Yu-Gi-Oh Jr.: Sister of Anansi
A Yu-Gi-Oh fanfic-crossover fanfic by .hack//BELLOSSOM

Chapter 34: Toon Defense


“I have GOT to get some good practice in…” said Clive.

He looked at Yugi.

“Hey…” he said. “I just had the craziest idea…”

“Yeah?” said Yugi.

“Yug’,” said Clive, “How about a little practice duel, you and me?”

Mandate of Heaven, "Dark Energy"


The winds blew rapidly across the campgrounds as storm clouds gathered, as if it was an omen. Twilight was watching from the roof of her cabin.

That vision I had was more than enough, she mused. I can't believe, of all the people on this campsite, that it would be HIM who would own the second of the Egyptian God Cards!

A loud cry was heard. The blue-feathered phoenix, Sibylla, fluttered down. Luckily, nobody was around to see him. You called me, knowing that I would have to risk exposing myself to...

"I have found the owner of Slifer," sighed Twilight softly.

The bird paused and landed besides her. Slifer has been found? Who owns it?

Twilight explained her visions, and Sibylla was as stunned as a bird could look.

If...what you say is true, Miremei, then this entire area is in danger! Slifer is one of the more terrifying of beasts. Just as Obelisk contained my fury, so too did Slifer contain my fire. We must confiscate it.

"I cannot risk stealing it from him before the duel, or else I will lose my job," whispered Twilight. "We must strike after the next duel, when he is vunerable. No doubt that one soul will be stolen during the duel. I saw the Seal as well."

NO! This cannot be!

"I'm afraid so, but if we stop them, it would only cause trouble. We must wait until the opportunity presents itself." She smirked. "But do not worry, I've given his opponent some help. He won't win easily."

Hopefully, he will NOT win, sighed Sibylla, ruffling his feathers. I shall wait just outside the camp under cover of shadow until you obtain the card. Once that happens...

"I know, I know," said Twilight. "Do not worry, I will obtain the card."

I also know that you had participated in the ancient ritual of vision sharing with Diane. You know I discouraged you from doing that. No man or woman should know their future.

"It was my decision, I cannot do what you want all the time, my lord," said Twilight softly. "Do not fret. I will make absolutely sure she does not inform the proper parties of what she has seen. Hopefully, she will be intelligent enough to keep her silence until the future occurs."

The bird nodded and flew off in a blaze of blue flame.

"Be strong, Diane..." whispered Twilight, hugging her knees as lightning flashed and a soft thunder rolled.

~~+~~

Circe and Pisaro were enjoying the noontime meal, served by Kitsune. "So, it's been decided," said Circe, sipping her wine. "Diane Arachne is the one we seek. She's pretty good."

"I doubt that, just because she beat a bunch of kids her age," grinned Pisaro. "Our pawn will test her one more time. If she can defeat Yugi Mouto Sr.'s ultimate monster, then she can defeat Yugi Jr. In the meantime, let's enjoy this meal."

"Yes, let's," said Circe. She smirked. I can't wait to spring the surprise I have on Pisaro! Once he sees how I've planned out our little trap, he'll love me to pieces! We'll become more than a team, we'll be...

"Are you okay?" asked Pisaro.

"Y-Yes, I am fine, just a little flustered from the excitement," said Circe, blushing. "Once this next duel concludes, we can see whether Diane is up to snuff. If she fails..."

"Then her fate is Sealed," laughed Pisaro, taking a drink. "A toast...to the future."

The two clinked glasses.

~~+~~

"You know, Twi hasn't come for lunch," mumbled Lina as the cabin members were eating their ham sandwiches and chicken noodle soup. "I'm concerned."

"You think that's weird?" asked Gwen. "Di's not here either."

"What?" asked Lina, getting up. "Where is she?"

Bethany looked at Gwen.

"Tell me," ordered Lina firmly.

"Well..." said Bethany.

