http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV25QVdVAZE

Sweetie Belle and her team were enjoying their stay in the lobby. She was looking at the newer cards in her deck, which she'd just added, since participants needed to put an optional 'side' deck, cards which could be used in exchange for the usual decklist. She was about to remove a card when she was interrupted by a familiar voice.

"Hey losers! Made it this far, huh?"

She turned to see Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon, glowering at them.

"What the hay do you want, daddy's girl!?" Scootaloo retorted, obviously angry.

"Hey! Shut the buck up, Scootaloser!" Silver Spoon yelled.

"Alright, no need tah fight, you two." Apple Bloom tried to prevent an oncoming fight, but was interrupted by Diamond.

"What!? You're the ones starting the fight, you stupid bumpkin!" Diamond angrily spat. "You plebs don't know anything but to start a fight!"

As the four argued, Sweetie was about to say something until a pegasus colt with a red mane and dark violet fur interrupted.

"Hey you two! Don't start fights here. Save it for the arena!" he said, and somehow getting Spark's attention.

"Hmph. Fine." Diamond grudgingly agreed.

"Who the hay are you!?" Scootaloo said, annoyed that he interrupted.

"Midnight Storm. Glad to meet you." the colt said gleefully. "Oh, hi Spark! Didn't expect to see you here of all places, especially with these weaklings."

"What the hay did ya call us!? I'll mess you up!" Scootaloo was righteously pissed at the colt.

"..." Spark was glaring at the colt.

Midnight looked at Sweetie Belle and his eyes glowed a bright purple, unnoticable by anypony except Diamond Tiara, Sweetie Belle, and Spark Light. Sweetie was plunged into the depths of her psyche, seeing a field where Blaster Blade stood, impaled by a black sword, dissolving into dust.

Blaster Blade!? What's happening!? she thought.

YoU wIlL fAlL iNtO tHe DaRkNeSs.... a demonic voice said, sounding pleased with itself. yOu DeSiRe PoWeR...

Who was that!? Anypony else here!? she said as she turned coming face to face with a black knight like Blaster Blade, sword coming crashing down at her.

"AAAAAAAAGGGHHHH!!!!!!" she yelled, collapsing onto the ground and catching her teammates' and the other team's attention.

"Sweetie Belle!" Apple Bloom said, catching her friend before she could hit the ground.

"What the hay did you do to her, you stuck-up creep!?" yelled Scootaloo. Midnight smiled, which psyched her out.

"I simply made her picture a battle between units." he said as he turned and left. "Well, we gotta go, bye! Good luck, 'cause yer gonna need it!"

"Yeah. See ya later, losers!" Diamond Tiara said as she and Silver Spoon retreated as well. "Also, you might as well give up, since you'll be fighting us, Team Foo Fighter PSY, in this round's finals."

"You better watch out. That's Foo Fighter's ace team I was talking about. Also, we're fighting against their lackeys next." Spark said as he went to the arena benches.

Team Crusader(minus Spark) was stunned. How'd SHE and her lackey/minion/servant manage to get on that team!?

"The second round is about to begin!" the announcer said. "Teams Crusader and Foo Fighter IMAGE, come to the arena right now!"

As Sweetie and her teammates went to he arena, she felt something stir inside her. It was like her deck was calling out to h. She brought her deck out, but felt no response. Dismissing it, she put h deck back in its container and made her way to the stage. Her opponent was a pink pegasus with a lavender mane named Candy Drop, as the giant screen that displayed the match-ups said.

"Just 'cos my name's Candy, doesn't mean I'm sweet, newbie." smirked the mare arrogantly as she and Sweetie Belle put their SVGs face down.

"Those jerks..." Scootaloo seethed.

"Stand up..."

"... the..." Sweetie Belle added.

"... VANGUARD!" They said, causing spirals of light blue and black energy to appear in front of the fighters.

"Stealth Dragon, Black Turbulence!" A demonic grayish-purple dragon with an eye on its stomach appeared, darkness coming out of the sealing bandages around its arms.

"Brugal!" A blue dog with yellow markings on its face appeared.

Oh shoot, I forgot to remove those units because of the confrontation!

"I go first, draw." said Candy as she smiled at the top card. "Ride! Seal my opponent's fate, Stealth Dragon! Turbulent Seal!"

The smaller dragon grew to a bigger version, this time with a magic symbol on its chest and wielding a sword covered in purple flames.

"Skills activate! He gains Power +2000 and I search for Stealth Dragon, Turbulent Blade, and I'm done. Turn end."

"My turn! Draw!" Sweetie Belle sighed. "I ride, Flash Shield, Iseult, Brugal moves to the other side, and I call! Snogal!"

(Brugal) (Iseult) (RC)

(RC) (Snogal) (RC)

Hand: 4, Damage: 0

"Snogal boosts Iseult's attack!" (POW: 12000)

"No guard."

