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

"And let's take a break!"

Sweetie sighed and slumped on a chair. She looked around the room and saw Scootaloo and Apple Bloom chatting animatedly with Dinky Doo, while Spark was in a corner, looking through his deck. She saw Rumble and that other colt chatting about colt stuff.

"And then I was all like 'Buck that!' And then I left."

"Mmhm."

"Uhh.. Hey guys." said Sweetie, dragging both colts attention to the cute white mare. "H-hi, I'm Sweetie Belle!"

"Wassup." said Rocket absentmindedly, looking at his deck.

"Hey, weren't you one of those fillies that caused a lot of trouble?" Rumble said, deep in thought. "Cutie Mark Whats-its?"

"Crusaders." Sweetie corrected. "And weren't you the colt Scootaloo had a crush-"

"BREAK'S OVER! To the card port!"

All of them went to the three tables marked with their names on it, and placed a card facedown, and put on special gloves connected to the table.

"The rules are simple! It's everypony for himself! The last one who goes gets the first attack at the start of the fight! You can direct an attack at anypony, but if a skill allows a unit to attack multiple units all at once, you may only select one fighter to use the skill on! Heal triggers work as long as at least one pony has less damage than you do! Damage checked triggers' effects last until your turn is up!"

"Now, let the cardfight, BEGIN!!!" said Card Keeper as all three competitors flipped their starters, causing a pulse of white light to envelop the entire room. A green and white alien, a red dragon with four laser swords and a robotic dog appeared in the room, with the background simulating a valley.

"Stand up, Vanguard!" All three yelled, with a subtle 'my' heard in the background noise.

"Barcgal!"

"Lizard Runner, Undeux!"

"Enigman Flow!"

"My turn! I draw! Ride, Wyver Strike, Jarran!" Rumble suddenly manifested where Undeux was as himself in orange armor whilst riding on a robotic red dragon. "Turn end. (Hand: 5)"

"My turn! Draw!" Sweetie Belle placed a card on the Vanguard Circle, making her appear on the battlefield as Little Sage, Marron. She moved Barcgal to behind the vanguard. "I end my turn."

"My turn, so I draw." said Rocket, his eyes glinting. "I ride, Enigman Ripple! Skill! I search for a copy of Enigman Wave!" The green and white alien's green parts suddenly glowed and turned blue and red, whilst sending out a beam to the skies. The beam eventually landed on Rocket's 'hand', manifesting itself as a new card. "I call! Stand up, Karenroid, Daisy!"

(RC) (Ripple) (RC)

(RC) (Daisy) (RC)

Hand: 5 Damage: 0 Soul: 1

"Daisy boosts, Ripple attacks Jarran! Ripple Wave! (Power: 16000)!!!" Ripple waved his hooves in a cross position and shot out a red beam, charged with electricity.

"No guard."

"Drive check! Draw trigger, get!" he said as he revealed a card with the illustration of a penguin holding a laser knife. (Hand: 7)

"Damage check, no trigger." A card with a silver knight and a blue dragon on it was sent o the damage zone. (Damage: 1)

"Turn end."

"My turn, and I draw." Rumble suddenly broke into a smile and placed a card on the Vanguard Circle. "Ride, Dragon Knight Nehalem!" The knight was suddenly enveloped in a maelstrom of fire, leaving an indigo knight riding on a crimson dragon. "And I call! Bahr! Nehalem!" (Hand: 3)

(Nehalem) (Nehalem) (RC)

(RC) (Bahr) (RC)

Hand: 3 Damage: 1 Soul: 2

"Bahr boosts, Nehalem attacks Marron!" Rumble said as he, as the dragon-rider, shot a bolt of lightning from his spear at Marron. (Power: 18000)

"No guard."

"Drive check! Critical trigger!" he said as he revealed a copy of Embodiment of Armor, Tahr, adding that card to his hand. "Critical to the vanguard, power to the rear!"

"Damage check! Once, no trigger, second, no trigger." (Damage: 2)

"Nehalem attacks at 15000 Power!!!"

"No guard. Damage check, Draw trigger! All effects to the vanguard!" (Hand: 6 Damage: 3)

"Turn end." (Hand: 4)

"My turn! Draw!" Sweetie Belle raised the card in the air, she herself glowing a bright blue, noticeable by all but her. "Stand up, my avatar! A white knight with the sword of courage! Shine forth, Blaster Blade (G2/ Power: 9000)!" Sweetie took form on the battlefield, clad in a white-and-blue armor covering most of her body, with a lock of her mane peeking out from her helmet's front, holding a sword with a similar color scheme to her armor. "No skill. I call, Gallatin! Marron! I rest Barcgal to call Flogal!" (Hand: 4)

(Gallatin) (BB) (Flogal)

(Marron) (Barcgal) (RC)

Hand: 4 Damage: 3 Soul: 1

"Marron boosts! Gallatin attacks Rumble's vanguard!" The ninja pony readied his sword and pounced at the vanguard Nehalem.