A moment later, Lina was walking to the gaming building. "What's she up to?" mumbled Lina.

She entered the gaming center to find Lina standing before a dueling simulator, competing against it. She looked bored, and her monsters - Guardian Tryce and Elma - were looking just as bored.

"End turn," she sighed.

The computer whirred. "Summon Petit Angel in attack mode. Set one card face-down."

"Oh puh-lease," groaned Diane melodramatically, hand on her head. "You expect me to fall for your trap? Get real! I set one card face-down and end my turn." The card appeared before her.

"Sacrifice Petit Angel for Dark Ruler Ha-Des," said the computer. The angel vanished and turned into the scary demon ruler. "Attack Guardian Elma." The dark ruler powered up an unholy blast.

"Oh come on! How many times are you going to fall for this?" cried Diane, tapping the switch on her disk. "Activate trap card, Negate Attack!" The blast was absorbed. "Now I equip my Guardian Tryce with Malevolent Nuzzler!" Tryce glowed and his attack rose to 2600. "Attack!"

Tryce sliced apart Dark Ruler Ha-Des and Guardian Elma did a double attack with her twin swords, reducing the computer's life points to zero. "YOU WIN!"

"Geez, I'd rather have my gums scraped than continue this..." She turned and saw Lina clapping. "Huh?"

"Nice job!" said Lina.

"NICE?! NICE!?!?!" cried Diane with a demonic scowl. "Lina, do you know the level that was set on?"

"Uh...no," said Lina sheepishly.

Diane pointed to the computer's difficulty setting - MAX.

"Oh," said Lina, sweatdropping.

"I mean, in two and a half hours, I'm going to face the toughest duel of my LIFE," growled Diane. "I've been trying to hone my skills so when I do face Machus, who is supposedly the best duelist on this wretched camp, I won't make a fool out of myself! But these computers are complete CRAP!"

"Well, you can't expect a computer to have skills in dueling," said Lina. "I mean, when I started Duel Monsters and gathering cards, I went onto the Net and talked to other humans for ideas of strategy. When I came into Industrial Illusions, my foster father made me duel him. He was one of the best duelists ever, he knew every strategy in existence and his cards were no joke. A computer can be programmed with every strategy, but it can't cover every situation."

"Great...how am I ever gonna get good enough to defeat Machus?" sighed Diane. "I really wanted to win that wish..."

Lina paused. I know this is technically CHEATING, but if I can get her confidence up, maybe... She smirked. "I just had a wacky idea, an inspiration of the imagination!"

Diane looked at her. "Huh? What?"

Lina took out her deck. "I'll duel you in a practice duel."

"What? You really mean it?" asked Diane. "Are you sure? I mean...I really don't want to lose against you..."

"Don't worry, this isn't like when I was dressed as Dark Magician Girl and campers challenged me for the Shadow Badge," grinned Lina. "You won't lose anything if you lose against me. If you can do well against me, you might stand a chance against Machus." She leaned into her. "Let me clue you in on a secret I have...I wasn't just trained by my dad, I was trained by Maximillion Pegasus himself!"

"No way! REALLY?" cried Diane in wide-eyed shock.

"Yep, why do you think I made a Toon World deck as my deck?" grinned Lina. "I looked up to Pegasus, and if you can defeat the pupil of the creator of the game, you can defeat a lowly worker of the company he once owned!"

"Wow, you're serious aren't you?" said Diane. She got a firm expression. "Fine, let's duel!"

The two took their places and shuffled their decks. Diane noticed something. Huh? What's this doing in here? She put The Claw of Hermos back in her side-deck case.

~~+~~

Doppler was wandering about nearby. I am totally bored, thought the doppleganger. I hope the duel between Diane and our little pawn is interesting or...eh? She turned as she heard the activation of Duel Disks. She went into the gaming center and hid behind an arcade cabinet. Well well, this is interesting. Seems Diane couldn't watch for her duel. She's about to duel her own counselor. This should be interesting...