"Drive check." Sweetie checked the top of her deck, revealing Blaster Blade. She smiled as she put the card in her hand.

"Damage check, no trigger." A card with the image of a purple dragon surrounded by pink lights trying to hug someone* appeared in the damage zone.

"Turn end." (H: 5, D: 0)

"My turn. Draw." She put a card on the VC. "Stand up! Cursed dragon who's just been unsealed, bide your time and slowly take hold of the power that was once yours! Ride, Stealth Dragon, Turbulent Blade!"

A demonic gray and purple dragon appeared, seals gone, with floating balls of purple fire surrounding it as it slashed its sword in the air.

"His passive skill! He gains Power +1000! I call, Dreadmaster!"

(RC) (SD,TB) (RC)

(RC) (DRDM) (RC)

Hand: 4, Damage: 0/1

"Dreadmaster boosts, Blade goes for Iseult! Roar, Demonic Blade, 'Crow's Deception'!!!"

"I don't guard."

"Checking my drive!" She revealed a Grade 3 dragon with armor all over its body, wielding a katana covered in demonic seals.

"Damage check." Sweetie placed a copy of Little Sage, Marron in the damage zone. (D: 1)

"Dreadmaster's skill! Counterblast, and you have to discard a card in your hand!" (D: 1/1)

"Fine! I choose King of Knights, Alfred!" She placed the SP Rarity card in the drop zone.

"Eh!? Sweetie Belle, that was yer only dang copy in that deck since the change!" Apple Bloom said, shocked.

"What!? Gahaha! Well, turn end."

"My turn. Stand and draw." She smiled at a card in her hand, and used her magic to raise it in the air. "Stand up my avatar! The blinding light that strikes the darkness to save the weak! Ride, BLASTER BLADE!!!

A white pony-knight wielding a sword-brace on his hoof jumped from the area where Iseult was, swinging his sword and cutting an arc in the air.

"I call! Beast Knight, Garmore! Skill, I discard Knight of Conviction, Bors, for a Snogal, which I call behind him! Snogal gets Power +1000 for every other 'Snogal' on the field!"

(Brugal) (Blaster Blade) (BK,Garmore)

(RC) (Snogal) (Snogal)

Hand: 2, Damage: 0/1

"Blaster Blade, boosted by Snogal, attacks at 16000 Power!"

"I don't guard."

"Drive check! Alabaster Owl, Critical to vanguard and Power +5000 to Garmore!"

"Damage check, first check! Throwing Star, Draw Trigger! All to vanguard, and I draw! Second check, draw trigger again! Heck yeah!" (H: 7, D: 1/3)

"Snogal boosts, Garmore attacks at 20000 Power!" (POW: 20000 VS. SLD: 20000)

"I guard with Stealth Beast, Chigasumi!" A gray anthromorphic leopard-tiger appeared, blocking the silver wolf-knight's twin knife attack.

"Well, I end my turn." (Hand: 3, Damage: 0/1)

"My turn. Stand and draw." Candy Drop looked at the card she drew and smiled viciously. "Cursed dragon, spun from darkness by the spell of the ancients, bring forth disharmony and destroy! Ride the vanguard! Show me your image of victory, STEALTH DRAGON LORD, TURBULENT CHAOS!!!"

A demonic dragon wearing dark gray and lavender armor with a glowing demonic eye in its chest, wielding a sword covered in seals. It roared, causing a shockwave of dark matter from where it stood. (Power: 11000)

"His sword that can end gods, go forth and destroy!!! DEATHTRAP SILVER BLADE, GOD-KILLING BLOSSOM STORM!!!"

The sword the dragon was wielding glowed pink, blasted a storm of pink and violet petals, and extended in the form of a black and purple blade. (Power: 14000//Critical: 2)

"W-what!? An extra Critical before trigger checks!?" Sweetie knew that Gancelot had a similar Critical-and-Power-gain skill, but that unit needed Blaster Blade in the soul AND a counterblast of two.

"Eeyup! I only need to have more cards in my hand, too! I call, Stealth Beast, Sound Breaker!"

An armored wolf-ninja appeared, wielding a machine-spear that shot out a chain which landed on Candy's deck. The beast yanked on the chain and in an instant, the card ended up in her hand as the mare flipped over two cards in her damage zone.

"I call, Voidmaster! Dreadmaster!"

(VDMSTR) (SDL,TC) (SB,SB)

(DRDMSTR) (DRDMSTR) (RC)

Hand: 4, Damage: 3/3

"Sound Breaker attacks Garmore!"

"I don't guard." Sweetie said, retiring Garmore.

