Flash said before closing the door and leaving, seeing the deck he had found sitting on the counter he made sure to grab it before exiting.

Flash arrived at Canterlot High but unlike most days where people just ignored him as he passed, the second he stepped through the doors he had all eyes on him. "Is that him?" he heard someone say.

"He's got some kind of new card type." another said.

"You think he'll let us see it?" another asked.

"Forget that," another said "I wanna Duel it."

Flash sighed hearing all this and just stared at the floor and he headed to his class, only to be bombarded by three girls. One had rainbow coloured hair, cotton candy hair and blond hair hidden under a stetson.

"Hey man," the rainbow haired girl said as she got close to his face, "you gotta show me how you pulled of that awesome Link Summon."

"Err." was all Flash could say not sure what to say.

"Rainbow Dash," the blond next to her said as she grabbed the first girls ear and pulled her away, "you can't just go telling people to show you stuff, it's impolite."

"But I gotta know Applejack," Rainbow said as she pulled away, "that technique would totally kick my game to a whole other level."

"Yeah!" The pink haired girl said as she jumped around, "Link Summoning looks like tones of fun."

Never had Flash been so grateful then when the teacher had walked in and told them to take their seats, this class was a triple period so by the time it got out, it was lunch time. When the bell rang Rainbow Dash, Applejack and Pinkie Pie all looked around at Flash hoping to once again get him to show his Link Card, but he had already grabbed his things and shot out the door.

Flash ran as fast as he could through the halls, hoping to get out of there before anyone had a chance to surround him. Eventually he found himself climbing the stairs to the roof, the best hiding spot he could think of.

He soon burst through the doors and ran straight into someone knocking them both over. "Ow." he said sitting up and rubbing the back of his head..

"Ow." he looked at who he had crashed into and his eyes went wide seeing it was the girl from yesterday.

"I'm sorry," he said getting up and offering his hand to help her up, "I wasn't looking where I was going."

"I can tell." She said looking up and like him her eyes went wide seeing who it was, "Flash Sentry."

"Yeah," he replied trying to remember her name only to realise, "sorry I never got your name."

"It's fine," she said, "I'm Twilight Sparkle, you met my little brother yesterday."

"Spike?"

"Yeah," Twilight said, "thank you for that." she bowed.

"It was nothing." he said as he blushed in embarrassment .

"It wasn't nothing," Twilight said "but anyway, why were you running?" She raised an eyebrow, "you know you’re not allowed to do that in the hallways."

"Yeah sorry." Flash told her walking to the chain link fence and sliding to a seat, "I was trying to get away from all the psychos wanting to know about my new deck."

"Well can you blame them?" Twilight asked as she walked up and sat next to him. "I mean I'm pretty curious about them myself. After your match yesterday I spent all night looking for any reference of Link Summoning, but found nothing."

Flash took the deck out of his pocket and stared at them. "So these might be the only ones."

"Possibly," Twilight replied before going shy, "can I...maybe take a look?"

For some reason, Flash couldn't deny her and held his deck for her to take. She cycled through the cards and marvelled when she found the Pendulum cards, "Flash Heart Dragon huh?" she said looking at the ace of the deck.

"Yeah I know," Flash said as he rolled his eyes, "I got the same name as a Duel Card hahaha."

"Hey you'd be surprised how many cards have actual names." she replied. "You wouldn't be the first Duellist to pick a card with their name."

"That's just it," Flash replied "I didn't pick it I found it." He went on to explain the events of yesterday.

"So the deck was just sitting there?" Twilight asked.

"Yeah," Flash replied, "and I have no idea who left it."

"But if that was the first time you used the deck," Twilight thought "then how did you know how to preform that Pendulum Summon?"

"No clue." Flash said with a shrug. "I just did it before I realised what I was doing."

"Like an instinct." Twilight said handing back the deck.

"I guess." Flash replied taking the deck back and then pocketing it.

"So what do you know about Pendulums?" Twilight said.

"Just the stuff I showed yesterday." Flash replied.

"Well then," Twilight said as she got up, "let's find out more."

"How?"