~~+~~

"I'll let you go first," grinned Lina as the two plugged in their decks. The life meters rose to 8000.

"Okay!" said Diane as the two pulled off five-card hands. She drew a card. "To start, I summon Obnoxious Celtic Guardian in attack mode!" The elven warrior emerged from the card, blade ready. (1400/1200)

"Well then," said Lina as she drew. "I might not have a monster to destroy him, but I can match his attack! Toon Cannon Soldier in attack mode!" A goofy pastel-colored robot emerged. (1400/1300)

"What the...a Toon so soon?" asked Diane.

"What a poet!" giggled Lina. "But yes, this Toon is a bit different from his pals. He can come to the field without Toon World, but if Toon World appears, destroying it will destroy him like the others. Also, he has the same ability as his non-Toon counterpart! Activate Stray Lambs!" The two lamb tokens appeared.

"Uh oh..." said Diane in shock.

"And now I sacrifice both Lamb Tokens to inflict 1000 points of damage!" said Lina. The two lambs melted into energy and were loaded into the robot, who aimed both cannons and fired them into Diane's body. She cried out as her body was shoved back and her life points dropped to 7000. She looked at the searing damage on her body. "I hope that didn't hurt."

"Nah, but it's real realistic," said Diane, grinning.

"No love lost, then," smiled Lina. "Your turn."

Diane drew, then grinned. "I summon Celtic Swordgirl!" The cute elfling emerged. (1000/800) "And since she's on the field, my Celtic Guardian gains 400 attack points!" Obnoxious Celtic Guardian's attack rose to 1800. "And I'll equip him with Gravity Axe to increase his power higher, by 500, for the mere cost of a card." She discarded a card as the warrior sheathed his sword and removed the axe that had appeared in the ground, raising his attack to 2300.

"Oh no, my Cannon's toast!" cried Lina in mock horror as the toy robot clanked in fear, holding its 'head'.

"You got that right," grinned Diane wickedly. "Obnoxious Celtic Guardian, gravity axe bash!" The warrior lunged and sliced the cannon robot in half, shattering it to bits. Lina's life points dropped to 7100. "And now Celtic Swordgirl, attack her life points directly with silver dagger stab!"

The elfling dashed forward and jabbed Lina's leg, cutting a bleeding gash in it. Lina howled in pain as her life meter dropped to 6100. "Well, that was pretty clever!"

"Thanks," said Diane, blushing.

Lina drew her card. "But I'm afraid that's about to change, because now I play Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw two new cards." She drew two cards. "And I play Toon Index!" The card appeared and a sketchbook appeared, flipping wildly. "This allows me to take a Toon monster from my deck and put it in my hand." The book stopped and a card flew out of the pages. Lina snatched it up and put it in her hand. "Next, I play a little card my foster father dealt with when he dueled Yugi Sr." She played a magic card.

"Your dad dueled Yugi's father?" gasped Diane.

"It's a long story," giggled Lina. "I play Brain Control!" The fiendish brain appeared. "This is the same as Change of Heart, taking control of one of your monsters for one turn, and I choose Celtic Swordgirl!"

The elfling cried in horror as the hands grabbed her shoulders and pulled her to Lina's field.

"And now I play the magic card Toon World!" She slapped down the card and the goofy book appeared with a loud crash as crazy music began to play. Lina's life points dropped to 5100. "And I sacrifice your Swordgirl for Toon Summoned Skull!"

The elfling was sucked into the book, which disgorged the goofy bone-fiend. (2500/1200)

"Isn't he cute?" teased Lina as the demon giggled. "Of course, since he can't attack on my turn, I set one card and end." The card appeared before her.

"Hmph, you should have taken control of my Celtic Guardian, then you could have done more damage," grinned Diane. "Unfortunately, you screwed up." She drew a card. "I equip my Celtic Guardian with Butterfly Dagger, making him stronger than your cartoonic demon!" The dagger appeared at Obnoxious Celtic Guardian. (2600/1200)

"Oh no!" said Lina with a frown. Toon Summoned Skull gasped.

