We return to the stadium with a quick review of the duelists.

Diamond Tiara

LP: 2300

Monsters: 0

Facedowns: 0

Cards In Hand: 0

Fluttershy

LP: 5000

Monsters: 5 (Animal Goddess: Butterfly, Bear, Dragon, Wolf, Lion)

Facedowns: 0

Cards In Hand: 0

"Man, Diamond's taking quite a pounding out there." Rainbow Dash said as she was shuffling her deck on her hammock.

"I wouldn't be surprised."

"Oh, Card Storm, What's up?" Rainbow Dash said to the stallion as he was checking both his original and extra decks.

"Fluttershy has 5 monsters with a combined ATK of 9300, Even with Disguised Jewels in the Graveyard, That's still going to be enough points to obliterate Diamond next turn." He said in his serious analyctical expression, "Diamond Tiara is going to need a miracle if she's going to win."

"Something just doesn't sit right here." Twilight said as if listening up on this conversation, "Fluttershy's never been this angry before, Nor has she ever had this much desire to win, And before you even ask, We're ruling out Iron Will on this one."

"It's because Diamond Tiara is the centerpiece of evil ponies, A wolf in sheep's clothing." Sunset Shimmer said to her, "You and the others haven't seen what this little schoolfilly is capable of."

After Sunset finished explaining, She showed the Mane 6 what Diamond Tiara did in the past, Mostly to the CMC, "This is no ordinary school bully, She's the heart of darkness ifself, It only took me 3 months to decipher her true powers, If she falls into the wrong hands, She's gonna have enough power to overthrow the princess, This is probably why Darkwing recruited her and Silver Spoon all those years ago."

"She's no longer associated with me." Darkwing said to break up the chatter, "She had her chance to destroy you all and she failed miserably, However, This duel is my way of giving her another chance."

"Another chance?" Card Storm asked him.

"Yes, You see the prize up for grabs, The Equestria Core Crystal, Is linked to the Equestria Core itself, If Diamond gets her hooves on it, She's going to overpower and/or kill Celestia and Luna, So she can assume command of all of Equestria." Darkwing replied, "But don't worry girls, She's not getting the crystal, I AM!!!!"

"If you want that crystal, You'll have to win it fair and square." Sunset snapped at him.

"Which i intend to do, Little Shimmer, And speaking of duels, It looks like Diamond is making what could be the last draw of the match.

*"I need a miracle if i'm gonna win this duel, Come on Diamond, Pull out a winner."* She said to herself, "I DRAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

*"Even Odds, Perfect."* "I activate the spell card, Even Odds!"

Even Odds (Spell)

Draw one card for each monster on your opponent's side of the field.

"Thanks to this card, I can now draw 5 cards!" *"And hopefully one of them will win it for me."* After eyeing down her 5 new cards, She saw a winning combination and smirked.

"First, I'll activate the spell card, Shimmering Jewels!"

Shimmering Jewels (Spell)

Special Summon one "Crystalline" Monster from your graveyard, If it is an X-Z monster, It receives 3 Overlay Units.

"Now i can resurrect one Crystalline monster from my graveyard, And the monster i choose is, Crystalline Dragon!!!!" She said as the colossal dragon made of jewels appeared form the ground in zombie style, "What's more is that because the monster i chose was an X-Z monster, It gains 3 Overlay Units!" The dragon's scales reflected light, Which in turn solidified into 3 rainbow coloured balls that were now orbiting it.

"But that's not all i've got, Next i'll play the equip spell, Refractor Cannon!"

Refractor Cannon (Equip Spell)

Equip this to "Crystalline Dragon" only, The monster equipped with this card gains 500 ATK, And an additional 200 ATK for every "Crystalline" monster in your Graveyard.

"Thanks to this little headgear, I can boost Crystalline Dragon's Attack points by 500, Plus an additional 800 because i have 4 other Crystalline monsters in the graveyard." She said in her smug accent as a massive diamond encrusted rainbow coloured cannon was being attached to the dragon's head, After the last clamp attached, The dragon roared as it's ATK became 4100.

"Now i'll use one Overlay Unit to activate Crystalline Dragon's Special effect! You see, Fluttershy, Once per turn by using up one of it's Overlay Units, Crystalline Dragon can attack you...... DIRECTLY!!!!!" Diamond said in an evil voice as the dragon ate one of the orbiting balls and started conjuring up a fire in its' mouth, "Now go Crystalline Dragon!!!!! Burn Fluttershy to a crisp with Gemstone Inferno!!!!!"

The dragons' built up fire shot a streaking stream, Which bypassed all 5 of Fluttershy's monsters and impacted straight on the yellow pegasus, The force of this fire caused Fluttershy to scream in fear and pain as her Life Points tumbled all the way down to 900.

"And don't think i'm letting you off the hook yet! Next i'll place two cards facedown, That's all for now."

"Fluttershy's down to her last card, And that thing is stronger than all of her monsters!" Rainbow Dash said with a sign of worry on her face.