"How else," Twilight replied with a smirk, "we're going to Duel."

"Twilight's going to Duel the guy with that new deck type," was what Twilight's friends heard when they asked what was going on. All the students were running through the corridors on route to the courtyard, where Twilight and Flash stood.

The two were staring each other down as they prepared to Duel.

Twilight pulled a light purple Duel Disk out of her backpack before to her arm, while Flash just stood there awkwardly. "Yeah so, I don't have a Duel Disk." Flash told her.

Everyone just chuckled at this, making Flash blush in embarrassment.

"Here." He turned to see Rainbow Dash throw something at him. He caught it and saw it was a light blue Duel Disk.

"Er,,,thanks." He said fixing it to his arm.

"Just make sure you use that awesome summoning we all want to see." Rainbow Dash replied.

Flash set his deck into the slot as a red energy blade formed. He then turned to Twilight and the two stared each other down.

"Hope you’re ready Flash." Twilight said as a violet energy blade formed from her Duel Disk.

"Let's do this." Flash replied.

"DUEL."

Flash: 4000
Twilight: 4000

"I'll start," Twilight said as she drew, "and I summon Aleister the Invoker in DEF mode." A wizard holding a book appeared. (A1000/D1800/4) "Now since Aleister the Invoker was summoned, I can add 1 Invocation from my deck to my hand." Her deck shuffled before a card slotted out which she took, adding it to her hand. "I end my turn."

"It's my turn," Flash said. "I draw. I now summon Light Spear Dragon in ATK mode." A blue dragon with a spear for a head appeared. (A1900/D0/L4) "Attack." Light Spear Dragon let out a roar as it unleashed a beam of light from its mouth, hitting Aleister the Invoker.

Flash: 4000
Twilight: 3900

"Why did Twilight lose life points?" Fluttershy asked.

"That Light Spear Dragon must have a piercing effect." Applejack replied.

"If that's true," Rainbow continued, "then Flash's dragon might have to change its battle position." And true to her word, Aura Spear Dragon kneeled down as it changed modes.

"I end my turn." Flash said.

"It's my turn," Twilight said. "I draw. First I activate Monster Reborn to bring back my Aleister the Invoker." (A1000/D1800/L4) "Attack," Aleister the Invoker opens his book as a beam of light shoots out from it, destroying Light Spear Dragon. "I end my turn."

"It's my turn," Flash said. "I draw. I activate Pot of Greed. So now I draw two cards. Now I summon Magna Dragon Raider." (A300/D200/L1) "Now I activate its effect to Special Summon Magna Dragon Fighter." (A1500/D1200/L4) "Next I activate Bringer of the Light to revive my Light Spear Dragon." (A1900/D0/L4) "You know what comes next."

Twilight smiled at this.

"I unleash the ultimate circuit." The board appears. "The summoning conditions are at least two LIGHT monsters. I set Magna Dragon Raider, Magna Dragon Fighter and Light Spear Dragon in the arrows." All three monsters are sucked up into tornadoes as they were placed into the arrows as the arrows turned on. "I LINK SUMMON."

Flash's ace monster appears. "Magna Flash Dragon." (A2500/LINK-3/Top, Bottom-Left, Bottom Right)

"Now Magna Flash Dragon's ability activates," (4000/LINK-3/Top, Bottom-Left, Bottom Right) "Attack", Magna Flash Dragon's boosters lit up as it sucker punched Aleister the Invoker.

Flash: 4000
Twilight: 900

"I end my turn," Flash said.

"My draw." Twilight looked at her card and smiled, "Link Summoning really is amazing to see, thanks for showing it to me."

"Er, yeah your welcome." Flash replied.

"As thanks I'll show you my favourite Summoning style." Twilight said. "I activate Invocation. This spell allows me to Fusion Summon an Invoked Fusion Monster by banishing two monsters from either Graveyard."

"It what?" Flash asked.

"I fuse Aleister the Invoker with your Light Spear Dragon" Twilight said. "I FUSION SUMMON."