"And since I equipped him with that, I can summon one of my Guardians! Guardian Elma, in attack mode!" Diane watched as her red-haired beauty emerged, ready for battle. (1300/800) "When I destroy your toon monster, then I'll inflict more direct damage to you! Celtic Guardian, silver blade slash!"

The elven warrior lunged.

"Sorry, I knew you would do that," grinned Lina, flipping up a trap card. "Activate Plummeting Safe!"

A giant safe crashed down on Celtic Guardian and knocked him out. He vanished and Diane's life meter dropped to 6350.

"Oh shoot," said Diane, snapping her fingers. "I set a card and end my turn." The card appeared before her.

"Don't you know my Toons can attack directly?" grinned Lina. She drew a card and smirked. My card! Wait until she sees this baby! She looked at Diane and grinned. But not now. First, I'll give her some confidence. "I summon Toon Gemini Elf in attack mode." The two elves emerged with a giggle. (1900/900) "And now I attack! Toon Summoned Skull, lightning strike!" The blast shot towards Diane.

"Not so fast!" cried Diane, flipping up her trap card. "Activate Waboku!" The three priestesses appeared and took the attack. "This reduced your monster's attack to zero damage for your turn, and I know you can't attack with your elves."

"Oh, you're right," sighed Lina. "I end my turn."

Huh? No traps? She's slipping... Diane drew a card. "I play Pot of Greed." She drew two cards and grinned. "This card works like Brain Control, I play Change of Heart!" The spirit of the card appeared.

"Oh no, you'll take control of my monster!" cried Lina in mock horror. "Oh well, win some, lose some. It's only fair."

"Come to me, Toon Summoned Skull!" cried Diane. The spirit entered the toon and it flew to Diane's side. "And now...let's see how you like it, Lina! LIGHTNING STRIKE!" The toon demon flung his electric attack and blasted Lina, covering her with electric burns and dropping her life points to 2600. "And now I'll sacrifice it for Dark Magician Girl!" The fiend vanished and was replaced by the cute sorceress. (2000/1700)

"Oh dear, I forgot to set my Toon Mask!" bawled Lina. She drew. "Oh well, I'll just sacrifice my Toon Elves for Toon Dark Magician Girl instead." The elves vanished and out popped the cartoon variation of Diane's monster. (2000/1700)

Diane was flabbergasted. "You screwed up! You should have attacked ME directly. Not only would I have lost 1900 life points, but you would have made me discard a random card from my hand!"

"Oh dear, what was I thinking?" laughed Lina. "Oh well, it can't be reversed. I'll just set two cards and end my turn."

"Hmmm..." said Diane, rubbing her chin. Traps, probably. She drew a card and looked at her hand. But if I can pull this off, I could destroy her toon and win the duel! "I play Polymerization to fuse together the two elves in my hand, Dark Elf and Mystical Elf, to form Empress Elf!" The regal elf lady emerged with a shimmer. (3000/3000) "And I equip Dark Magician Girl with Twin Flashing Swords of Light and Malevolent Nuzzler!" The sorceress glowed green as her staff was replaced by two glimmering swords. (2200/2400) "Now Dark Magician Girl, attack with dark flashing blades!"

The sorceress glided forward, but bounced off a wall. "Negate Attack," grinned Lina.

"Oh, all right," sighed Diane. "I end my turn."

Lina drew a card. Perfect! Here goes... "I activate the field magic card...Animetropolis!" cried Lina, sliding the card into her field slot. The card appeared, showing a Toon World book with a Shinto shrine.

"Huh? I've never seen that card before," said Diane.

"Of course not, I'm the only one who owns this card," giggled Lina. "It only works if I have Toon World active. It transforms Toon World from an occidental cartoon realm to...a Japanimation paradise!"