"With a boost from Dreadmaster, Turbulent Chaos attacks Blaster Blade!" (POW: 21000, CRIT: 2)

"I guard with Flash Shield, Iseult!" Sweetie said, discarding a card with a golden knight with a beast spirit floating above him. (Hand: 1, Damage: 0/1)

"Twin drive check! First check..." Candy revealed a purple dragon wielding a glowing red japanese symbol as a shield, the most distinctive feature on the card a golden 'SLD' symbol, same as Iseult, Barri and many others. "Second check; CRITICAL! All to Voidmaster!"

"Now, boosted by Dreadmaster, Voidmaster attacks at 21000 Power and Critical 2!"

"Tch... No guard!" Voidmaster casts six seals, all of them then shoot a barrage of lightning at Blaster Blade. (Damage: 0/3)

"I end my turn." Sweetie chose a card on the left, and Candy returned a card to her deck and shuffled. (Hand: 5, Damage: 3/3)

"My turn, stand and draw!" Sweetie rode the card she drew. "Knight of Beasts, ascend to your true power and bring forth the golden claws of the Sanctuary! RIDE, MY VANGUARD!!! FANG OF LIGHT, GARMORE!!!"

Garmore, who was still wearing his silver armor jumped at the sky, and started releasing wolf spirits. When he landed backon the ground, Garmore was wearing golden armor and three-clawed versions of his twin knives.

"Garmore's skill! I discard Alabaster Owl, and call Snogal! His second skill activates! He gains Power +1000 for every Snogal or Brugal on my field!" (Power: 10000 ==> 14000)

(Brugal) (FoL,Garmore) (Snogal)

(RC) (Snogal) (Snogal)

Hand: 0, Damage: 0/3

Special Counter: Snogal POW = 8000

"Snogal boosts, Snogal attacks your vanguard at 16000!"

"Stealth Dragon, Hidden Blade will guard!" A small dark grey dragon wielding a small dagger appeared, who used a katana (the dagger mysteriously disappeared) to block the attack by the silver canine.

"Snogal boosts, Garmore attacks at 22000 Power!"

"No guard." (Hand: 4, Damage: 3/3)

"Twin Drive check! First, no trigger. Second..." Sweetie revealed the card. "Critical Trigger! Power to Brugal, and Critical to my vanguard!"

Garmore jumped and lunged at the Shadow Dragon, swinging his arm in a wide arc and wounding the dragon. The second followed, which nearly got blocked by the demonic sword it wields.

"Damge check; first check... Heal trigger! Power to Voidmaster, and I heal." Candy put one of the flipped cards in the drop zone. "Second check... Draw trigger! Power to Voidmaster, and I draw!" (Hand: 5, Damage: 2/4)

"Tch... Turn end." (Hand: 2, Damage: 0/3)

"My turn. Stand and draw." Candy shot a smirk at Sweetie. "Final Turn."

"What!?" Sweetie Belle was shocked at the rather early declaration.

"Don't be phased by her, Sweetie!" Apple Bloom yelled. "She's just bluffin'!"

"Am I? Call, Turbulent Seal."

(VDMSTR) (SDL,TC) (SB,SB)

(DRDMSTR) (DRDMSTR) (SD,TS)

"Seal boosts, Sound Breaker attacks at 15000!"

"I guard with Epona!" (Hand: 1)

"Ha! You can't guard this. Turbulent Chaos, pour your very soul into this attack with a boost from Dreadmaster!"

"No guard!"

"Drive trigger check... First check... Stealth Beast, Arrow Wolf. Second check..."

Tch.......

She revealed the top card."Critical Trigger. Critical to my vanguard, and Power to Voidmaster."

"Damage check... First, no trigger.... Second, Draw trigger, Power to vanguard and I draw... Third...."

Please... I can almost hear you speaking....

"... No trigger. I lose."

"And the winner is Candy Drop and her odd Nubatama Clan units! Those discards were absolutely devastating." said the announcer as Candy Drop went back to her team, flashing a triumphant smirk at Sweetie Belle.

"Sorry guys..." Sweetie Belle said, feeling very down.

"Don't sweat it! Me and AB will win those two matches!" Scootaloo reassured. "We'll advance to kick those snobby losers' flanks!"

"Yeah! We'll do just fine, Ah reckon." Apple Bloom agreed.

"Thanks girls... But don't worry. I'll get stronger, for our team's sake!" Sweetie Belle said, totally serious.

Those words... Could it be...? Spark thought as he looked at his teammate. ... Nah... It couldn't be her...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=BO5dGJlhuL8

Author's Notes:

So... This is probably the last time I'll make fan-made units... Thanks to Rachel Rayne for some of the ideas and units!

*Voidmaster does look like he'd hug ya in the card art.

P.S. Sorry for skipping ED 2, but I think it's for the best. Also, expect Megacolony and Granblue soon.