"No guard. I damage check; no trigger." (Hand: 4 Damage: 2)

"Blaster Blade attacks!"

"No guard."

"Drive check! Flogal! Stand trigger! All effects to Gallatin!" (Gallatin: Stands, Power: 15000)

"I damage check! No trigger." (Damage: 3)

"Gallatin swings in at 15000!" Gallatin once more pounced on vanguard Nehalem, only to be blocked by a yellow pony wielding a flaming spear. (Power: 15000 < Shield: 20000)

"Tahr guards." (Hand: 3)

"Turn end!" (Hand: 5)

"My turn. Stand and draw." Rocket smiled manically and had some sort of glint in his eye. "Ride, enforce justice and smite evil with a never-ending torrent of light! Ride, Enigman Wave (G2/ Power: 10000)! I'm getting all fired up! PERFECT! BLAZE THROUGH THE BATTLEFIELD! CALL! MASKED POLICE, GRANDER! SPEEDSTER! POWER TO WAVE!"

Sweetie and Rumble flinched at the sudden, abrupt change in tone. One minute ago, he was as meek as Fluttershy. Okay, not that much, but you get it. Now, he was getting louder as the minutes passed.

(Grander) (EWave) (RC)

(Speedster) (Daisy) (RC)

Hand: 3 Damage: 0 Soul: 2

"SPEEDSTER BOOSTS, GRANDER ATTACKS BLASTER BLADE, WHICH ACTIVATES GRANDER'S SKILL! POWER TO WAVE! JUSTICE KICK!!!" Grander suddenly hopped on the motorcycle known as 'Speedster', charging at full speed towards Sweetie/Blade, after shooting a plasma bolt towards Enigman Wave, with the light indigo alien absorbing it.

"No guard." (Hand: 5 Damage: 3)

During the last minute before crashing into Blaster Blade, Grander jumped off the motorcycle, landing a few meters in front of the warrior, who got hit in the stomach by the rogue motorcycle. Grander suddenly jumped in the air, and did a photon-charged flying kick, causing Blaster Blade to explode.

"Damage check, no trigger." (Damage: 4)

"WAVE ATTACKS WITH A BOOST FROM DAISY! ENIGMAN WAVE'S SKILL! IF HIS POWER'S 14000 BEFORE BOOSTING, IF THIS HITS, I DRAW!" yelled Rocket crossing his hooves, striking a wierd pose "WAVE BURNER!!!"

"I guard with Epona and Gallatin!!!" (Hand: 3, Power: 22000 < Shield: 24000)

"DRIVE CHECK!" Rocket said, revealing the top card of his deck. "MY SOUL WILL BURN THROUGH THAT SHIELD! DRAW TRIGGER! BURN THROUGH, FLAMES OF JUSTICE!!!" (Hand: 5)

Enigman Wave suddenly glowed a bright orange, getting wings of golden fire as he shot a beam towards the sky. "SPECIAL MOVE! WAVE BUUURRRRNNNEEERRR!!!" he said, as it started raining orange blasts of fire and light, razing the battlefield.

"Damage check; heal trigger! All effects to the vanguard!!!" (Damage: 4, Blaster Blade's Power: 14000)

"WAVE'S SKILL!!! I GET TO DRAW!!!" he yelled, as a card teleported in a flash of green light to his 'hand', making everypony's eyes widen.

"MY TURN ENDS!! NEXT TURN, I'LL FINISH YOU!!!" (Hand: 6 Damage: 0)

"... My turn. Stand and draw." Rumble smiled as he placed a card on his Vanguard Circle. "Ride, Seal Dragon, Blockade (G3/ 10000)!!!" Nehalem suddenly summoned flames atound him, changing into a volcanic dragon covered in purple seal bandages which had an aura of cursed magic heavy in the air. "Vanishing Field! I call, Iron Tail Dragon!!!"

(Nehalem) (Blockade) (RC)

(Iron Tail) (Bahr) (RC)

Hand: 3 Damage: 3 Soul: 3

"Iron Tail boosts! Nehalem attacks Wave!" Rumble said, resting the two units.

"Huh!?" The entire audience was stunned. Sweetie Belle would be the easiest target, since she had the most damage.

"Do you really think I'd guard that!? A real stallion takes an attack head-on! NO GUARD! Damage check; NO TRIGGER!!!" (Hand: 6 Damage: 1)

"Bahr boosts, and Blockade attacks! Volcanic Blast!!!" Blockade's arm bandages loosened, allowing a spike of fire on each heat vent of his arm to jut out as the cursed dragon sent a volley of hellfire from between his claws at the mysterious light indigo alien.

"I'll take the assault! NO GUARD!!!"

"Twin Drive check! First; no trigger! Second check," Rumble checked the top card of her deck, and smiled. "Critical GET!!!"