The book closed and spun about wildly, changing color to a lavender hue, then it stopped, showing the cover to have a super-cute girl on the cover with Japanese kanji and katakana words around her.

"Get ready for the world of...ANIMETROPOLIS!" announced Lina. The book sprung open and a giant Shinto shrine popped out of it. Cherry petals and glimmering bubbles covered the field.

"Whoa," said Diane in awe. She then saw Toon Dark Magician Girl implode and turned into a super-cute version of itself. "Hey, your Toon just turned into..."

"A super-deformed character," giggled Lina. "Of course, and all my Toons which aren't anime characters themselves gain that special makeover and are protected by Animetropolis."

"Huh?" asked Diane.

"You'll find out," grinned Lina wickedly. "I'll just shift my Toon Dark Magician Girl into defense mode and end my turn." The little sorceress pouted and crouched.

Now what? thought Diane. She's really screwing up. She could have attacked me directly again! Maybe she's concerned that my monsters will trample hers. Well, her loss! "Prepare to lose, Lina! Empress Elf, Sylvan Sorcery!"

The elf flung her arms out and glowing leaves shot from them. Lina smirked.

Toon Dark Magician Girl screamed and stretched her legs up like rubber, the leaves flying under her skirt.

"What the...?" gasped Diane.

"Hee hee, you just saw the protection Animetropolis gives to my Toons!" giggled Lina. "You see, Maximillion Pegasus, when he played Toons, made them so that attacking them was futile. Every attempt to attack them failed. That's because of Toon Physics - you can beat up and squash and zap a Toon, but it never dies. This is moreso for anime characters, especially those in goofy comedy anime like Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi. So, attacking my Toons is futile, and likewise targeting them with special effects is also futile."

"Shoot," sighed Diane. "Well then, I set one card face-down..." The card appeared. "And end my turn."

"Good, then I get to move," said Lina, drawing a card. "First, I'll play Graceful Charity, drawing three cards for two." She drew three cards and discarded two. "And then I'll sacrifice my Toon Dark Magician Girl for one of my anime-toon monsters!" The Toon Dark Magician Girl vanished. "To summon Botan the Spirit Witch!"

A blue-robed sorceress with red hair pulled back in a ponytail emerged, riding an oar. (2000/800)

"Uh?" asked Diane. "You sacrificed a sorceress to summon a sorceress with the same attack?"

"Don't be fooled, dear," said Lina. "You see, this girl is a messenger of the spirit world. She gains 300 attack points for every Toon that I have in my Graveyard. And from what I have so far, I have..." She counted on her fingers. "Four."

Botan waved her hand and the ghosts of the dead Toons flew into her oar, raising her attack to 3200.

"Oh man!" cried Diane. "I'm toast."

"But a Toon is a Toon, even an anime character," grinned Lina. "So you have some breathing room."

Diane drew. Nuts, Bow of Shooting Stars is NOT what I need right now! "I shift both my monsters into defense mode and end my turn.[/I] The two spellcasters crouched.

"Then I'll summon another anime-Toon," grinned Lina. "I summon Arami." A young girl wearing a white dress appeared. She had two long brown braids and brown eyes. (200/2400) "When she is summoned, she goes into defense mode automatically." The girl knelt on one knee. "And due to her special ability, I can special summon her partner, Sashi, from my deck or hand without tribute when she's summoned." Lina removed her deck and pulled out a card, shuffled the deck, and plugged it back in, then placed the card on the field. A boy with shorts, sandals, and a brimmed hat appeared. (2400/200) He looked at Dark Magician Girl and got all heart-eyed and started to drool, much to Arami's disgust.

"Oh man," said Diane. "I'm just glad they can't attack now, or my life points will be toast."

"Actually, no," said Lina. "My anime-toons cannot attack the player directly like regular toons can. I made that stipulation to keep the anime-toons from becoming cheap and abusive, since they can't be summoned without Animetropolis. But...Botan, Spell of the Spirits! Destroy Empress Elf!"