"You're absolutely right, Dash, Unless Fluttershy's next card is a game changer, Diamond Tiara is going through to the Quarter-Finals." Card Storm replied to the blue pegasus.

"Come on Fluttershy, You can do this!" Pinkie Pie said as the crowd fell silent.

*"One last card, But i'll make sure it's the winner!"* "Go DESTINY DRAW!!!!!" Flutershy said as her deck and drawn card started glowing a rainbow-like colour, *"YES! This is just the card i needed."*

"All right then, I'll play Card Of Sanctity, Allowing us both to draw up to 6 new cards!" She said as both mares drew their cards, "And now i'll Overlay my Animal Goddesses, Bear and Lion, With these two beautiful ladies, I build the Overlay Network and summon forth my ace in the hole! Arise! Animal Goddess Queen!"

Animal Goddess Queen (X-Z Monster)

ATK: 3000

DEF: 2800

Rank: 5

Attribute: Light

Fairy/XYZ/Effect

For every "Animal Goddess" monster on your field and in your graveyard excluding this card, Increase this monster's ATK by 400 by sacrificing one Overlay Unit.

As the portal exploded, An enormous woman with a rainbow coat appeared behind Fluttershy, Her staff was a lot more decorated than the others', And she was radiating pure rainbow-coloured light, And just like the dragon, She had two balls of light orbiting her.

"Now i'll play, Goddess Retaliation!"

Goddess Retaliation (Spell)

For every "Animal Goddess" monster in your graveyard, You can destroy one facedown Monster, Spell, Or Trap.

"Thanks to this card, I can destroy your face downs because i have two Animal Goddesses in my graveyard!"

"This doesn't look good!" Diamond Tiara said as her two cards exploded in a mess of pixels.

"And before you try to think that it can't get any worse, You think wrong! I'll play, Double Overlay!" Fluttershy said.

Double Overlay (Spell)

For this turn only, Your X-Z monsters can use their Overlay Units twice.

"Now my queen can use both of her Overlay Units this turn!" She said as the balls of light slammed into the queen's forehead, And when she does, Her ATK increases all the way to 7000! But before i finish you, I'll play one more spell! Go! Graveyard Cataclysm!"

Graveyard Cataclysm (Spell)

Discard one card from your hand, All cards in your opponent's graveyard are removed from play.

"Now thanks to this card, Your graveyard cards are now removed from play!"

"NO!!! Without my Disguised Jewels, That Means-"

"IT'S ALL OVER FOR YOU!!! Go, Animal Goddess Queen!!!! Wipe Diamond Tiara's smug little face of the face of Equestria forever with... ANIMAL KINGDOM EXODUS!!!!!!"

The woman charged up her staff with rainbow energy, Almost to the point where it would have exploded, But just before it was about to, The staff fired an enormous laser of rainbow energy, When it hit the dragon, It was vaporized into nothingness by the blinding light, And a few seconds later, Diamond Tiara was sent flying and screaming by the exact same laser as her Life Points came crashing down to 0.

"Next time, Leave the pettiness at home with your daddy." Fluttershy said as the field returned to the stadium and her monsters dissapeared.

"Whoa, Fluttershy, That.... Was...... AWESOME!!!!!!!" Was the 1st thing that Rainbow Dash said when Fluttershy returned to the lounge.

"That was an amazing duel, I wish my duels were always this exciting and long." Pinkie said to her.

"Thanks everypony, That really means a lot to me."

"You should get some rest darling, You're not expected to duel again until the other Quarter-Finalists have been chosen, Head on out and see the sights and most of all, Try some of the food." Rairty said to the yellow pegasus.

"So who's next to duel?" Fluttershy asked as she sat down with the others.

"Only one way to find out." Darkwing said as the cards started shuffling again.

"Well that was quite an exciting duel there wasn't it folks?" The announcer said as everypony's cheering was intensified, "Diamond and Fluttershy were both on the ropes for a few turns, But in the end, Fluttershy will be moving on to the Quarter-Finals with Shining Armour, So let's see who's next to duel."

As the cards stopped once more, The two pictures were flipped over, The two pictures were of Sunset Shimmer and her demon form, Sunset Satan.

"OOH! I can tell this is going to be an exciting match up just by looking at these pics! It's former student, Sunset Shimmer, V.S her demonic dark side, Sunset Satan! Both of our duelists have only ten minutes to rest up and edit their decks and then the party shall begin!"

"So this is it, A chance to finally conquer the demon inside of me." Sunset Shimmer said as she stepped up from her couch and walked up to the 1st entrance corridor.

"Good luck, Sunset, I just know you'll win!" Twilight said as Sunset Shimmer walked into the arena.

On the other side of the arena, Sunset Satan was equipping her deck.

"Remember, She utilizes a fire deck, And fire decks can be quite destructive, Keep on your toes for constant ATK upping cards and abilities." Darkwing warned the demon as she walked out.

"Well i utilized fire as well, And as the saying goes: You gotta fight fire with fire!" Sunset Satan said as she stepped out into the arena as well. Next Chapter: Sunset Shimmer V.S Sunset Satan (Part 1) Estimated time remaining: 22 Minutes