"Damage check!!! Once, no trigger, second, no trigger!" (Hand: 6 Damage: 3)

This guy's as wierd as hay... Rumble thought. "Turn end." (Hand: 5 Damage: 3)

"My turn! Stand and draw!" Sweetie Belle. I'll show you all I'm no pushover. she thought. "Enter the fray, Lord of the Holy Knights!!! Stand up, King of Knights, Alfred (G3/ 10000)!!!" Blaster Blade was engulfed in a beam of white light, which dissipated rather quickly and left a white pony-knight/king with white and gold armor. "I move Flogal, and I counterblast to call my avatar! Rise once more, Blaster Blade!"

(Gallatin) (KoK, Alfred) (Blaster Blade)

(Marron) (Barcgal) (Flogal)

Hand: 3 Damage: 3/4 Soul: 1

"Marron boosts, Gallatin attacks Enigman Wave!"

"I guard with Justice Cobalt!" (Hand: 5, Damage: 3)

"Alfred attacks at 20000 Power!"

"No guard!"

"Twin Drive check! First; no trigger! Second; no trigger!" (Hand: 5)

"Damage check! No trigger!" (Damage: 4)

When Sweetie saw the wierd colt was beginning to quiet down, she inwardly sighed. Finally. she thought. "Flogal boosts, Blaster Blade attacks!"

"I guard with Army Penguin!" (Hand: 4 Damage: 4)

"Turn end."

"My turn. Stand and draw." A golden aura was forming around Rocket, looking like a cloak of some sort. He raised his hoof in the air, holding a card that was glowing too bright for anypony to see. "Warrior of justice, descend on the battlefield and destroy all evil! HENSHIN!!! STOOOOOOORRRRRMMMMMM!!!!" as he said these words, his energy cloak was seemingly absorbed by the card, which he slammed onto the Vanguard Circle, making the indigo alien change into a white and gold palette swap of himself, albeit bigger and having fully developed wings. "Call! Commander Laurel and Cosmo Beak! Beak's skill! Counterblast, Power +4000 to Storm!"

(Grander) (EStorm) (Cosmo Beak)

(Speedster) (Daisy) (Laurel)

Hand: 3 Damage: 2/4 Soul: 3

Special Counter: Storm's Power - 15000

"Storm attacks Blockade! Since his power is 15000 before I even boost or anything, he gains Critical +1! SHINING RUSH!!!" Storm's hoof started to crackle with thunder, and the heroic alien lunged at the cursed dragon.

"I guard with Tahr and Bahr!" (Hand: 3, Damage: 3, Power: 15000 < Shield and Power: 25000)

"TWIN DRIVE CHECK! First; draw trigger! All effects to Storm and I draw. Second check." he said looking at the top card of his deck. "Heal trigger! Break through, Shining RUSH!!!" (Hand: 6 Damage: 1/3)

"GRAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!" Enigman Storm's hoof charged with more electricity, punching through the barrier created by the two Embodiment units, and connecting with Blockade's face.

"Darn it!!! Damage check, no triggers." Rumble sent a purple snake-pony and a grayish-blue dragon to the damage zone.

"Laurel's skill! MIRACLE WAVE!!!" The moment these words were uttered, Enigman Storm moved back to the Stand position, whilst four other rear-guards moved into the Rest position.

"WHAT!?"

"JUST WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM!? DID YOU THINK I WAS GONNA LET YOU SURVIVE THIS TURN!?" yelled Rocket as he pointed his hoof towards Rumble. "Daisy boosts, Storm attacks Blockade! My soul burns with the power of love and valor!!! SPECIAL MOVE!!!! ENIGMAN BUUSSSTTEEEERRRR!!!" (Power: 33000, Critical: 2)

"I-I can't g-guard against that!"

"Boo-hoo to you then! Twin Drive! First check; Stand Trigger! All effects to Grander (Grander stands, Power: 13000)! Second check; Critical trigger get! All effects to Grander!"

Enigman aimed his hoof at Seal Dragon, Blockade and started to accumulate multi-colored energy particles that formed a spinning ball of light. When it was as big as a soccer ball he pointed it at the dragon, and yelled, "ENIGMAN BUSTER!!!" A bolt of rainbow-colored energy sprouted from the ball of light and split into multiple beams of energy that went for Blockade.

"I d-damage check! N-No trigger... I lose..." Rumble looked down while a card that had the illustration of a hellish dragon with four arms and a revolver floated over to the damage zone.

"And there you have it!!! Our Kagero user, Rumble, has been ELIMINATED!!!" Card Keeper announced as Rumble left the stage and disappeared into the audience.

A loud 'NOOOOOOOO!!!' was heard from most of the female audience.

"Now, the only competitors left are Sweetie Belle and Rocket!!!" announced the manager. "Let's see who'll move on to be Ponyville's representative for the regionals!!!"

Sweetie/Alfred looked on at the sight before her, a golden and white alien glowing with a rainbow hue, levitating overhead with its wings spread wide...

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

Author's Notes:

This continues next chapter. I thank Kamen Writer for Rocket. point out any mistakes etc. ok? XD
Anyways, comment what clan you'd like to see early! No GP, Angel Feather, Narukami, Genesis, or any plot-relevant and season 2 clans. No Shadow Paladin either.