The witch cast her hand out and a blast of violet energy ripped apart Diane's elf.

"And with that, I'll end my turn." Lina smirked.

Doppler watched with glee. Well, this woman is quite impressive. Perhaps she could be the tool I need to deal with my little problem. Yes...she'll do nicely. Her skills are good enough to fool Pisaro.

Diane drew a card, then lit up. This might work! "I fuse my Dark Magician Girl with the Flame Swordsmistress in my hand to summon Darkflare Valkyrie!" The two females merged into one, forming the female version of Darkflare Knight. (1800/1200) "And I attack your Sashi!" The warrior lunged at the boy...

...who suddenly clamped onto her chest and snuggled in it, making the Valkyrie get very ticked off! "Oops, forgot to mention something," grinned Lina. "If you try to attack with a female monster, Sashi prevents her from attacking. Of course, he can't attack himself."

"Oh great," moaned Diane. "I end my turn."

Lina drew, then grinned. "It's over. I sacrifice both Arami and Sashi to summon...SORA THE KEYBLADE MASTER."

"NO!" cried Diane in horror, realizing what was going to happen.

The two pre-teens vanished and the boy with the keyblade appeared. (3300/3000) He leapt up and stabbed his key into the ground, obliterating both Darkflare Valkyrie and Botan the Spirit Witch. Lina's life points dropped to 1800 while Diane's dropped to 6550.

Drat! Because Darkflare Valkyrie was destroyed by a monster effect and not in battle, I can't summon Mirage Paladin! thought Diane. This really sucks!

"And now I equip Megamorph to Sora, increasing his attack to 6600." Sora glowed as his attack doubled. "Diane, you know what is going to happen next, don't you?"

Diane sighed. "Go ahead. Do it." She braced herself for the blow.

"Sora...STRIKE RAID!" commanded Lina. The young boy shot forward, keyblade out, and dashed past Diane, who toppled over. Her life meter dropped to zero and the disks deactivated. "You okay, Diane?" She ran over and picked her up.

"Ugh...that hurt." Diane rubbed her chest. "I was so close! If only that kid hadn't glomped my Valkyrie..."

"It's okay, you didn't know," said Lina. "Be careful, as you don't know WHAT Machus is up to. You came close, closer than you would ever know, to defeating me."

"What do you mean?" asked Diane, confused.

"Think about it," said Lina. "Had you not been so eager to attack with Darkflare Valkyrie, and instead set Flame Swordmistress in defense, I would have not summoned Sora. As you can see, Botan was destroyed too - Sora destroys ALL dark and fiend monsters on the field, so it would have hurt me too. For novelty's sake, draw the next card from your deck."

Diane did so. "Mystical Space Typhoon!"

Lina nodded. "Had you set your Flame Swordsmistress, I couldn't have attacked with Sashi - due to his effect, attacking with him would have paralyzed him. I would have had to wipe out one of your monsters with Botan, and then you could have wiped out my Animetropolis card and wiped out all of my Toons at once. When Animetropolis is removed from the field, even sent back to my hand or deck, Toon World is annihilated."

"Oh!" said Diane. "Why are you telling me this?"

"Because you're a friend, Diane," said Lina. "You probably would have wasted that card on Toon World, but it would have failed - Animetropolis not only protects my Toons, but also Toon World from destruction. When all my Toons died, you could have shifted your remaining monster into attack and taken out my life points. I would have had no way to stop either your Flame Swordsmistress or your Dark Magician Girl from a direct attack." She showed the other card she had set. It was a Kirby's Sketchbook trap. "This card would have been dead weight with no Toons to protect."

"I was so close and yet so stupid..." sighed Diane.

"It's okay, you got cocky," grinned Lina. "You'll do fine against Machus, I promise. Now, let's get some food in you for the duel in two hours. Okay?"

Diane felt her stomach growl. "Okay. Thanks, Lina. You made my day."