A knight appeared, carrying a shield and sword. It was riding a chariot pulled by an armored four legged beast. "INVOKED MECHABA." (A2500/D2100/L9)

"I activate Invoked Carrier's special ability. By banishing it from my hand, I can add the banished Aleister the Invoker to my hand. Next I activate the effect of Aleister the Invoker from my hand. By sending it from my hand to the Graveyard, I can increase the ATK and DEF of Invoked Mechaba by 1000 until the end of my turn." (A3500/D3100/L9) "Attack," the knight rushed at Magna Flash Dragon and slashed him, destroying him.

Flash: 3000
Twilight: 900

"Magna Flash!" Flash screamed seeing his best card be destroyed.

"Next I activate Invoked Double. Now my Invoked Mechaba can attack again." Invoked Mechaba charged again, slashing at Flash.

Flash: 500
Twilight: 900

"I end my turn." Twilight said. "By the way, once per turn, Mechaba can negate the activation a card effect you activate and banish it. All I have to do is discard the card of the same type, so choose wisely."

"It's my turn," Flash said. "I draw. So Mechaba can negate an effect, so what do I do? Sacrifice a card of course. I activate Monster Reincarnation."

"And I negate it using Mechaba's ability by discarding a Spell Card," Twilight said as Mechaba slashed the Spell Card, banishing it. "Sorry Flash."

"Don't be. I've got this." Flash said. "I summon Alexandrite Dragon in ATK mode." A silver dragon appeared. (2000/100) "I now create the ultimate circuit. The requirements are 1 LIGHT monster. I set Alexandrite Dragon in the link arrow. I LINK SUMMON."

A small dragon appeared, holding an orb with Flash's symbol on his shirt on it. "MAGNA SAVIOR DRAGON" (1000/LINK-1/Bottom)

"Cute, but that monster isn't enough to destroy Mechaba," Fluttershy said.

"Not if I use its special ability. By tributing it, I can Special Summon Magna Flash Dragon from my Graveyard." (A2500/LINK-3/Top, Bottom-Left, Bottom Right)

"You may have gotten Magna Flash Dragon back, but both monsters have the same ATK points," Twilight said. "They'll body each other."

"You'll see. Magna Flash, attack Mechaba." Flash said. Magna Flash Dragon's boosters came to life as Magna Flash Dragon prepared to punch Mechaba who prepared to slash Magna Flash Dragon.

"Why would he do that? Unless..." Twilight said.

"Unless I had another special ability lying around. I activate the effect of the Magna Savior Dragon in my Graveyard. By banishing it, I can save my monster from being destroyed." Flash said.

"Then that means..." Twilight said.

"That means that Mechaba is the only monster to be destroyed." Flash said as both monsters struck each other, but Mechaba is the only one to blow up.

"Uh oh." Twilight said.

"Uh oh is right," Flash said. "As when Magna Flash Dragon destroys a monster by battle, its controller takes damage equal to its ATK." Flash said. Magna Flash Dragon turned around as its boosters hit Twilight.

Flash: 500 (winner)
Twilight: 0

"Flash won." Rainbow said in amazement.

"He sure did." Applejack said.

"I can't believe he beat Twilight." Rarity said.

Flash walked over to Twilight and held out his hand to help her up. "Thanks Twilight," Flash said, "now I know even more about Pendulum Summoning."

"My pleasure," Twilight replied, "and thanks for showing me more about Pendulum Monsters."

Before they could say anything else, Flash found himself swarmed by other students all asking to Duel next. While watching this, Twilight couldn't help but giggle seeing his uncomfortable face, which didn't go unnoticed.

"Ooh," she heard Applejack say, "looks like somebodies got a crush."

"No, no I don't." Twilight replied blushing and hoping he hadn't heard that.

"Oh she does," Rarity said, "she absolutely does."

"Don't be ridicules." Twilight said. "I barely know him, he's just an interesting Duellist that's all."

"Keep telling yourself that." Rainbow Dash told her as the bell went off signalling the end of lunch.

As everyone went back inside Twilight glanced back at Flash, who had his next class in a different part of the school, and smiled. Maybe the girls were onto something.