"Always glad to help," grinned Lina, walking out with Diane.

Doppler smirked and left the building herself, scheming.

~~+~~

Lina entered Twilight's room. "Yes?" asked the woman.

"Twi, we have to talk," said Lina with a tight-lipped face. "I heard from Diane that Hermos ended up in her deck. Care to explain what you were doing putting it back there?"

Twilight gasped. "She...didn't take it out, I hope!"

"She did, it's back where it belongs," said Lina with a scowl.

Twilight grew pale and sweated bullets. "Lina, you must put it back in her deck! Her life depends on it!"

"First, explain why!" demanded Lina. "You know the rules! If Machus finds out she has that card in her hand in their duel, he'll call the duel off and have Diane locked up with Norus for cheating!"

Twilight sighed softly. "How did you know that it was in her deck?"

"She found it while we were dueling each other," said Lina. "Now, explain."

"I had hoped this wouldn't come to this," whispered Twilight sadly. "But...I guess I must tell you the truth. If Hermos is not with Diane in her duel, Diane will lose her soul."

Lina gasped. She lowered her voice. "What do you mean?"

Twilight looked up sadly.

~~+~~

Lina found Diane taking a nap in her cabin. She smiled gently. "She is so cute when she is sleeping," she whispered. She crept up to her deck and side-deck and opened them. I hope Twi isn't making this up. If she is and Diane gets in trouble, I'll put the blame on Twi. But...I don't think that I should ignore this warning. If what she said was true, then Diane is in for the fight of her life!

She pulled out the Claw of Hermos and slipped it into Diane's deck.

And she's gonna need all the help she can get!

Carefully replacing the boxes so they looked like nothing had happened to them, Lina left the room and quietly shut the door. Good luck, Diane...good luck in your duel.

To be continued...

NEW CARDS

Animetropolis
Type: Field Magic
Effect: This card can only be activated when "Toon World" is on the field. Any Toon Monster which is attacked while this card is in play doesn't get destroyed, and no battle damage is taken. Also, all Toons become immune to effects(monster, magic, or trap) which target them. As long as this card is in play, "Toon World" cannot be removed from the field by any means. If this card leaves the field, destroy "Toon World."

Botan the Spirit Witch
Type: Dark/Spellcaster/Toon/Effect
Level: 5
ATK: 2000
DEF: 800
Effect: This card can only be summoned while Animetropolis is on the field. This card gains 300 attack points for each Toon in your graveyard. This card cannot attack life points directly.

Credit goes to the writers of "Yu Yu Hasako" for this character.

Arami
Type: Light/Spellcaster/Toon/Effect
Level: 3
ATK: 200
DEF: 2400
Effect: This card can only be summoned while Animetropolis is on the field. When this card is summoned, it goes into face-up defense. If successfully summoned, you may special summon "Sashi" from your deck or hand without tribute. If your opponent summons a monster with "Goblin" in the name, this card's attack rises to 4000, shifts to attack and, every battle phase, it must attack the said card. This effect continues until the said card leaves the field, then this card returns to defense and its attack reverts to normal. This card cannot attack the opponent directly.

Sashi
Type: Earth/Warrior/Toon/Effect
Level: 6
ATK: 2400
DEF: 200
Effect: This card can only be summoned while Animetropolis is on the field. When this card is summoned, if Arami is not on the field, this card shifts into defense mode when it attacks a monster. If your opponent has a female monster on the field, neither this card nor the said card can attack. If Arami is on the field when this card is destroyed in battle, this card is special summoned back to the field at the end of the turn it was destroyed. This card cannot attack the opponent directly.

Credit goes to the writers of "Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi" for these characters.

NEXT CHAPTER: The duel between Diane and Machus! Who will win, and what is all this terrible stuff going about that Twilight is concerned about? Why does Diane need Hermos? And what are Doppler and Circe up to? Find out these and more answers in the exciting chapter...DRAGON'S RAGE!